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Regional Examples

Granite Falls Eyecare

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Ortonville Dairy Queen

When the Ortonville Dairy Queen closed in 2023, new owners saw an opportunity to bring back the beloved ice cream shop for the community to enjoy. Read how the UMVRDC RLF was able to help the owners open the doors back up in May 2024.

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Books by Kelly

Seeing the need to help in-home child care professionals understand tax laws, this business owner started up her own business to help serve a need in her community and beyond.

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Forever In My Heart Pet Cremation

Read how Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home utilized the UMVRDC CARES Act RLF to start Forever in Our Hearts Pet Cremation to serve pet owners in Granite Falls and beyond.

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Outlaw Graphix

With help from the UMVRDC CARES Act RLF, Outlaw Graphix was able to purchase equipment to help their quickly-growing business continue to provide quality products to the Montevideo area and far beyond.

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The HomeStore Design Center

The HomeStore Design Center has been a business in Montevideo for over 40 years. With help from the UMVRDC CARES Act RLF, the current owners were able to purchase the business, continuing to provide the community with quality goods and services.

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Madsen Family Chiropractic

With help from the UMVRDC CARES Act RLF, Brock Madsen was able to fulfil his dream of owning his own chiropractic practice in Montevideo. 

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Granite Falls Woodworks

With help from the UMVRDC's Revolving Loan Fund, three friends were able to start their own business and offer quality, custom products to the Granite Falls area and beyond.  

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