The Pickle Factory in Nisswa is poised to receive a face-lift in hopes of increasing business.

Grand View Lodge is seeking tax-increment financing from the city of Nisswa to build a new conference center.

Steinarr, the Crafty Viking, and his Nordic Inn in Crosby will be on today's Travel Channel - that's channel 50 on Charter Cable.

Golden Horizons Assisted Living & Memory Care will host CHOW at its new location at 13631 East Shore Road in Crosslake from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6.

Crystal-Pierz Marine is taking several necessary steps to keep itself viable in the struggling marine market. The company plans to close roughly 60 percent of its stores and lay off about 100 employees. Stores in Lake Shore and on Highway 371 north of Brainerd will stay open.

More than 300 people attended the open house Saturday, July 19, at the new assisted living and specialty/memory care facility in Crosslake. Chuck Lane and Kent Marthaler are the owners. Nancy Vernon, registered nurse, is the administrator.

The Irrigation Association (IA) announces that Ron Soukup, of Emerald Lawns Inc., in Brainerd passed the required IA certification examination to become a certified irrigation designer - commercial (CID).

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) recently announced that Kuepers Inc., Architects & Builders' work on the Sunset Knoll Family Retreat on the Whitefish Chain, earned the company first place in the Residential - Over $1 million category of ABC's national Excellence in Construction awards. The company also won this award at the state level for this project.