Jeff Kiger

Heritage Pet Hospital is ready to spread its wings by building a new northwest Rochester facility with the help of Core Real Estate Group.

Rochester’s commercial real estate market saw a good year in retail and restaurant space with many long-open spaces filling up. Realtors believe that’s a trend that will continue into 2026.

Andrew Robinson now has a total of 56 offices in his Hub Network for start-ups and small businesses.

Raising Cane’s, known for its chicken tenders and Texas toast, recently posted an ad for a “Restaurant Leader” in Rochester.

Bob Hopkins, who has owned Allegra Marketing for eight years, acquired Texteijl and added David Van Eijl to his 10 person team in late October. Texteijl is known for providing printed promotional materials, like clothes and related merchandise, for area businesses.

A $4 million purchase of a former tire warehouse clears the way for Jordan Kilian's Float Cannabis to plant one of Minnesota's largest growing and processing facilities in Northwest Rochester.

The payments will be added to employees' Nov. 11 paychecks. A separate "Moments of Joy" payment of $150 will appear in the Nov. 25 check for employees to use to bring joy to patients.

Daniel Blake has literally created the foundation for his new BallotCorps studio by single-handedly building a 2,700-square-foot dance floor with the dream of making Rochester a “dance destination.”

Rochester restaurateur Tasos Psomas is renovating a closed Wells Fargo bank branch in La Crosse, Wis. to house his second Hollandberry Pannekoeken restaurant.

Rochester's Core Real Estate Group announced this week that local banking veteran Larry McGraw has joined their team. McGraw worked at Rochester’s Home Federal Savings Bank, now Alerus Financial, for 15 years.