Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

5 days ago

Boutique flooring showroom is on the move to a new Rochester space Family Tradition Flooring and Abby Design Center, owned by Ben and Katye Savage, is rolling up the carpet and moving to a larger space at 3555 Ninth Street NW.

Boutique flooring showroom is on the move to a new Rochester space #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

1 week ago

A Beautiful Soul owner recently retired and closed the Rochester healing center After 11 years of owning and operating A Beautiful Soul boutique and healing center, Brinn McManus has retired and closed the Rochester business.

A Beautiful Soul owner recently retired and closed the Rochester healing center #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Jeff Kiger

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1 week ago

Rochester's Boulder Tap House to transform into Grizzly's Smoke & Fire Boulder Tap House will temporarily close on April 12 and recast with a “modern Northwoods feel" and wood fire-fueled menu.

Rochester's Boulder Tap House to transform into Grizzly's Smoke & Fire #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook www.postbulletin.com/business/roc...

Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

1 week ago

Tinn's Grilled Steak Subs says goodbye to Rochester due to construction and hello to Northfield Tinn's Grilled Philly Steak Subs will no longer serve its popular sandwiches and fries on Rochester’s Second Street due to construction. Fans can still visit the new Tinn’s restaurant in Northfield.

Tinn's Grilled Steak Subs says goodbye to Rochester due to construction and hello to Northfield #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

1 month ago

Nerdin Out to change the game by adding mini-golf and more to its rebranded activity arena Brad Vigesaa is updating and rebranding the former Battleground area next to his Nerdin Out shop at 1802 Second St. SW. Under the new name of District 507, it will feature a new indoor minigolf course...

Nerdin Out to change the game by adding mini-golf and more to its rebranded activity arena #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

1 month ago

Nerdin Out to change the game by adding mini-golf and more to its rebranded activity arena Brad Vigesaa is updating and rebranding the former Battleground area next to his Nerdin Out shop at 1802 Second St. SW. Under the new name of District 507, it will feature a new indoor minigolf course...

Nerdin Out to change the game by adding mini-golf and more to its rebranded activity arena #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

1 month ago

Drive-thru coffee chain is brewing up plans for its first Rochester location An Arkansas-based drive-thru caffeine chain – 7 Brew Coffee – is hoping to brew up its first Southern Minnesota shop in Rochester.

Drive-thru coffee chain is brewing up plans for its first Rochester location #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

1 month ago

Mayo Clinic mulls issuing $750 million in bonds to help pay for construction Mayo Clinic posted a notice on the Electronic Municipal Market Access website on Thursday about the possibility.

Mayo Clinic mulls issuing $750 million in bonds to help pay for construction #mayoclinic #rochmn #kigersnotebook

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Jeff Kiger

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1 month ago

Word on Fire buys former First Unitarian Universalist Church for $1.95M Bishop Robert Barron's nonprofit Catholic organization paid $1.95 million to buy the former First Unitarian Universalist Church, two days after the final service.

Word on Fire buys former First Unitarian Universalist Church for $1.95M #rochmn #heararoundroch #kigersnotebook

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Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

1 month ago

Vehicle-focused businesses drove three Rochester real estate deals totaling $5.62 million Three recent Rochester real estate transactions, involving Les Schwab Tires, NAPA Auto Parts and Rochester Armored Car, drove up local property sales by a combined $5.62 million.

Vehicle-focused businesses drove three Rochester real estate deals totaling $5.62 million #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook www.postbulletin.com/business/veh...

Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

1 month ago

HELPcare Clinic to triple the size of its Rochester location this summer HELPcare Clinic, an Austin-based membership-based direct primary clinic, plans to move its small Rochester office this summer into a 5,000-square-foot space now occupied by ETS Performance at 3708 Nor...

HELPcare Clinic to triple the size of its Rochester location this summer #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook www.postbulletin.com/business/hel...

Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

2 months ago

Stir Fry Express to offer free lunch for opening of Rochester restaurant When Semir Secic and his son Samir Secic open the doors Tuesday of their new Stir Fry Express eatery at 4107 N. U.S. Highway 52, they will be serving up a free lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to introduc...

Stir Fry Express to offer free lunch for opening of Rochester restaurant #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook www.postbulletin.com/business/sti...

Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

2 months ago

The Shoe Beverage Bar to open Saturday The Shoe Beverage Bar, Rochester’s newest and smallest watering hole, is taking a big step on Saturday. It is located in a 120-year-old house/former shoe repair shop at 908 N Broadway Ave.

The Shoe Beverage Bar to open Saturday #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

2 months ago

New smoke shop to open in northwest Rochester spot that last housed fitness center St. Cloud-based Smoke N’ Cloud is building out a new Rochester shop in Suite 200 of Barlow Plaza at 1123 Civic Center Drive, targeting a March opening for the Rochester store.

New smoke shop to open in northwest Rochester spot that last housed fitness center #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

2 months ago

NAPA Auto Parts to advance a new shop on South Broadway A South Broadway auto parts shop is shifting brands from Advance Auto Parts red to NAPA blue.

NAPA Auto Parts to advance a new shop on South Broadway #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

2 months ago

Mayo Clinic is the new owner of Assisi Heights Mayo Clinic acquired the sprawling campus of Assisi Heights in Northwest Rochester on Jan. 16. The 101 Sisters of Saint Francis will continue to live there.

Mayo Clinic is the new owner of Assisi Heights #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

2 months ago

Mayo Clinic is the new owner of Assisi Heights Mayo Clinic acquired the sprawling campus of Assisi Heights in Northwest Rochester on Jan. 16. The 101 Sisters of Saint Francis will continue to live there.

Mayo Clinic is the new owner of Assisi Heights #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

2 months ago

Growing Vanicream maker buys two Rochester buildings for $3.25M Pharmaceutical Specialties, Inc., the maker of the popular Vanicream line of skin care products, once again needs more room, so it recently paid $3.25 million to buy two commercial buildings across fr...

Growing Vanicream maker buys two Rochester buildings for $3.25M #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

2 months ago

Vyriad raises additional $25M to fuel its genetic technology 'race' Vyriad, a growing Rochester firm, recently raised an additional $25 million in funding to fuel its “race” to bring a new technology to market that accurately targets cancer within a patient to deliver...

Vyriad raises additional $25M to fuel its genetic technology 'race' #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

2 months ago

Rochester's Black Swan recently paid $40M for Villages at Essex Park apartments The Black Swan housing group ended 2025 with the second largest Rochester deal of the year with a $20.4 million purchase of a low income apartment complex, where its CEO once lived as a child.

Rochester's Black Swan recently paid $40M for Villages at Essex Park apartments #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

2 months ago

New York company acquires Rochester's Smith Schafer financial firm Rochester-founded Smith Schafer, one of Minnesota’s top accounting firms, was acquired by a large New York-based financial company on Jan. 1.

New York company acquires Rochester's Smith Schafer financial firm #rochmn #kigersnotebook #heardaroundroch

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Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

2 months ago

Blaze Credit Union paid $3.2 million for its new Rochester branch space Falcon Heights, Minn.-based Blaze Credit Union paid $3.2 million for a first floor business condominium at 975 34th Ave. NW on Dec. 30 to launch a new Rochester branch. Blaze is temporarily leasing th...

Blaze Credit Union paid $3.2 million for its new Rochester branch space #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

3 months ago

GameStop to close northwest Rochester store It will soon be game over for Rochester’s last GameStop shop, though it might respawn and reopen in a new location.

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Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

3 months ago

Eagle Rock Bank to move its headquarters, opening door for Blaze Credit Union to move into Rochester Eagle Rock Bank, formerly ONB, plans to move out of its Rochester headquarters in March 2026, which will open the door for Blaze Credit Union to enter the market.

Eagle Rock Bank to move its headquarters, opening door for Blaze Credit Union to open in Rochester #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

3 months ago

New downtown Rochester bookshop offers a cozy 'browsing experience' A passion for books, old things and science inspired Lucy Kruesel to open the doors of a cozy classic shop called Diatom Books, tucked away in downtown Rochester.

New downtown Rochester bookshop offers a cozy 'browsing experience' #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

3 months ago

Yuma Fritas is open and serving up 'Cubanish' fare Chef Justin Schoville and Lindsay Zubay have brought new life and new flavors in the form of Yuma Fritas to the former Taco JED space along Rochester’s South Broadway.

Yuma Fritas is open and serving up 'Cubanish' fare #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook www.postbulletin.com/business/yum...

Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

3 months ago

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.

Neighborly Gifts continues to grow by buying KD Fine Jewelry property #rochmn #heatdaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

3 months ago

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.

Stifel investments to move out of downtown Rochester to a new northwest office in 2026 #rochmnn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

3 months ago

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...

Owners hope to have The Shoe Beverage Bar up and running by end of January #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook

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Jeff Kiger

@whereskiger.bsky.social

3 months ago

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.

Heritage Pet Hospital to build a larger facility in northwest Rochester #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook www.postbulletin.com/business/her...