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Evolve U Fitness will relocate to the spacious lower level in Border Bank, Derek Olson, market president for Border Bank in International Falls and Baudette, announced last week. Evolve U Fitness, owned by Erin and Ashley Hall, was housed in the former International Discount Liquor building on the west side of International Falls.

On Tuesday, March 1, members of the International Falls Area Chamber of Commerce met to vote on a resolution passed by the Board of Directors on Feb. 7 to dissolve the Chamber. The motion to dissolve was voted on and passed by a majority vote of 17-12.

Water main breaks are commonplace throughout the northland, and last week Rainy River Community College experienced a water main rupture of its own. The 6-inch waterline break under the Student Services building late afternoon Feb.

Forbes Magazine has included Packaging Corporation of American in its list of 2021 “world’s best employers.” PCA is one of just 24 U.S.-based manufacturing and engineering companies to make the list. “PCA strives to be the employer of choice by creating a culture based on doing the right things for our customers and each other,” stated Irina Feldman, vice president of PCA Human Resources.

Essentia Health has joined a nationwide study to evaluate repurposed medications in the search for effective, safe treatments for mild-to-moderate COVID-19. Repurposed medications are those already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for other indications.

Project REACH - Rural Experts Advancing Community Health – is now recruiting its next cohort of Project REACH participants. Project REACH is a year-long health policy and leadership training program for community leaders in rural Minnesota.

Do you have about $500,000 you’d like to invest locally? Joe Mershon, Granite Digital Realty LLC, and members of the Koochiching Economic Development Authority Board have an opportunity they’d like talk about. On Monday, Mershon provided the board an update on his proposal to develop a data center warehouse on several lots in the International Falls Business Park.