Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 16th of September.
Good morning, Rochester.
Mochinut announced its permanent closure in Rochester after two years, with the location remaining open at regular business hours until Sept.
30. Customers can visit before the shop closes (donut lovers take note).
A new survey by Hansford Law finds that agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting is the most dangerous job sector in Minnesota (28.7 fatal injuries per 100,000 workers), with transportation, construction, business services, and manufacturing also posing high risks based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
The Rochester Area Chamber has launched Momentum30 — a five-year economic development initiative — to boost regional workforce skills and attract new businesses.
With 80% of a $1.34 million investment secured, community leaders are invited to join the effort to enhance Rochester’s competitiveness through 2030.
New traffic patterns went live this week at the I-90/Hwy.
52 interchange southeast of Rochester after completing a $27 million project. A closure will begin Tuesday, Sept. 22 (for paving and overpass work) and is expected to end by Thursday evening.
MnDOT reopened key ramps at the I-90/Hwy.
52 interchange southeast of Rochester after nearly three years and $27 million in construction; detours remain active, and from Tuesday, Sept. 22, Hwy. 52 will close (for paving work and final adjustments) until it reopens by 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24.
City crews are still cleaning up damage from the Sept.
2 storm as winds over 70 mph knocked down trees and limbs. The work will continue for another two to three weeks + residents can check current cleanup tasks on the city's dashboard.
Mayo Clinic held its annual All-Staff Appreciation event Tuesday at its downtown and Saint Marys Campus sites, offering free food, live music + games to benefit local charities.
Nearly 30,000 employees joined in person or online to celebrate their contributions to patient care.
Mayo Clinic and Thermo Fisher partnered to launch Precure, LLC—an effort to build one of the largest biomedical datasets by combining genomic, proteomic and clinical data from one million biospecimens to help detect diseases before symptoms appear.
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