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🌱 Albert Lea backs Pro Manufacturing expansion with loans and tax breaks

Albert Lea, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi Albert Lea! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Albert Lea backs Pro Manufacturing expansion with loans and tax breaks
  • Albert Lea gathers at courthouse memorial for Veterans Day
  • Albert Lea home hit by gunfire as police investigate

Also on today's calendar: Business After Hours and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 54 and low of 32 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with clouds and sun, temps: high: 40, low: 25.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 39 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Council approves financial expansion for Pro Manufacturing e... (albertleatribune.com) — Albert Lea's City Council approved financial help for a planned $2 million Pro Manufacturing expansion expected to create at least five jobs. The package includes city tax abatements and a $50,000 loan forgivable if five new jobs paying above median income are maintained for five years, alongside previously approved county and school district abatements.
   

2. List of Veterans Day ceremonies in North Iowa and SE Minnesota (kimt.com) — Albert Lea's Veterans Day observance takes place today at the Freeborn County Courthouse veterans memorial flag, with assembly at 10:50 a.m. The program begins at 11 a.m. and features guest speaker Ole Olson, commander of American Legion Post 56.
   

3. House Struck by Bullet During Albert Lea Shooting (kroc.com) — A bullet damaged a window at an Albert Lea home Sunday night after a shooting reported in the 500 block of 8th Street East. No injuries were reported. Police say a preliminary investigation points to an earlier verbal altercation at a gas station, and several persons of interest had been identified without arrests announced Monday morning.
   

4. Albert Lea Walmart to celebrate grand reopening with grants,... (albertleatribune.com) — Albert Lea's remodeled Walmart will mark its reopening with a community celebration at 9 a.m. Nov. 20. The event includes grants for local nonprofit organizations, an American Legion Color Guard ceremony and a ribbon-cutting with the Albert Lea–Freeborn County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors.
   

5. City of Albert Lea earns wastewater excellence award (albertleatribune.com) — Albert Lea's wastewater plant earned state recognition for its operations even as the city seeks funding to replace the aging facility. The 43-year-old plant was among 261 of roughly 1,600 Minnesota facilities recognized, with the award recognizing compliance, accurate reporting and certified operators.
   

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  • Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member 2641 in Albert Lea. Apply here.
  • Flynn Group posted a job opening for Bartender in Albert Lea. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Albert Lea here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Albert Lea

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Albert Lea

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.