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JP Place, located along East Main Street in Perham, will likely finish construction in late October or early November.

Bongards Creameries, a leading national cheese and whey manufacturer, recently announced a major investment in its Perham plant. The expansion will increase overall plant capacity to 5.5 million pounds of

Ryan and Karen Griffin moved about 400 miles north, from southern Minnesota, near Rochester, to a farm near Thief River Falls in 2005.

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Since 1891 the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association have hosted the U.S. Championship Cheese Contest in Green Bay WI, there are many entries from Minnesota.

The Main Street Perham development will include a 10,000-square-foot office and retail space at the ground level with 43 apartments above, on floors two through five. The structure could be up to 65 feet high, and is estimated to increase the site’s value from $430,000 to $4.2 million.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz: COVID-19 vaccine shipping could cause cheese shortage While vaccine shipments are expected to put a strain on dry ice accessibility, some local cheese makers are not worried. Written By: Nick Broadway | 5:36 pm, Dec. 9, 2020 MINNESOTA — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz says COVID-19 vaccine distribution could potentially cause a cheese shortage. He spoke about how shipping the vaccines requires dry ice at his most recent press conference, ...