Citizens Bank Minnesota recently announced that Brandon Schmiesing has joined the Citizens team as an agricultural and commercial lending officer. Schmiesing is a graduate of Minnesota State University-Moorhead, with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and is currently enrolled ...

NEW ULM— Local economic development is seeing new growth from the private sector under the direction of New Ulm Business Resource and Innovation Center director Paul Wessel. NUBRIC is the new name for an old idea. Wessel is the new director of the New Ulm Economic Development Center. He ...

NEW ULM — Dayle Besemer was awarded New Ulm 2022 Tourism Person of the Year in a ceremony last Tuesday evening at the Best Western Plus. The event also featured tourism leaders describing the upcoming season for plans and events. The New Ulm Convention & Visitors Bureau is a branch of ...

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Lithuania says it has cut itself off entirely of gas imports from Russia, apparently becoming the first of the European Union’s 27 nations using Russian gas to break its energy dependence upon Moscow. “Seeking full energy independence from Russian gas, in response ...

Airlines have canceled more than 3,500 U.S. flights this weekend and delayed thousands more, citing weather in Florida and other issues. FlightAware, a website that tracks flights, noted major disruptions at several Florida airports, including in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa and Orlando, as ...

DETROIT — BMW has halted production at two German factories. Mercedes is slowing work at its assembly plants. Volkswagen, warning of production stoppages, is looking for alternative sources for parts. For more than a year, the global auto industry has struggled with a disastrous shortage of ...