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Governor Walz has proclaimed October is Manufacturing Month in Minnesota because of the importance of this critical industry and the need to highlight the many career opportunities in this in-demand field. Manufacturing accounts for 11.4% of statewide employment.  86,500 job openings are expected by 2028 as older workers retire. Average annual wages for workers in manufacturing are $70,860, 10% higher than across […]

Although we sure hope you do join us for a day of downtown shopping and an evening tree lighting celebration in Patton Park on 11/27, it’s not just Small Business Saturday that we celebrate in Lake City. Oh no, we celebrate Small Business Season here! After almost 2 years of Covid, supply issues, and price

Let’s talk about tourism. 2021 was an exciting year for Lake City tourism. Although we are still in the midst of a global pandemic, Lake City has sprung back in a big way, seeing a year that has exceeded pre-pandemic averages in terms of lodging tax dollars and tourism traffic. Anecdotal reports from many local

There are times we get frustrated with Minnesota. I get it. I have been a small business owner in this state too. Sometimes we feel like regulations are too tough compared to our neighbors, or that taxes take too large of a bite. Now, I’m not saying that business owners and managers don’t face difficult

This year’s annual Chamber celebration comes just after I enter my second year working for the Lake City Chamber of Commerce. Needless to say, sitting down to put together the annual report has been an exercise in personal and professional reflection. From my first day I knew working here was going to be both challenging

Hello Lake City! I am so happy to be here. My first few weeks have been filled with learning the ins and outs of the office and getting briefed and starting work on all the great events coming up. I’ve been able to meet many of you, but I’m looking forward to getting to know

I am so honored to be your new Events and Membership Coordinator at the Lake City Chamber.  My husband and I have lived in Lake City for nine years with our three children, and love to call this amazing community home!  I spent the last nine years working at the Red Wing Family YMCA in

Water Ski Days. All we can say is WOW! We are still recovering from what can only be called an EPIC 100th anniversary of water skiing and 50th Water Ski Days weekend in Lake City. We are still compiling lots of information regarding the successes of the milestone weekend, but here are some very rough