Pennington County Labor Force Report

Pennington County Labor Force Report

At the request of Advance Thief River, Erik White, Labor Analyst for the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) recently prepared a labor market report for Pennington County. Chet Bodin, also with DEED, presented this information to the...

New Welcome Guide Published

Advance Thief River Director, Michelle Landsverk, interviewed Mark Schmitke, to learn about the new “Welcome Packet” that has recently been published. Video Transcript Michelle: Today, I have Mark Schmitke, joining me and Mark is going to tell us about...

Scott Ingram at TREK

Scott Ingram, owner of Ingram’s Candy Store, could be described as “the guy with the sweetest job in town.” He purchased the store in 2017 and describes the first couple of years as “a struggle.” Fast forward to today, and Scott will tell you that he...

Michelle Westerman at TREK

Michelle Westerman is owner of Johnson’s Riverside and Legacy Event Center in Thief River Falls. Her three tips for people starting a business: (1) find people in your admin team that you work well with and listen to them; (2) no matter how big your goal, keep...