Retail

Highway frontage land that belonged to St. Croix County less than a year ago may soon become home to a Honda recreational vehicle sales and service facility. At its Sept. 25 meeting, the City of New Richmond Plan Commission voted to approve a site plan and stormwater review for...

After eight years of operation, New Richmond's Walmart received a facelift. Employees finished an eight-week remodel of the store last week and hosted a re-grand opening on July 19 to celebrate. Employees at Walmart were promised a remodel last year; however, the project kept getting...

Advance Auto Parts Inc. has opened a new store on one of the busiest intersections in New Richmond. The commercial lot at the corner of Knowles Avenue and Fourth Street has been empty for decades, but now is bustling with activity. Advanced Auto Parts, 346 S. Knowles Ave., held a...

When Bennie and Stacy Brevard-Mays moved to New Richmond about two years ago, they knew something was missing. Bennie, a New York native, said he hated that New Richmond had only two options for clothing. “Everyone shops at Walmart and you have 30 people wearing the same...

The New Richmond News recently hired Patty Steele of Hudson as an advertising representative for the News, www.newrichmond-news.com and RiverTown Multimedia. Steele has worked in the newspaper business for 11 years, the last five at the Woodbury Bulletin and Hudson Star-Observer,...

For 25 years, Don Tarnowski has helped customers at Farm and Home in New Richmond figure out their hardware needs. Now, Tarnowski has retired and he's looking forward to a little travel with his wife. Employees at Doyle's Farm and Home gave Tarnowski a rousing farewell on his last...

United Way St. Croix Valley will be running its fourth annual online auction throughout the month of June. All proceeds generated by this year's...

Chuck Polfus elected to retire from Frontier, Inc. (formally Polfus Implement) on Dec. 31, 2012. For more than 70 years, the Polfus family has...

Sandwiched between Black Friday and Cyber Monday is a Saturday geared toward shining the light on small businesses in local communities. "Small Business Saturday" was launched in 2010 by American Express to encourage customers to frequent their small, local retailers instead of the...

While on their honeymoon to northern Minnesota in July, Mike and Sarah Moore came up with an idea for a new business in New Richmond. The couple...

Simonets furniture outlet in Stillwater, Minn. has opened a new outlet store in Somerset. "We thought we'd bring some furniture out here,"...

In the midst of the road construction on Wisconsin Highway 65 and Interstate 94 in Roberts, a new gas station has also been under construction. The...