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Introducing the Rebrand of MARC
Mar 11 2024Based in Madelia, Minnesota, Madelia Area Redevelopment Corp (MARC) was created to serve as the economic development organization for northern Watonwan County. From 2008 to 2023, MARC has been successful in assisting with business retention, development, and expansion. However, while MARC basks in its successes, it recognizes the importance of...
Shop Local for the Holidays & After
Dec 18 2023There is no better form of customer service than shopping at a local store where the employees greet you by name and ask about your family. This type of friendly service promotes and invites repeat customers. Such warm greetings and personal connections make for positive word-of-mouth advertisements as well. Locals...
Founder and Owner Andrew Altenburg is a natural problem solver and solution maker. After closing his recycling business, he saw an opportunity in the hog confinement building boom of 1994, and jumped in with both feet. Working out of his garage, Altenburg opened Altenburg Construction Inc. Slat Replacement Professionals, and...
La Salle Meats, a La Salle Staple
Dec 14 2023For over 75 years, La Salle Meats has been a staple in La Salle, Minnesota with Manager Patrick Thiner lending his dedication for 30-plus years. La Salle Meats started as a creamery. Due to the need for a meat processing plant and being that La Salle is a farming community,...
“Today, there are over 13M women-owned businesses and counting,” SBA. In honor of National Women’s Small Business Month, celebrated every October since 2012, MARC is spotlighting Alternative Roots Farm, co-owned by Brooke Knisley.Who is Brooke Knisley?Brooke Knisley is a big-hearted woman with enough love to give her family as a...
Manufacturing in Madelia
Oct 19 2023October is Manufacturing Month! Stop by your local manufacturing business and say, “Thank you for your business!” These businesses are employing family members and neighbors while servicing the community. Without their dedication and local presence, the community would have to outsource and family members and neighbors would have to commute...
By the time 2023 ends, there will likely be more than 800,000 franchises across the US, meaning investors have a near-endless array of options for income stemming from one of the most reliable sectors on the planet. And they're definitely weighing those options. In a May 2023 study, my team...
Women in Business Panel Shares Best Practices for Engaging and Developing Women in the Workplace
Sep 28 2023Recently, the Chamber held its latest event in the Women in Business Series, this time at Post Consumer brands. Speakers included 2023-2024 Chamber Board Chair, Jill Bollettieri of Post Consumer Brands, as well as a panel of female business leaders who took a broad and intersectional approach to their discussion...