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At Compart Family Farms in Nicollet, three generations share a common purpose and passion for producing the world’s best pork.

Dr. Gala Beckendorf runs a thriving veterinary clinic in the small town of Nicollet When Gala Beckendorf joined the team

In 1994, local businessman Jeffry Irish decided to finally pursue an idea he’d been considering for a while: starting a business magazine. Irish couldn’t have known how much of an impact publishing Connect Business Magazine would have on the business community in the Minnesota River Valley. Two key reasons motivated Irish to create the magazine. First, he believed area companies needed a magazine that would be delivered directly to business leaders, which would allow them to advertise specifically to a regional audience, according to the publisher’s note at the beginning of the first issue.