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NEW BRANCH MANAGER AT AV MIDCOUNTRY BANK

NEW BRANCH MANAGER AT AV MIDCOUNTRY BANK

CINDY PURFEERST (pictured) has been named new Branch Manager at the Apple Valley MidCountry Bank. Cindy is one of our longest serving and effective Ambassadors for over a decade here at the Chamber. Before being at MidCountry for the last 6 1/2 years, Cindy worked for IMAX at Minnesota Zoo for a decade and was active with […]

NEW DAYCARE TO OPEN IN AV ON CEDAR

NEW DAYCARE TO OPEN IN AV ON CEDAR

Located just north of Caribou and the RED Line transit stop on Cedar Ave is this large beautiful building which will house HIGHER GROUND DAYCARE (previously OTHODONTIC CARE SPECIALISTS). Right next door is JARDIN SPANISH IMMERSION ACADEMY which opened up nearly 2 years ago. Higher Ground passed through the Planning Commission two weeks ago. They will have […]

AMAZON FRESH WILL NOT OPEN

AMAZON FRESH WILL NOT OPEN

Amazon Fresh Grocery stores will not open their 6 planned stores in Burnsville, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Arden Hills, Lakeville and Coon Rapids. The stores have just been completed on their exteriors for the one on our Apple Valley and Lakeville border at Cedar and 160th where formerly both Family Leisure was located as well as Kowalski’s Grocery. […]

APPLE VALLEY COMPANY WINS PROJECT OF THE YEAR

APPLE VALLEY COMPANY WINS PROJECT OF THE YEAR

The Plastics Pipe Institute Inc. (PPI), the major North American trade association representing the plastic piping industry, announced the winners of its Project of the Year Awards, and Uponor North America won in the Building & Construction Division for its Society Orlando mixed-use high-rise project that featured the company’s PEX and PP-RCT piping systems for […]

NEW UNIQUE COFFEE SHOP TO OPEN IN APPLE VALLEY

NEW UNIQUE COFFEE SHOP TO OPEN IN APPLE VALLEY

Across the hall from our Apple Valley Chamber in the former Eagle Valley Bank Building at Galaxie Avenue and 147th (seen above), a new coffee shop is well under construction. Expected to open this fall, it will employ those with physical and neurodiverse special needs. Liza Robson whose family owns Apple Valley Redi-Mix (AVR), has a son […]

UPDATES ON NEW LAWS THAT START JULY 1st

UPDATES ON NEW LAWS THAT START JULY 1st

Via KARE 11, VERBATIM: “The 2023 Minnesota Legislative Session made headlines for a flurry of activity at the State Capitol under the DFL trifecta in the Minnesota House, Senate and Governor’s office. The laws passed and signed by Governor Tim Walz take effect at different times, including several that begin on July 1, 2023. … Below is a look at […]