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Monday, February 16, 2009
Papa Murphy's owner likes his spot
Please click here to see the brochure for the remaining space - http://www.closeconverse.com/UserFiles/file/Fairview_Shoppes_09(1).pdf
Joel Meyer, owner of Papa Murphy's in Baxter, has purchased the building that houses his take-and-bake pizza business.The building also is home to Jewel's Specialty Food Market. A middle space between the two businesses, formerly used by the Bethany book store before it moved, is open for lease. Meyer said he is looking for a compatible business to fill the spot, one that could complement his own and potentially drive traffic to both.Future plans include work to improve the landscaping and a remodeling of the building's exterior.Meyer leased space for Papa Murphy's in the building for seven years. The Fairview Road location, parallel to Highway 210 and not far from 210's intersection with Highway 371 allows Papa Murphy's to readily serve both Brainerd and Baxter. Meyer didn't necessarily want to move. Finding a location on Highway 371 may have meant moving too far north to easily serve clients in Brainerd. Moving to the east side of Brainerd created the same concern about the ability to easily attract customers who live or work near the Baxter retail area.
Papa Murphy's owner Joel Meyer purchased the building where his take-and-bake pizza business has been leasing space for years. The building includes Jewel's Specialty Food Market and has space available for lease. Future plans include landscaping and remodeling the building's exterior. "I didn't see a better spot coming up," Meyer said, adding his current location near Country Kitchen and close to the intersection of Highway 210 and Golf Course Road is a good one.When the building ownership changed a few years ago to an out-of-town owner, there were concerns about the building getting the upkeep attention it needed. Meyer, who owns nine stores, decided he'd have better results if he owned the building in Baxter. One concern remained - about future plans for the Golf Course Road and Highway 210 intersection. But Meyer said those concerns were eased as the Baxter City Council approved a three-quarter access at the intersection as part of a larger construction project.
Papa Murphy's owner Joel Meyer purchased the building where his take-and-bake pizza business has been leasing space for years. The building includes Jewel's Specialty Food Market and has space available for lease. Future plans include landscaping and remodeling the building's exterior. "I didn't see a better spot coming up," Meyer said, adding his current location near Country Kitchen and close to the intersection of Highway 210 and Golf Course Road is a good one.When the building ownership changed a few years ago to an out-of-town owner, there were concerns about the building getting the upkeep attention it needed. Meyer, who owns nine stores, decided he'd have better results if he owned the building in Baxter. One concern remained - about future plans for the Golf Course Road and Highway 210 intersection. But Meyer said those concerns were eased as the Baxter City Council approved a three-quarter access at the intersection as part of a larger construction project.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
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Monday, February 9, 2009
Tax service office opens in Brainerd
Tritegy Mortgage and Real Estate Network opened an office on Washington Street in Brainerd to offer the tax service with the franchise name of Tax City out of Indianapolis.Tritegy leased the 2,136-square-foot building at 101 Washington St., which formerly served Ameriprise.Tritegy was formerly on Forthun Road in Baxter before moving to Highway 371 in Pequot Lakes where the company bought an office building in August. That office building will be available for lease as Tritegy moves into a building it is constructing next door. The move is expected in May. The tax service is offered at both the Pequot Lakes and Brainerd offices.Mark Lunde, Tritegy vice president, said the basic tax service is for personal tax returns and sole proprietors like handymen or painters. He has worked 15 years in the mortgage industry and as an underwriter.New legislation, which provides a tax credit of as much as $7,500 for first-time home buyers, was one of the incentives to add the tax service to the company's offerings. Homes purchased on or after April 9, 2008, and before July 1, 2009 are eligible for the tax credit. The Internal Revenue Service reports the credit operates much like an interest-free loan, because it must be repaid during a 15-year period.The Tritegy/Tax City office plans to offer instant refund checks up to $1,000 and offer the rest within 24 hours. The company employs four in Brainerd and three in Pequot Lakes. With the housing market struggling and the number of first-time homebuyers Tritegy deals with, Lunde said they realized there was a gap in their financial services. With many past clients in the Brainerd area, they decided to open a second office here and provide the tax service as a retail business.At this point, the Brainerd office is a temporary location, but Lunde said they have already talked about retaining it.
Developer hopes free year's rent will help ease tough times
By RENEE RICHARDSON
Senior Reporter
If necessity is the mother of invention, as the saying goes, then the tough economy is providing plenty of reasons to innovate.As an example, retail space in Phase Two of the Baxter Village is now available at no cost for one year. That's free rent for 12 months for space along Highway 371 North."In today's environment we need to get creative and getting warm bodies in there is better than sitting empty," said Andy Anderson, Baxter Village owner/developer.Baxter Village's Phase One, including anchor Famous Dave's, opened in 2005. Other tenants include Big Stone Therapy, Morey's Seafood Market, Among the Pines, The Woodland Meadows, Tumbleroos and Gumdrop Tree.Phase Two, which is without tenants, was completed in late 2007 and is listed by Close-Converse.Anderson, founder and chief executive officer of Anderson Financial Group, said he can see the economic recession continuing for some time so coming up with a way to attract tenants now was worth offering a discount."It's a great incentive," Anderson said, adding a year rent free gives a new business the opportunity to become established. "I never have had to do that before but I don't know if anyone has ever experienced a time like this before. It's a very unique time in the U.S. economy and a unique time in American history. It's going to be interesting to see how we pull out of this and what direction we go in the future."Anderson says he thinks it's just a matter of time before the economy rebounds but when is anybody's guess. Several predictions point to a tough 2009. Anderson said he'd be glad to see a glimmer of hope by the end of 2009, signaling a better outlook for 2010.He remains optimistic and said the marketing move has already generated serious discussions for potential retail leases in the Baxter Village's Phase Two."It's been a good catalyst to get people thinking and that's what we need in today's environment to get creative as you try to fill space."Anderson quoted a saying "Tough times end, tough people don't.""We will get through this. It's just a matter of being creative and proactive and looking for the right opportunities."
Please click here to view the brochure: http://www.closeconverse.com/UserFiles/file/Baxter_Village_-_Phase_II(18).pdf
Senior Reporter
If necessity is the mother of invention, as the saying goes, then the tough economy is providing plenty of reasons to innovate.As an example, retail space in Phase Two of the Baxter Village is now available at no cost for one year. That's free rent for 12 months for space along Highway 371 North."In today's environment we need to get creative and getting warm bodies in there is better than sitting empty," said Andy Anderson, Baxter Village owner/developer.Baxter Village's Phase One, including anchor Famous Dave's, opened in 2005. Other tenants include Big Stone Therapy, Morey's Seafood Market, Among the Pines, The Woodland Meadows, Tumbleroos and Gumdrop Tree.Phase Two, which is without tenants, was completed in late 2007 and is listed by Close-Converse.Anderson, founder and chief executive officer of Anderson Financial Group, said he can see the economic recession continuing for some time so coming up with a way to attract tenants now was worth offering a discount."It's a great incentive," Anderson said, adding a year rent free gives a new business the opportunity to become established. "I never have had to do that before but I don't know if anyone has ever experienced a time like this before. It's a very unique time in the U.S. economy and a unique time in American history. It's going to be interesting to see how we pull out of this and what direction we go in the future."Anderson says he thinks it's just a matter of time before the economy rebounds but when is anybody's guess. Several predictions point to a tough 2009. Anderson said he'd be glad to see a glimmer of hope by the end of 2009, signaling a better outlook for 2010.He remains optimistic and said the marketing move has already generated serious discussions for potential retail leases in the Baxter Village's Phase Two."It's been a good catalyst to get people thinking and that's what we need in today's environment to get creative as you try to fill space."Anderson quoted a saying "Tough times end, tough people don't.""We will get through this. It's just a matter of being creative and proactive and looking for the right opportunities."
Please click here to view the brochure: http://www.closeconverse.com/UserFiles/file/Baxter_Village_-_Phase_II(18).pdf
Friday, February 6, 2009
Economist: Nation has seen hard times before
Economist: Nation has seen hard times before
BLADC ANNUAL MEETING
By RENEE RICHARDSON
Senior Reporter
While the nation is in the grips of a serious recession, the sky isn't falling."We've got to keep this in perspective," said Terry Fitzgerald, senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "It's important for policy makers to keep it in perspective. It's important for all of us to keep it in perspective. I'm not going to argue we're not having a serious recession. We are having a serious recession. There is no question about that."Fitzgerald spoke Thursday at the 21st Brainerd Lakes Area Development Corp.'s annual meeting at Timbermist. He said a key is to put this post-World War II recession in perspective with the others the nation has lived through.Fitzgerald started by reading from Time magazine quoting articles talking about the deepest economic slump since the Great Depression, the losses of 1.2 million jobs, the deep concerns of consumers, reckless borrowing and economic turmoil so severe it makes even the employed lose faith in their job future.The article date? Jan. 13, 1992.
Terry Fitzgerald, senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, spoke at the Brainerd Lakes Area Development Corp.'s annual dinner Thursday. The nation is in a serious recession but it's not as harsh as others in the post-World War II period, Fitzgerald said.
After 1992, Fitzgerald said there was a little slow growth for a couple of years that led to pretty good years in the late 1990s."We went from the end of the Earth to a pretty good economy and I think that's what's going to happen now," he said.Fitzgerald served as a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank before joining the bank full time in 2006 as an economist. He previously worked as a St. Olaf College professor of economics and as an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.At the BLADC meeting, Fitzgerald said there have been 10 recessions since 1948. While Fitzgerald said economists are better at explaining what happened than predicting the future, he thinks the economy will pick up by year's end. This recession matches up most closely to the recession of the early 1980s. Fitzgerald said most measures show this recession is not the harshest. It is the biggest economic decline in 25 years.Both Fitzgerald and BLADC board president Kevin Larson pointed to media attention focused on an economy going over the cliff. Fitzgerald said there isn't support for those dramatic reports for the overall economy. However, he said it is a phrase that aptly describes the housing market.The diversified Minnesota economy mirrors the nation's, Fitzgerald said. Brainerd feels the slowdown in tourism, manufacturing and construction. Relative to other parts of the state, Fitzgerald said this area seems to have been hurt more by tourism losses - down here 5-10 percent - based on room rental data.Business cycles, with destruction and creation, are part of the capitalist environment. The former Soviet Union was able to get rid of them. "But that didn't turn out so well," Fitzgerald said, getting laughs from the crowd. Fitzgerald said examples of bad policy that could harm an economic recovery come if efforts are made to save every failing company or if protectionism grows in regard to American jobs. That would only makes things worse, he said.
BLADC ANNUAL MEETING
By RENEE RICHARDSON
Senior Reporter
While the nation is in the grips of a serious recession, the sky isn't falling."We've got to keep this in perspective," said Terry Fitzgerald, senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "It's important for policy makers to keep it in perspective. It's important for all of us to keep it in perspective. I'm not going to argue we're not having a serious recession. We are having a serious recession. There is no question about that."Fitzgerald spoke Thursday at the 21st Brainerd Lakes Area Development Corp.'s annual meeting at Timbermist. He said a key is to put this post-World War II recession in perspective with the others the nation has lived through.Fitzgerald started by reading from Time magazine quoting articles talking about the deepest economic slump since the Great Depression, the losses of 1.2 million jobs, the deep concerns of consumers, reckless borrowing and economic turmoil so severe it makes even the employed lose faith in their job future.The article date? Jan. 13, 1992.
Terry Fitzgerald, senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, spoke at the Brainerd Lakes Area Development Corp.'s annual dinner Thursday. The nation is in a serious recession but it's not as harsh as others in the post-World War II period, Fitzgerald said.
After 1992, Fitzgerald said there was a little slow growth for a couple of years that led to pretty good years in the late 1990s."We went from the end of the Earth to a pretty good economy and I think that's what's going to happen now," he said.Fitzgerald served as a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank before joining the bank full time in 2006 as an economist. He previously worked as a St. Olaf College professor of economics and as an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.At the BLADC meeting, Fitzgerald said there have been 10 recessions since 1948. While Fitzgerald said economists are better at explaining what happened than predicting the future, he thinks the economy will pick up by year's end. This recession matches up most closely to the recession of the early 1980s. Fitzgerald said most measures show this recession is not the harshest. It is the biggest economic decline in 25 years.Both Fitzgerald and BLADC board president Kevin Larson pointed to media attention focused on an economy going over the cliff. Fitzgerald said there isn't support for those dramatic reports for the overall economy. However, he said it is a phrase that aptly describes the housing market.The diversified Minnesota economy mirrors the nation's, Fitzgerald said. Brainerd feels the slowdown in tourism, manufacturing and construction. Relative to other parts of the state, Fitzgerald said this area seems to have been hurt more by tourism losses - down here 5-10 percent - based on room rental data.Business cycles, with destruction and creation, are part of the capitalist environment. The former Soviet Union was able to get rid of them. "But that didn't turn out so well," Fitzgerald said, getting laughs from the crowd. Fitzgerald said examples of bad policy that could harm an economic recovery come if efforts are made to save every failing company or if protectionism grows in regard to American jobs. That would only makes things worse, he said.
Monday, February 2, 2009
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