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    • Domestic steel production declines year-over-year
    • Essentia Health-Cloquet Clinic and urgent care ribbon cutting
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    The Daily Briefing

    MagIron completes $5.3 million private placement

    • May 17, 2022
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    MagIron LLC announced Tuesday that it has entered into a subscription agreement with CoTec Holdings Corp. and King’s Chapel International Limited to  raise $4.5 million. With an additional financial commitment from the Company’s founders, gross proceeds total $5.3 million.

    Partnership will help Essentia Health prep rural students for healthcare careers

    • May 17, 2022
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    Essentia Health is bringing health science curriculum to 25 high schools across our service area to increase student awareness of healthcare careers and prepare students for post-secondary healthcare programs. In collaboration with Minnesota HOSA and STEM Fuse, Essentia will work with school…

    USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul arrives today

    USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul arrives today

    • May 16, 2022
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    The USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul arrived this morning in the Port of Duluth-Superior ahead of its commissioning this coming Sat., May 21.

    St. Louis County shares results of homelessness count, warming center efforts

    • May 16, 2022
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    The results of St. Louis County's 2022 annual Point in Time (PIT) Count, conducted in January, shows the number of people experiencing homelessness in St. Louis County continues to increase. The 2022 PIT Count recorded 606 individuals throughout the county who were homeless, including 234 pe…

    Noteworthy Events

    St. Louis County Board to hold emergency meeting Tues., May 17

    • May 16, 2022
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    The St. Louis County Board will hold an emergency meeting Tues., May 17, at 9:15 a.m. The Board will consider a resolution declaring a local state of emergency. 

    CheqYes Spark Business Plan competition June 2

    • May 16, 2022
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    The CheqYes Spark Business Plan competition - the Shark Tank style business pitch event in the Chequamegon Bay Area, will be held Thurs., June 2, from 6-8 p.m. at Salem Church of Ashland.  People can attend live or stream virtually via Facebook Live. All attendees, whether in-person or virtu…

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    Printing industry in a box

    Printing industry in a box

    • May 11, 2022
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    Paper shortage, increasing demand creates major crunch

    BIPOC business owners share challenges, successes of doing business in the Twin Ports

    BIPOC business owners share challenges, successes of doing business in the Twin Ports

    • Apr 25, 2022
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    Starting a business from scratch is no easy feat. New entrepreneurs must provide a sought-after product or service, navigate the sometimes treacherous waters of the digital marketplace plus tackle ancillary tasks related to shipping, branding, sourcing and hiring. 

    A community issue requires community collaboration

    • Apr 11, 2022
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    Our April print cover story, “In Plain Sight,” reports on the challenges of homelessness and how panhandling and living in public spaces impacts companies and their customers. We speak from our role as a local, independently owned business magazine. We also own a lifestyle magazine and retai…

    Around the Region

    Domestic steel production declines year-over-year

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    Production of domestic raw steel through mid-May has declined slightly on a year-to-date basis compared to the same period in 2021.

    Essentia Health-Cloquet Clinic and urgent care ribbon cutting

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    Essentia Health will open its new clinic and urgent care in Cloquet with a ribbon-cutting and open house starting at 4:30 p.m. Mon., May 23.

    Travel Superior launches “Remember Fun?” tourism campaign

    Travel Superior launches “Remember Fun?” tourism campaign

    • May 16, 2022
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    Travel Superior this week launched an extensive advertising campaign aimed at the Twin Cities and Eau Claire markets.

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    A brutal sell-off on Wall Street continues as stocks sink for a 3rd day in a row

    • May 10, 2022
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    A sell-off on Wall Street keeps getting worse.

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    'This valve had been known to leak': Documents show Superior oil refinery knew about equipment issues years before 2018 explosion

    • May 4, 2022
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    The blast injured workers and caused a mass evacuation. Investigators found no evidence key equipment had been inspected by the refinery for years.

    Newsmakers

    LHB names Lori Thompson as Chief Financial Officer

    LHB names Lori Thompson as Chief Financial Officer

    • 22 hrs ago
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    LHB Inc. has named Lori Thompson as Chief Financial Officer effective immediately. Thompson, who joined the firm’s Duluth office as a bookkeeper in 1989, previously served as controller. As CFO, she will serve as a member of LHB’s Leadership Team and oversee financial compliance, reporting, …

    St. Luke’s Miller Creek Medical Clinic Urgent Care welcomes Dr. Lisa Prusak

    St. Luke’s Miller Creek Medical Clinic Urgent Care welcomes Dr. Lisa Prusak

    • May 10, 2022
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    Dr. Lisa Prusak is joining St. Luke’s Miller Creek Medical Clinic Urgent Care.

    Psychotherapist Victoria Sundell joins Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic

    Psychotherapist Victoria Sundell joins Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic

    • May 6, 2022
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     Victoria Sundell, a psychotherapist, is excited to join the Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic. A 30-year resident of Duluth, Sundell is excited to practice in the place she calls home.  

    David Fink chosen as new Environmental Services Director for St. Louis County

    David Fink chosen as new Environmental Services Director for St. Louis County

    • May 4, 2022
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    David Fink has been chosen as the new Director of Environmental Services for St. Louis County. Fink has worked for the County for 24 years, including as the department's deputy director from 2019-2021. For the last year, he has led Environmental Services as its interim director, since the re…

    Press Releases

    32 High school students receive scholarships from Lake Country Power

    • May 16, 2022
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    Lake Country Power is pleased to announce 32 local high school seniors from 27 different schools have been awarded the Lake Country Power 2022 Les Beach Memorial Scholarship. The Les Beach Memorial Scholarship honors a former co-op employee and recognizes student commitment and contribution …

    Cleveland-Cliffs and Its Employees Donate to Address Food Insecurity Across North America and in Ukraine

    • May 10, 2022
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    Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE: CLF) announced today that its philanthropic organization, The Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation, is committed to addressing food insecurity as one of its key areas of social responsibility. Since the start of 2022, The Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation has made cash contribu…

    Maurices honors educators, healthcare workers, first responders and military members across hometowns

    • May 5, 2022
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    Women’s retailer to celebrate the month of May by spotlighting hometown heroes in partnership with Country Music Superstar Lauren Alaina 

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    • LHB names Lori Thompson as Chief Financial Officer
    • MagIron completes $5.3 million private placement
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    • St. Louis County Board to hold emergency meeting Tues., May 17
    • Travel Superior launches “Remember Fun?” tourism campaign
    • USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul arrives today

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