Spoil Me Spa opens in Hastings 
Sheila Hanson is hoping her new business can be Hastings’ one-stop-shop for all things spa-related.
Lawrence Interiors moves downtown 
They offer the same services and employ the same people. It’s just the location that has changed.
RELATED CONTENTInnovative Surfaces is chamber’s ‘Business of the Year’ 
Bruce and Sherry Akins love Hastings, and work to keep it nice in both their personal and professional lives.
RELATED CONTENTNavigation season ends at Lock and Dam 2 
A total of 6,426 vessels and 7,072,327 tons of cargo passed through Lock and Dam 2 in Hastings from March 23 to Dec.6.
RELATED CONTENTSecond Street Depot Bar and Grill opens 
When no jobs are available, you take your destiny into your own hands.
RELATED CONTENTAffinity Plus to open at former Starbucks site 
Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union will be the newest tenant in the strip mall across from Walmart come springtime.
RELATED CONTENTHastings business integral on upcoming ‘Extreme Makeover’ 
Ty Pennington may be the host of the TV show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” but when it airs Jan. 3, one of the stars of the show will be Hastings’ own Jill Ragan Scully of Impressive Windows and Interiors.
RELATED CONTENTThree businesses fail alcohol compliance checks 
Three Hastings businesses failed alcohol compliance checks conducted by the Hastings Police Department Dec. 12, and the failure could mean a fine and liquor license suspension for one of them.
RELATED CONTENTKings holds annual toy and gift drive Dec. 8. 
King's Place’s annual Toys for Tots drive will be held from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8. Those who bring in a new, unwrapped toy will receive a coupon for a free hamburger, chips, beverage and treat.
RELATED CONTENTSubway program benefits local schools 
Eat a Subway sandwich and earn some extra money for your school.
RELATED CONTENTHalf a century at Smead 
The last time David Fasbender applied for a job, Alaska and Hawaii had just become states, the Barbie doll was making its debut, “Ben-Hur” was a hit at the box office, and the Explorer 6 was transmitting the first images of Earth ever taken from space.
RELATED CONTENTSnowflake Days coming to downtown Hastings 
Downtown Snowflake Days is a new event that’s aimed at getting people to the downtown area during the holiday shopping season, and to introduce people to some stores they may have never visited.
RELATED CONTENTImpressive Windows making impression: Hastings woman’s work to be featured on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 
Jill Ragan Scully’s grandma taught her how to sew when she was 8 years old. Ragan Scully used to make costumes for plays the kids in her neighborhood would put on. In high school, she made prom dresses and coats for her friends.
RELATED CONTENTFond du Lac Band wants $75 million back 
Minnesota News
In a move that could conceivably bankrupt the city of Duluth, the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is asking a federal court to return the $75.5 million it has given the city since 1994 as part of its agreement to open the Fond-du-Luth Casino.
Businesses can make tracks for exports 
Minnesota News
EAGAN, Minn. -- If a product dreamed up by an 11-year-old boy and manufactured in a 900-population community known as the Moose Capital of the North can successfully be shipped around the world, other small Minnesota businesses could do the same.
