Jeff Kiger

Grace Pesch, who helped lead United Way of Southeast Minnesota for more than seven years, wants to help locals change the world with her new leadership coaching and consulting firm, Futures From Within.

DISPO, which operates a large cannabis club in New York City, will open a new THC and CBD shop at 108 First Ave. SW in Rochester. The goal is to open the store by the end of August or early September.

DePuy Synthes is renovating a space in the Kahler Grand Hotel skyway for Mayo Clinic staff to learn about its orthopedics portfolio, including joint reconstruction, spine and sports medicine.

Marion Mall, LLC paid a total of $2.27 million for the 12-year-old Marion Business Center at 1217 Marion Road SE on July 15.

Hormel’s Board of Directors have appointed John Ghingo as president and chief executive officer. His tenure will start on Oct. 26. He has served as president and a member of the Hormel Foods Board of Directors since July 2025.

On July 20, Oronoco-based Pahl Properties, LLC paid $1.94 million for the 98-year-old apartment complex in Rochester’s Pill Hill neighborhood. The two-story building near Saint Marys Hospital includes 16 units.

Rochester Realtor and developer Jay Christenson plans to soon give the former J.E.T.S. Gymnastics building a $3 million upgrade to transform it into a sporty business center combining office spaces with pickleball and basketball courts.

Rochester attorney Mike Schatz, who leads the Schatz Law Firm, purchased the brick building at 44 Fourth St SE for $900,000 on July 16.

Adam Fredericksen and Allyson Palmer sent out a letter on Tuesday that Thesis Beer Project will close due to the ongoing construction on Second Street Southwest.

Beth Benike faced adversity from tariffs, driving her to adapt and re-package her Busy Baby products. That creation earned her a 2026 Good Housekeeping award aflnd an almost $50,000 tariff refund.