BUSINESS NEWS
Rising Stars Preschool: Ready to shine 
The walls of Laura Mitchell’s new preschool are a sunny yellow. The shelves have colorful labels identifying spots for glue sticks and finger paints. The rest of the room, well, that’s kind of a work in progress.
There are shelves that need assembling, toys that need organizing and an outdoor play area that looks a little lonely with just one small item for kids to play with.
By Nathan Hansen , July 16, 2010
While others struggle, his business soars
From Eden Prairie to Australia, small-plane pilots around the world arrive safely at their destinations thanks to a small company based in Farmington’s industrial park.
By Nathan Hansen , July 05, 2010
Business climate is improving
When your job is business development, a bad economy is not your friend. But for most of the past five years that’s been life for Tina Hansmeier, Farmington’s economic development specialist since joining the city full-time in 2005. It’s her job to market Farmington to potential new business tenants, and to serve as a kind of one-stop shop for both existing businesses and businesses looking to relocate or open for the first time.
By Nathan Hansen , July 02, 2010
Local hair will help fight oil leak
Until recently, about the most exciting thing likely to happen to the hair that ended up on the floor at Farmington’s Cahill Salon was becoming a pest deterrent in someone’s garden. But a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has turned hair into a hot commodity, and the local salon is committing its customers’ locks to the cause.
By Nathan Hansen , May 23, 2010
Filling a growing need in Farmington
Shoppers looking looking to liven up their yard with some new plants or flowers will find most of the expected items at Jerry’s Farm and Garden Place. It’s the chicken that sometimes take them by surprise.
By Nathan Hansen , May 21, 2010
For owners, new restaurant is a dream come true
Bit by bit, Jeff and Stacy Schlichter are watching a dream take shape around them.
The Farmington couple is in the process of turning a long-vacant storefront in a Farmington strip mall into Blondie’s, the restaurant that will serve as a next step in long food-service careers for both.
By Nathan Hansen , May 08, 2010
Ice cream shop looking for a buyer
Families looking for a cool ice cream treat in downtown Farmington have been coming away disappointed so far this spring. Bugaloo’s, the six-year-old ice cream shop located at the corner of Third and Oak streets, has yet to return from its winter hiatus, and owner Stacey Schultz said the shop will not open unless she finds someone willing to buy the business.
By Nathan Hansen , April 25, 2010
Home construction on the rise again
The sound of nail guns is echoing through the neighborhoods of Farmington once again.
For the first time in almost three years, the housing construction market in Farmington seems to be picking up, as the number of building permits being issued for single family homes is on the rise.
By Michelle Leonard , April 24, 2010
Farmington Billiards: He’s hoping for good pool weather this summer
Now that he owns a billiard hall, Dan Rider finds himself in the unusual position of wishing for miserable weather.
When your business depends on people staying inside in Minnesota, the last thing you want is a sunny summer day.
By Nathan Hansen , April 23, 2010
Celts will take over at Farmington Eagles
The Farmington Eagles Club will get a new name, a new look and a whole new menu at the beginning of May.
Celts, a restaurant and bar that started in Rosemount in 2001 and has expanded to locations in Hastings and Inver Grove Heights, will take over operations at the Farmington club at the end of April. Owner Brandon Barth received a liquor license for the new restaurant at a Monday night Farmington City Council meeting.
By Nathan Hansen , April 22, 2010
He grew from garage to groundbreaker
Back in his earliest days as a business owner in 1977 Jeff Thelen would wait each morning for the trucks to pull out of the garage at his father’s plumbing business so he could roll his woodworking equipment out into the space they’d just vacated. He’d work most of the day, then, around 3 p.m., roll everything back out of the way, sweep up the sawdust and call it a day.
By Nathan Hansen , March 31, 2010
Easter carnival moves downtown April 3
The quarters will be a little closer and there won’t be any eggs to hunt, but some intervention by downtown businesses will keep Farmington’s Easter carnival up and running this year.
By Nathan Hansen , March 21, 2010
Prom event was a success
Prom season in Farmington got off to a running start last weekend.
There were 85 dresses sold cheap at a prom event held Friday through Sunday at downtown’s Grand Hall Studio. That has event organizer Michelle Overbey excited, but it’s only the beginning. Overbey, who owns downtown secondhand store Shidor, still has 150 dresses left to sell.
By Nathan Hansen , March 16, 2010
County will compete for search company’s free high-speed network
Wichita has offered to change its name. Duluth is offering up the names of its first-born children. All Dakota County has to offer is eager partners, cooperative governments and a tech-savvy population that could mean good business.
By Nathan Hansen , March 12, 2010
Teaming up to make prom season more affordable
With dresses, tuxedos, limos and flowers to think of, prom season can be an expensive time for teenagers. But this year two Farmington businesses are teaming up to take some of the sting out of getting dressed up for a night on the town.
By Nathan Hansen , February 25, 2010
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