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By Joshua Dixon, Staff Writer Posted Jul. 6, 2015 at 12:01 AM   For years, Kathy Gag operated Falls Fitness in downtown Redwood Falls. As a hobby, she repurposed old furniture in her garage and resold it. “I’ve been painting old furniture as a pastime for the past for years, and really enjoyed it,” she said last week. In fact, she enjoyed it so much, earlier this year she closed the fitness center to focus entirely on the furniture, and much more. “I didn’t feel my own painted furniture would be enough,” she...

By Joshua Dixon Staff Writer - Redwood Falls Gazette Posted Nov. 5, 2014 @ 12:01 am   Angela Watkins owned a car wash on E. Bridge Street several years ago. She eventually decided the space would be better served as office space, so she turned three of the car wash bays into offices. Then she and her friend Chelsey Nielsen made a decision: why not try putting a business of their own into one of the new spaces? The next question — what sort of business to open — solved itself when Nielsen and Watkins discovered...

By Joshua Dixon Staff Writer Posted May. 16, 2014 @ 12:01 am   Late last year, the managers of the Western Community Action thrift store in downtown Redwood Falls learned they had to find new quarters since the building they were renting had been sold. “We had to look for a new location, and finding one with storage was a real problem,” said Lori Lerohl, of Western Community Action. “We looked at 21 different buildings all over Redwood Falls before we chose this one.” As long as the store was moving to a new location,...

By Troy Krause Editor Updated Jul. 18, 2013 @ 11:21 am The Redwood area got some good news this past Friday morning when Brokaw Supply Company of Fort Dodge, Iowa officially announced they were going to be expanding their business operations by opening a new retail and service store east of Redwood Falls. “This area is the epicenter of agriculture,” said Gary Nelson, owner of Brokaw Supply Company. “We are excited to be coming.  Click here to read the full article!

  Messenger News, Fort Dodge, IA Family-owned, Brokaw Supply Co. is expanding its supply of agriculture spray and fertilizer equipment to southern Minnesota. The Iowa-based company has announced it will open its new store in Redwood Falls, Minn., and is on schedule to begin operations Nov. 1. The facility, which will encompass more than 11,000 square feet, will include a dedicated service and shop area, extensive parts inventory and elaborate showroom. Robert Varland, who will manage the Redwood Falls location, said, "Minnesota farmers have expressed a need for sales and service support of quality sprayer...

Rice Home Medical breaks ground for new Redwood Falls facility By Troy Krause Editor Posted May. 9, 2013 @ 12:01 am In 1989, Rice Home Medical began providing services to the people of the Redwood area in one hospital room at the Redwood Falls hospital. Over the years the medical supply company has been housed in various locations throughout Redwood Falls, from the east wing of the hospital to a spot in the NAPA building. Most recently, the company moved to a storefront on Second Street (the old Fieldstone Vineyards building), but even that spot is...