BUSINESS NEWS
Fighting food allergies one person at a time 
Melanie Beasley helps people with food allergies learn to eat well again
By Emily Zimmer , July 31, 2010
Two new photos businesses are shooting up the town
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.
By Emily Zimmer , July 04, 2010
Odors draw complaints at feed plant
The immediate problem appears to be solved, but state investigators are still trying to figure out how rotten organic matter was allowed to cause a stink at Rosemount’s Endres Processing.
By Emily Zimmer , July 01, 2010
Local businessman is a trailblazer
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.
By Nathan Hansen , June 20, 2010
Business 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.
By Emily Zimmer , June 19, 2010
Fireside: 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.
By Emily Zimmer , June 17, 2010
Restaurant 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.
By Nathan Hansen , June 10, 2010
OSHA 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.
By Emily Zimmer , June 08, 2010
Amish-furniture store caters to customers
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.
By Katrina Styx , May 26, 2010
A growing sense of community
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.
By Nathan Hansen , May 20, 2010
Salon 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.
By Nathan Hansen , May 20, 2010
Lots 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.
By Trey Mewes , April 24, 2010
Port 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.
By Nathan Hansen , April 20, 2010
State shuts down Rosemount business
Scott Schoaf says he was a victim of the same bad economy that had been keeping him busy the last several years.
Schoaf, a Rosemount resident, has run collection agency Alternative Receivables Solutions, from his home for the past 14 years. But the Minnesota Department of Commerce revoked Schoaf’s debt collector’s license last month after a random audit found he’d been using the money he collected for clients to pay his own bills.
By Nathan Hansen , April 15, 2010
Cell phone store hopes for good reception in Rosemount
Matt Funk and Jon Medin know cell phones. They met in college while they were working for a cell phone retailer, and 2 1/2 years ago they went into business for themselves. In the time since they’ve built a network of their own Wireless Zone stores. The latest opened March 22 in Rosemount.
By Nathan Hansen , April 02, 2010
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