A new 100,000-square-foot store will open in the vacant Sears space next year
Feb 22, 2021
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Store leader Ryan LaBarge, of SCHEELS in Minot, looks at a drawing of a proposed new store to be located in the former Sears outlet in Dakota Square Mall.
SCHEELS, an employee-owned All Sports retailer, is excited to bring a larger location to Minot, scheduled to open in 2022. The new shopping destination is planned for the Dakota Square Mall after a full renovation of the former Sears space, and will feature over 100,000 square feet of retail adventure for the entire family.
“SCHEELS has been welcoming customers through our doors in Minot since 1974, first as a hardware store on Broadway, then at our current location in Dakota Square Mall,” said SCHEELS CEO Steve M. Scheel. “We are looking to the future in Minot and believe this larger store will bring an improved SCHEELS experience to a community that has supported our store for nearly five decades.”
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An aging drainage system for the Dakota Square Mall area won’t last much longer, according to engineers. Money for a more modern system is the big hurdle, and the Minot City Council took a step it hopes will address that obstacle in approving an application for a federal grant Tuesday.
The city is seeking about $9.4 million from the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The city wants to resolve flooding potential associated with the Puppy Dog Coulee, one of the five major drainage basins around the city of Minot. The drainage basin is about 9,500 acres, most of it outside city limits. In comparison, that’s about the equivalent of 53% of the city’s land area, according to Minot City Engineer Lance Meyer.
Dec 15, 2020
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Rabbi Yonah Grossman, of Chabad Jewish Center in Fargo, pictured with his daughter Rivka, 6, read prayers and sang songs during the lighting of the menorah at Dakota Square Mall in honor of Hanukkah on Monday evening. Monday was the fifth day of the eight day holiday.
The scope of the ceremony was limited due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the lights of a six-foot Hanukkah menorah in Dakota Square Mall shone as brightly as ever following a lighting ceremony Monday evening.
The Chabad Jewish Center of North Dakota in Fargo stated it is conducting this year’s menorah lightings in Fargo, Bismarck and Minot in recognition of the crucial need for a message of hope during what, for many, is a very difficult time. The center also distributed menorahs, candles and Hanukkah-at-home kits for residents celebrating at home.