NEW ULM — NU-Telecom’s President and CEO Bill Otis recently had the opportunity to visit with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai and other rural broadband providers about how to reach more Minnesotans with high-speed Internet. Chairman Pai hosted a roundtable in Madelia, ...

NEW ULM — NU-Telecom announced the recent hire of Craig Anderson as chief business development officer. Anderson brings more than 20 years of business development and general management experience to the organization. He served in a variety of roles for Ulteig Engineers, Inc., with his ...

NEW ULM — The Willkommen Committee recently celebrated a ribbon cutting ceremony at Corner Home Medical. Corner Home Medical was founded since 1995. It is a family-owned business that began in the metro area and expanded to 12 locations in Minnesota. The New Ulm location was open for less ...

NEW ULM — The Three Rs are now providing services at The New Ulm WELLness Collective, 15 S. Minnesota St. The Three Rs are reflexology, reiki and raindrop technique. Carol Abbas is providing the reflexology service; Jan Uhlenkamp is providing reiki, and Violet Plagge is working with the ...

NEW ULM — Citizens Bank Minnesota, Lakeville Branch, is pleased to announce that Jon Maier has joined the Citizens team as Vice President/Retail Sales Manager. Maier is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management, with a B.S. degree in Finance and a minor in ...

SLEEPY EYE — SouthPoint Financial Credit Union has named Megan Karg as the Branch President in Hutchinson. The new branch is scheduled to open this fall and until then, Karg will be spending her time training in existing locations and developing business relationships in Hutchinson. Prior ...

NEW ULM — Fafinski Mark & Johnson, P.A. announces that attorney Jared Peterson was elected Chairman of the Agricultural and Rural Law Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) at the annual meeting on May 18. As chairman, Peterson’s duties will be to preside at all the ...

NEW ULM – New Ulm Telecom, Inc., held its 113th annual shareholders’ meeting at the New Ulm Event Center on May 25th, 2017. Duane Lambrecht retired from the Board and was recognized for his 18 years of service. James Seifert was elected as a new director for a three year term. Seifert has ...

NEW ULM — Joining Lacey Lueth at Lola’s – An American Bistro as co-owner is Jordan Kuelbs, and the Willkommen Committee went for a visit. Originally from the Comfrey / Sleepy Eye area, Jordan was trained at Le Cordon Bleu in Minneapolis and did an internship at Lola’s after ...

NEW ULM — The Willkommen Committee recently met with Sara Wilfahrt, the new district manager for Junior Achievement (JA) of the New Ulm Area. JA strives to provide relevant, fundamental learning opportunities for students in grades K-12, preparing them for a lifetime of success. Sara works ...

NEW ULM — Bank Midwest announced that Derek Shaver has obtained his AIF® (Accredited Investment Fiduciary) designation. Advisors who have earned the Accredited Investment Fiduciary® designation show that they are interested in and working towards the best interests of their clients. ...

NEW ULM — Thriveon announced it has received the Security Trustmark+™ from CompTIA, the global non-profit association for the information technology (IT) industry. The CompTIA Security Trustmark+ validates that Thriveon uses the security processes identified by the IT industry as ...

ROCHESTER — Angie Jarrett, Assistant Supervisor, Gold Cross Operations, has been chosen to represent Mayo Clinic Medical Transport (MCMT) at the annual American Ambulance Association (AAA) Stars of Life recognition event June 12-14, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Angie was selected for the Star ...

WINTHROP — RS Fiber Cooperative (RS Fiber) begin the final stage of its state-of-the-art fiber-optic network next month. Plans to begin construction to link the cities of Brownton, Buffalo Lake, Fairfax, and Stewart to the RS Fiber network is scheduled to start by the end of June. Those ...

A Cricket Wireless Store opens in New Ulm NEW ULM — A new Cricket store has opened in New Ulm. The store is at 1702 Westridge Road, Suite 4 (near Walmart). Cricket Wireless brings customers: • Simple, transparent plans, starting at $30/month; • No annual contract; • Rate plan ...

NEW ULM — Alex Resner is the newest field engineer at Thriveon, a Managed IT Services Company headquartered in New Ulm. Alex is a Mankato resident, and summa cum laude graduate of Rasmussen College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems Management. Resner’s role at ...

New manager at Holiday Station Store NEW ULM — The Willkommen Committee of the New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce stopped by the recently remodeled Holiday Station Store at 1201 Westridge Rd. to meet the new manager and see the remodeling changes to the store. Renee Asche is from Willmar ...

NEW ULM — Brown County Rural Electrical Association (REA) hosted about 470 members, spouses, employees and guests at the New Ulm Civic Center on April 6, for the cooperative’s 80th annual meeting. A total of 232 members registered for the meeting. Pastor Josh Doughty of United Methodist ...

NEW ULM — Rick Peterreins has been named the NAPA/ASE Parts Specialist of the Year for 2017, a national award given to an individual that demonstrates superior knowledge and best business practices every day. Peterreins, who works at the NAPA Auto & Truck Parts store in New Ulm, ...

NEW ULM — Mike Wise is the new sales executive at Thriveon. “I get to go out and learn about companies and what they do, and offer them a partnership that ultimately feels and operates like their own IT department,” said Wise. “What I often hear is – this sounds good but can you ...