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Betty Crocker | Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest | Bundt pans

By Kathryn R. Goetz
MNopedia | December 7, 2018

They have an iconic place in the food industry EDITOR’S...

Trading posts and big boxes: The social, political and economic importance of Minnesota business

Businesses have been at the center of Minnesota history

By Tracey Deutsch
MNopedia | November 30, 2018

The twin Gold Medal Flour signs were built in 1910...

New Jerry Pushcar book: Waters Beneath My Feet

41 years ago: A story once told… now the rest of the story

By David Setnicker
HTF Contributor | November 21, 2018

The rest of Jerry Pushcar’s story is being published in...

THIS WEEK IN RANGE HISTORY

Jerry Pushcar’s journey: New Orleans to Nome – OR BUST!

By Dick Lockhart | November 21, 2018

On a cool May morning, Jerry Pushcar left Baudette and...

The Sister Kenny Institute: Her treatment methods became basis for new field called rehabilitation medicine

By R. L. Cartwright
MNopedia | November 16, 2018

The Sister Kenny Institute was founded in 1942 as a...

Patricia Gail Hoffman

| December 14, 2018

Patricia Gail Hoffman, 89, of Virginia, died Wednesday, Dec. 12,...

Gerald Eugene Johnson

| December 14, 2018

Gerald Eugene Johnson, 82, of Eveleth, died on Nov. 20,...

Pauline Julia Korpela

| December 14, 2018

Pauline Julia Korpela, 96, passed away December 6th 2018 at...

Kenneth Anthony “Muzzy” Hoey

| December 14, 2018

Kenneth Anthony "Muzzy" Hoey, 55, of Randolph, MN, died on...

Garry A. Tracy

| December 7, 2018

Garry Allen Tracy, 69, lifelong resident of Forbes, passed away...

Carolyn “Happy” Holkko

| December 7, 2018

A much-loved wife, mother, grandmother and sister, Carolyn “Happy” Holkko,...

LeRoy Bernard Roos Sr.

| December 7, 2018

LeRoy Bernard Roos Sr., 92, of Makinen died Friday, Nov....

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NRRI lab moves solid biofuel to commercialization

By June Breneman
NRRI | December 14, 2018

COLERAINE – In the Pacific Northwest, decades of forest fire suppression have had the opposite effect. Dense forests become tinder in the increasingly warmer, drier climate. Add a lightning strike...

Company supplies roofing, siding products across America

| December 14, 2018

VIRGINIA – Northern Lights Manufacturing, a Virginia, MN-based producer of roofing and siding parts for the construction industry was acquired by Vertex Metal Roofing with the intent to expand its...

New members join Iron Mining Association board

| December 14, 2018

DULUTH – The Iron Mining Association of Minnesota (IMA)—the trade association that represents Minnesota’s iron mines and the companies that supply goods and services to the iron mines—announced the results...

Raising epilepsy awareness in schools to reduce stigma, bullying

| December 7, 2018

MT. IRON – With its dedication and commitment to support students with seizures, the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota (EFMN) announced that Iron Range Tykes Learning Center in Mt. Iron earned...

Many of state’s core industries experience strong growth

| December 7, 2018

Sales of Minnesota agricultural, mining and manufactured exports grew 6.5 percent to $5.7 billion in the third quarter of 2018, according to figures released today by the Minnesota Department of...

Minnesota iron mining exports grow in the third quarter of 2018

| December 7, 2018

Minnesota’s iron mining industry contributed to an increase in state exports, according to a recent release from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). According to the release,...

DNR to host annual employment event for military veterans

| December 14, 2018

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is hosting its second annual Veteran Employment Information Event on Tuesday, Jan. 8, in St. Paul....

VA announces new Veterans Health Application Programming Interface

| December 14, 2018

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently launched its first Health Application Programming Interface (API) that will power the next generation of...

Sailor killed during WWIII identified

| December 7, 2018

WASHINGTON — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced recently that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, killed during World War II have been identified...

Study launched to help military families manage loss of a loved one

By Uniformed Services University
Office of External Affairs | November 30, 2018

Isaiah Olson smiles for a picture with his special veteran and cousin, Sergeant First Class Nicholas Cossalter of the Army National Guard. Nicholas was incorrectly...

Community honors veterans with a special program in Gilbert

By Lori LaLonde
HTF Contributor | November 21, 2018

Members of the George and Mark Klobuchar, VFW Post #4456, and Ladies Auxiliary were participants in the Veterans Day Program in Gilbert. Submitted photos.The Gilbert...

Opioids offer “no advantage’tage’ and are addictive

| November 16, 2018

Results of a VA study showed that opioid pain medication treatment was not superior to treatment with nonopioids. Submitted photo.Minneapolis VA researchers found that opioid...