Business

A comprehensive area resource guide for all Borderland area businesses, organizations, government agencies and local resources is being developed by the International Falls Area Chamber of Commerce.The printed guides will include information on large and small businesses, and public and private organizations – regardless of chamber membership.“All organizations are encouraged to submit their information,” said Shannon Arnold, chamber administrator.

A new clinic and hospital planned for property owned by Rainy Lake Medical Center between Rainy River and Highway 11 east was discussed at the Koochiching Economic Development Authority Board.Rainy Lake Medical Center CEO Robb Pastor brought the board up to date on plans for the facility he has said should take the community into the next 50 years and help recruit both doctors and residents to the area.He said he and the board envision the site as being a destination medical campus for the region.He said last week architects were there, going through design phase,” he said.The plan for a new facility was prompted for a need for space for parking, expansion and new providers.“A lot of great things happening,” Pastor said.

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Office of Small Business and Innovation is working with partners across the state to host a series of events to highlight the many organizations and resources available to help entrepreneurs and small businesses start and succeed.In the north regions, a meeting is planned for 11 a.m.

Bethany Sandwick and Garrett Berg are the new owners of Dairy Queen in International Falls.The summer may bring a grand reopening, but no date is set yet, she said.The couple has owned the Dairy Queen in Warroad for just more than 2 years.In those years, the couple has got to know different owners throughout the franchise, including Todd and Rhonda Josephson, who owned the Falls DQ.

HMG Consulting Services, LLC., a healthcare company started by an International Falls native, is rebranding to Compass340B.Teri Hart, originally from International Falls, started the company, which offers a fleet of services and technologies that support 340B stakeholders in achieving their 340B program performance and compliance goals, a news report said.Congress created the 340B Drug Pricing Program in 1992 to protect safety-net hospitals from escalating drug prices by allowing them to purchase outpatient drugs at a discount from manufacturers, said the Association of American Medical Colleges.Hart is president and principal consultant, the company’s website said: She has more than 25 years of experience in healthcare, technology, and science fields.

Essentia Health continues to rank as one of the top performers across all clinical quality measures in Minnesota, according to the latest report from Minnesota Community Measurement, MNCM, a statewide resource for timely, comparable information on health care quality, costs and equity.Based on data analyzed by MNCM for care delivered in 2022, Essentia was ranked as a high performer — one of only seven organizations in the state to achieve this.

A passion for leading and inspiring others drove Rainy Lake Medical Center’s new director of accounting to the position.

William Aho, owner of the AmericInn by Wyndham International Falls and Virginia, Minn., has been awarded “Developer of the Year in 2023” by AmericInn by Wyndham.The annual award recognizes the companywide hotel developer that has contributed to the brand, Aho said in his announcement.The “Developer of the Year” award is presented to the developer that not only has developed top quality hotels but also has a history of contribution to the brand.Aho recently opened the newly constructed AmericInn by Wyndham in International Falls and has developed other hotels during his years owning and operating AmericInns.

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