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Plans underway to relocate winery to downtown New Ulm

NEW ULM — Doppeleichen Vineyards annonces it plans to relocate from 58608 County Rd 21 to downtown New Ulm at 227 N. Minnesota St., where they have filed a Conditional Use Permit for a Farm Winery operation to be located. Owner Paul Neyers has already begun plans for conversion of vacant office space at 511 and 513 N 3rd St for production and tasting purposes. Upon approval, work will begin, with the goal of having space available for production and tastings in time for fall harvest. Neyers has been growing grapes for over 25 years. In early years, grapes were grown to be enjoyed for ...

New Director at State Street Theater

Submitted photo Sandra Juni is the new Director at State Street Theater. The Chamber of Commerce Willkommen Committee stopped by to welcome her. Her passion for theater began as an 8-year-old riding her banana seat bike down to audition for “Hello Dolly” and she got cast in the ensemble. ...

US suspends Mexican avocado imports on eve of Super Bowl

MEXICO CITY — Mexico has acknowledged that the U.S. government has suspended all imports of Mexican avocados after a U.S. plant safety inspector in Mexico received a threat. The surprise suspension was confirmed late Saturday on the eve of the Super Bowl, the biggest sales opportunity of the year for Mexican avocado growers — though it would not affect game-day consumption since those avocados had already been shipped. Avocado exports are the latest victim of the drug cartel turf battles and extortion of avocado growers in the western state of Michoacan, the only state in Mexico ...

Biden frees frozen Afghan billions for relief, 9/11 victims

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed an order Friday to free $7 billion in Afghan assets now frozen in the U.S., splitting the money between humanitarian aid for poverty-stricken Afghanistan and a fund for Sept. 11 victims still seeking relief for the terror attacks that killed thousands and shocked the world. No money would immediately be released. But Biden’s order calls for banks to provide $3.5 billion of the frozen amount to a trust fund for distribution through humanitarian groups for Afghan relief and basic needs. The other $3.5 billion would stay in the U.S. to finance ...

Young workers give unions new hope

After decades of decline, U.S. unions have a new reason for hope: younger workers. Workers in their 20s __ and even in their teens __ are leading ongoing efforts to unionize companies large and small, from Starbucks and REI to local cannabis dispensaries. The Alphabet Workers Union, formed last year and now representing 800 Google employees, is run by five people who are under 35. Multiple polls show union approval is high __ and growing __ among the youngest workers. And U.S. union membership levels are even ticking upward for workers between 25 and 34, even as they decline among ...

Gislason & Hunter LLP announces new partner, Daniel Schwartz

NEW ULM – Gislason & Hunter LLP announce Daniel Schwartz from the New Ulm office has been named Partner. Schwartz focuses his practice on agriculture law and agribusiness, business and corporate law, finance and banking, litigation and real estate, environmental law and land use. “We are ...