Patti Karsky grew up making crafts with cardboard inserts saved from shirts at JCPenney. Her grandmas encouraged her creativity, gifting her craft kits for Christmas and helping her sew homemade
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Local dollars at work in Pipestone
Watch a short video tour of the Pipestone Development Company’s work. Two eggs and toast is a simple breakfast, so you might be surprised how many people it took to
2022 Veterans Day in southwest Minnesota
K&A Sheetmetal Fabrication sets up shop in Hutchinson
HUTCHINSON, Minn.— Keith and Ashley Fredrickson have opened K&A Sheetmetal Fabrication L.L.C. in Hutchinson with help from Southwest Initiative Foundation’s (SWIF) Microenterprise Loan Program. The new business produces HVAC duct,
Edgerton bakery open under new ownership
EDGERTON, Minn.— Edgerton’s bakery is a Main Street mainstay, and it will stay that way thanks to Carl and Stacie Nagel. The couple purchased the Edgerton Bakery with help from
Than Than Kyaw joins Southwest Initiative Foundation as new community engagement specialist
HUTCHINSON, Minn.— Than Than Kyaw of Worthington has joined Southwest Initiative Foundation’s (SWIF) staff as community engagement specialist. In this role, he works to identify local strengths and challenges, build
