Fighting food allergies one person at a time 
Melanie Beasley helps people with food allergies learn to eat well again
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Kurt Chroust started his dental practice in Rosemount in 1985; he hopes to continue growing with the city
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For years Neil and Tamara Ristow have noticed a need for Christian childcare in Rosemount. To meet that need the church plans to start offering full-time childcare in September. “We noticed the inconvenience to the parent of our preschoolers and there seems to be a need in the community,” said Neil Ristow, the pastor at Lutheran Church of Our Savior in Rosemount.
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Rosemount has two new photography businesses. Erin Zemanovic Photography and KB Photography have both started up in the past year. Here is a run down on each of the businesses.
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Tim Wegner has the same relationship with hills that many bikers have. He’s not crazy about going up them, but he can handle it if he knows there’s something interesting on the other side. Unlike most bikers, though, Wegner has some say in the reward he gets for his work.
RELATED CONTENTBusiness council hopes new program will keep shoppers home
Paul Eggen wants Rosemount residents to think about shopping locally. He’s not asking folks not to shop at big box retailers. He just wants them to shop at local stores they don’t want to see leave.
RELATED CONTENTFireside: Just be careful when you ask for the check
When Trent Eigner opened The Pond, his miniature ice rink on County Road 42, he hoped to bring a restaurant into the location next to the ice arena. For some time Rich Thompson, the owner of Fireside Pizza in Richfield, has wanted to open a restaurant south of the river.
RELATED CONTENTRestaurant will bring a new international flavor to Rosemount
Raisa Prokopenko and her family are bringing a little bit of Russia to Rosemount. With Cafe Raisa, currently taking shape in a space formerly occupied by a Subway sandwich shop, Prokopenko wants to introduce Minnesotans to Russian favorites like cabbage rolls, borsch, pelmeni and vareniki.
RELATED CONTENTOSHA issues fines following accident that killed two
The Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined CF Industries and High Pressure Transports after finishing its investigation into a Nov. 16 accident at the CF Industries semi loading terminal in Rosemount that led to the death of two truck drivers. High Pressure Transports paid a $25,000 fine and CF Industries $1,400 for their roles in the accident.
RELATED CONTENTRosemount bakery featured in Senator’s meeting
Pastries and muffins from Morning Glory Bakery were the featured food at U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar’s “Minnesota Morning.” Klobuchar has visited dozens of Minnesota communities in recent months. After tasting favorite local foods, she decided to showcase these Minnesota specialties at the weekly Thursday morning coffee gatherings in her Washington, D.C. office.
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Think “Amish” and images of horses and buggies, bearded men and farm life may spring to mind. At the Amish Furniture Showroom in Coates, Amish means quality handcrafted furniture made with real, solid wood.
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Debi McConnell and her employees joke that the giant flower box outside of Medi Car Automotive is more plant graveyard than garden, but it turns out that might not be entirely bad. The big box McConnell calls the ark is helping her create new connections with customers.
RELATED CONTENTSalon is clipping for a cause
Until recently, about the most exciting thing likely to happen to the hair that ended up on the floor at Rosemount’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.
RELATED CONTENTLots of homes, but few takers so far
Every first and third Saturday of the month at 9:30 a.m., Tim Peterson sits in a well-lit meeting room in the basement of the Rosemount National Bank, waiting to speak to people who want to buy a house.
RELATED CONTENTPort Authority lays out plan to draw business
The city of Rosemount is setting out a formal plan in its drive to bring more business to town. On April 6 the Rosemount Port Authority took a first look at an economic development implementation plan that sets out quarter by quarter the efforts city employees will make to market Rosemount to businesses.
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