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Jeff Kiger
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I write a daily column, "Heard Around Rochester" and news articles for the Post Bulletin in Rochester, Minn.
Some of my topics are Mayo Clinic, real estate, IBM, medical devices, retail, restaurants, sports biz and whatever else catches my attention.
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Neighborly Gifts continues to grow by buying KD Fine Jewelry property #rochmn #heatdaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Neighborly Gifts continues to grow by buying KD Fine Jewelry property
Neighborly Gifts has paid $710,000 to buy a new, larger facility on North Broadway.
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December 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Stifel investments to move out of downtown Rochester to a new northwest office in 2026 #rochmnn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Stifel investments to move out of downtown Rochester to a new northwest office in 2026
Stifel plans to move from its longtime downtown skyway space to the booming West Circle Drive corridor in the northwest quadrant by the end of the first quarter of 2026.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Owners hope to have The Shoe Beverage Bar up and running by end of January #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Owners hope to have The Shoe Beverage Bar up and running by end of January
Matt and Frankie Jewison, along with Jack Lester and Eric Kramlinger, who call themselves “the Cobblers,” are in the last stages of turning Rochester’s former Thee Only Shoe Repair shop at 908 North B...
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December 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Heritage Pet Hospital to build a larger facility in northwest Rochester #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook www.postbulletin.com/business/her...
Heritage Pet Hospital to build a larger facility in northwest Rochester
Heritage Pet Hospital is ready to spread its wings by building a new northwest Rochester facility with the help of Core Real Estate Group.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Rochester's Natalie Victoria named Minnesota's restaurateur of the year #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Rochester's Natalie Victoria named Minnesota's restaurateur of the year
Natalie Victoria, known for Victoria's, the Tap House and the Social at the Avalon, was honored by the Hospitality Minnesota industry group as the Restaurateur of the Year recently.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Rochester's Natalie Victoria named Minnesota's restaurateur of the year #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Rochester's Natalie Victoria named Minnesota's restaurateur of the year
Natalie Victoria, known for Victoria's, the Tap House and the Social at the Avalon, was honored by the Hospitality Minnesota industry group as the Restaurateur of the Year recently.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Anderson Piano Academy will soon be playing in a new, larger space in Northwest Rochester #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Anderson Piano Academy will soon be playing in a new, larger space in Northwest Rochester
When his Anderson Piano Academy outgrew Chris Anderson’s northwest Rochester home, he decided to purchase a business condo to give his students and teacher more room to tickle the ivories.
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December 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Rochester Realtor Merl Groteboer sentenced to one year of probation #rochmn

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Rochester Realtor Merl Groteboer sentenced to one year of probation
Rochester Realtor Merl Groteboer was sentenced on Wednesday to a year of probation and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine for making false statements to an FBI agent. During the hearing, he read a statemen...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Enat Ethiopian Restaurant is open in Rochester #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Enat Ethiopian Restaurant is open in Rochester
After months of work, the Enat Ethiopian Restaurant is open at 844 S. Broadway Ave. in the Soldiers Field Plaza complex.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Shelly's passion: One woman's mission to give 16 special needs children a home

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Shelly's passion: One woman's mission to give 16 special needs children a home
Shelly Burman of Austin has adopted 18 children with special needs. Burman, says one caregiver, is not a quitter.
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November 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Rochester is still attracting new stores and restaurants, even as national economy struggles #rochmn

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Rochester is still attracting new stores and restaurants, even as national economy struggles
Rochester’s commercial real estate market saw a good year in retail and restaurant space with many long-open spaces filling up. Realtors believe that’s a trend that will continue into 2026.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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5 interesting numbers from Mayo Clinic's 2024 tax filings #mayoclinic #rochmn

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5 interesting numbers from Mayo Clinic's 2024 tax filings
From higher-than-estimated earnings and a $1.1 billion individual donor, here are five interesting financial figures from Mayo Clinic's 2024 Form 990.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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RAEDI honors local entrepreneurs and businesses #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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RAEDI honors local entrepreneurs and businesses
Rochester Area Economic Development Inc. spotlighted the “powerful stories” of local entrepreneurs and honored four local businesses plus one visionary advocate who supports the drive of young busines...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Six decades after Hemingway's death, a signed copy of his book is gifted by Sisters of St. Francis #hemingway #mayoclinic #rochmn

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Six decades after Hemingway's death, a signed copy of his book is gifted by Sisters of St. Francis
Hemingway was treated for depression during four months at Mayo; he died by suicide days after being discharged.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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Youth basketball tournament expected to juice local Rochester economy

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Youth basketball tournament expected to juice local Rochester economy
Hotels, cafes and restaurants will all see a boost in patrons this weekend as thousands descend on Rochester.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Gaming card dealer opened Duke's Vault on Rochester's Broadway for collectors and players #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Gaming card dealer opened Duke's Vault on Rochester's Broadway for collectors and players
Luke Allen recently opened Duke’s Vault at 1117 Broadway Ave. North for collectors and players alike to buy, trade, sell and play. The shop is dedicated to TCG cards like Pokémon, Magic The Gathering ...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Tinn's Philly Subs is looking north to Northfield to open a second location #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Tinn's Philly Subs is looking north to Northfield to open a second location
Leroy Slininger says his take-out restaurant across from Mayo Clinic’s Saint Marys Hospital has seen a decrease in business amid the new Link Bus Rapid Transit system construction project.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Southpoint Motors shifted gears and moved its auto body shop #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Southpoint Motors shifted gears and moved its auto body shop
Troy and Lauri Buhr recently moved their Southpoint Auto Body shop to a new home at 1177 Chester Ave. SE. It is now located just off U.S. Highway 14 in a building once known as the longtime home of Te...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Entrepreneur's $3.2 million purchase ramps up his 'private-office ecosystem' in Rochester #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Entrepreneur's $3.2 million purchase ramps up his 'private-office ecosystem' in Rochester
Andrew Robinson now has a total of 56 offices in his Hub Network for start-ups and small businesses.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Job ad raises hopes for a Raising Cane's restaurant in Rochester #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Job ad raises hopes for a Raising Cane's restaurant in Rochester
Raising Cane’s, known for its chicken tenders and Texas toast, recently posted an ad for a “Restaurant Leader” in Rochester.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Empty Apache Mall store space to bounce back with new Sky Zone trampoline park #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Empty Apache Mall store space to bounce back with new Sky Zone trampoline park
Sky Zone, a chain of trampoline and active entertainment parks, plans to transform the first level of the former Herberger’s store in Rochester's Apache Mall. Work is expected to begin in early 2026.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Float Cannabis to lead Minnesota's 'Green Rush' with massive Rochester growing facility #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Float Cannabis to lead Minnesota's 'Green Rush' with massive Rochester growing facility
A $4 million purchase of a former tire warehouse clears the way for Jordan Kilian's Float Cannabis to plant one of Minnesota's largest growing and processing facilities in Northwest Rochester.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Pancheros closes 'permanently' in Rochester #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Pancheros closes 'permanently' in Rochester
Pancheros, the fast casual Tex-Mex restaurant chain, closed its Rochester store with a hand-written sign that said, “Thank you for your support. Unfortunately, this location is closed permanently.”
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November 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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A new Bride on a Budget consignment store coming to Rochester #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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A new Bride on a Budget consignment store coming to Rochester
Jes Peterson adds a new shop to her hub of stores on North Broadway. Bride on a Budget should open Dec. 1 in the basement of Kismet Decor store between Kismet Fashion and Chappie’s Consignment.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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"... There is only one plot... things are not what they seem." Jim Thompson
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 AM