Sure, movie theaters are partially closed and eating at restaurants isn’t an option for some thanks to COVID. Amusement parks aren’t in operation; even staying at a family friend’s cabin for a weekend is in question.
The Chanhassen City Council unanimously approved a preliminary tax levy of $12,066,700, a $325,332, or 2.77%, increase from last year.
A new independent senior living development, Brentwood Terrace, is set to open Dec. 1 in Jordan.
Inside the shop, it’s almost like the pandemic never made headlines.
Talk of the Town Liquor Store owner Ravi Rao has been in business in Jordan for more than five years.
A longtime Savage auto repair shop is up and running in a new location this month.
Harvest season is a busy time for Jim’s Apple Farm, said employee Jerry Kornder, who is more commonly referred to as “Jerry the Soda Guy.”
A new mango blonde beer is for sale at Shakopee’s Brewhall to remember Shakopee resident Jenn Eckers, who passed away April 6 from ovarian cancer.
Businesses in historic downtown Jordan hosted a Ladies Night Out featuring food, drinks, special events and prizes on Thursday, Sept. 24.
The popularity of food trucks has grown exponentially over the last few years. Mobile food vendors line the outside skirts of farmers' markets and food truck rallies take over streets. A food truck can almost always be found parked within a city on any given day, and Prior Lake is no different.
The Chanhassen City Council has approved the final plat for the Bluffs at Lake Lucy, a new residential development that has been years in the making.
Ridgeview Medical Center has a new addition to its team: Aaron Bloomquist.
Though it will open its doors to the public for the first time this month in downtown Jordan, Mousse Sparkling Wine Co. has been a dream in the making for founder Josie Boyle for more than eight years.
It’s a feeling familiar to many families near and far, especially during the pandemic: Boredom. And home can feel especially stifling for a family of six.
A Costco may come to Chaska next spring, located east of Lake Jonathan, off of Highway 41, according to developer Robert Atkinson with Atkinson Investments.
Two boys recently sat on a bench outside The Carver Creamery, waiting for that new business in downtown Carver to open.
Chanhassen-based company Waytek is having a good month.
Chanhassen resident Greg Krauska has earned the President’s Volunteer Service Award for the second time for his work with disaster relief nonprofit ShelterBox USA.
The OPUS Group began construction on a 130,000-square-foot warehouse building that will house the offices, warehousing and distribution center for Cherne Industries, a plumbing product manufacturer, in Shakopee.
Megan Gossfeld remembers that feeling her senior year at the University of St. Thomas. She had been a member of the cross country and track teams throughout high school and college, what was next when she graduated?
Managers at Crooked Pint say the ale house is hopefully on the up and up after a serious drop in sales because of COVID-19.
Haley Gibbs had just graduated from Bethel University when she decided to clean out her closet. Her new career in social work meant she needed a new set of professional clothes; what better way to fund her wardrobe than selling her old outfits?
The 45th Annual Chaska River City Days has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, confirmed Jodi Hesse, executive director.
Don and Lauri Bittner were on an evening walk along First Avenue last year when they noticed the former Shakopee Bakery building was for sale.
After closing down in 2019, there’s a new plan for part of the old Gedney pickle plant — one of the largest hemp grain processing facilities in the nation.
After closing down in 2019, there’s a new plan for part of the old Gedney pickle plant — one of the largest hemp grain processing facilities in the nation.
After roughly two years, construction in the downtown Prior Lake area has finally concluded with the completion of the County Road 21 and Highway 13 roundabout which opened to traffic July 10.
Children at Rocking Horse Ranch Childcare in Savage earned profits for charity last month with a curbside lemonade and popcorn operation. The group collected over $370 in donations to help Second Harvest Heartland provide meals to families in need, according to assistant director and teacher…
Chef and restaurant owner Chris Ikeda said preparing to flip Savage’s former Perkins restaurant into his own place is a bit of a full-circle moment.
The 36th Annual Taste of Chaska, previously postponed until mid-August, has been canceled, said Darren Noble, executive director of the SouthWest Metro Chamber of Commerce.
The Savage Chamber of Commerce plans to distribute free masks to Savage businesses this week to help local establishments adjust to the statewide mask mandate.
An employee of Minnesota’s Largest Candy Store was fired Friday after a series of vulgar messages were sent to an individual from the store’s Facebook account Thursday, July 23.
Atop the third floor of an office building on Main Avenue in Prior Lake, Lucy Stange and Mikaela Donelan are patiently waiting.
The city of Shakopee will pass about $200,000 in federal relief funds onto small businesses, the city council decided Tuesday night.
If Jordan receives federal relief funds, the money will go toward a newly created small business relief program, the city council decided last week.
Center National Bank recently announced the appointment of Jim Lahl as market president of the bank’s Plymouth office, as well as vice president of the southwest market. He started with the bank in May.
Marshall Grange, Chaska parks and recreation director, uses his elbows to open doors as he does a walk-through of the community center.
Construction planned for this week on a new Veterans of Foreign Wars building in downtown Prior Lake has been placed on an indefinite hold, as the coronavirus pandemic has brought uncertainty to the local post’s financial outlook and the future of a major downtown redevelopment project.
On the outside, the El Chido Taqueria truck seems chipper. It’s got bright yellow paint with appetizing food photos adorning the side, complete with big handmade signs reading “OPEN” and “cash only.”
The city of Shakopee was awarded a $458,600 cleanup grant to help with the redevelopment of contaminated land and buildings at the Riverfront Bluffs development.
Local businesses struggling during the pandemic can get assistance from Scott County and the state of Minnesota under two new programs.
It was a call Tonia VanOrden says she got every day for a couple of months:
The Amazon warehouse in Shakopee has had 88 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among its 2,500 associates as of June 22, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
Shelly’s Boutique, which is attached to Bill’s Toggery, will close after an inventory clearance sale this month, according to Billy Wermerskirchen, the toggery’s third-generation owner.
The Shakopee Economic Development Authority unanimously approved June 16 a grant application to the Federal Economic Development Authority for $16.7 million to fully fund an innovation center at First Avenue and Atwood Street in Shakopee.
Walk into the cookie aisle of the grocery store, and the choices might be overwhelming: Chocolate, peanut butter, marshmallow or even Fourth of July-themed.
The Seagate Technology building in Shakopee will be consolidated to a Bloomington office as 500 positions from across all of the company’s global offices have been terminated. The building housed a 410,000-square-foot disc drive research facility and, at one point, nearly 1,000 jobs in Shakopee.
David Penn is the new owner of the Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club following an $11 million sale of the 600-acre event venue and recreation area in Prior Lake.
