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ELY- “People forget that we have an area airport here in Ely, which has been an economic driver for the city,” Mayor Heidi Omerza remarked when announcing the airport of the month …

ST. PAUL— A late session deal that added $1.5 billion in state bonding to a capital projects improvement bill is expected to inject $2.6 billion into the state’s economy over the …

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is accepting comments through May 4, on an Environmental Assessment Worksheet for a proposal to add four new ATV trail segments and a connecting spur on the greater Prospectors Loop Trail. The segments would provide new connections to existing off-highway vehicle trails and amenities in northern St. Louis County.

REGIONAL— A proposal to add about 59 miles of new OHV trail segments and a connecting spur in northern St. Louis County is up for public comment through May 4. That’s according to the …

When it comes to sausage-making, Zups ranks with the best. A roughly $7 million project in Ely that allows Zups to increase its sausage-making capabilities, grow its grocery offerings, and provide other services to customers, is grinding ahead. The nine-member Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board on Friday considers a $277,270 grant to the City of Ely that would support infrastructure and site work for re-development of the former Shopko building by Zups. Zups in December bought the fo...