The Hibbing Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated with Eye Clinic North with a ribbon cutting and open house on August 25. Those on-hand included Shelly Hanson, president of the Hibbing Area Chamber of Commerce; Hannah Sipola and Dr. Matt Sipola (center), owners of Eye Clinic North, and Hibbing Mayor Pete Hyduke. Photo courtesy of Hibbing
Minnesota briefs: 10 Hibbing businesses awarded loans to weather pandemic
By Star Tribune staff Star Tribune January 23, 2021 1:10pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Ten businesses in Hibbing have been awarded $324,000 in interest-free loans to help offset the financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The city one of 12 northeastern Minnesota communities to receive a Taconite Area Community Relief grant from the state s Department of Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation used the loans in conjunction with the Hibbing Economic Development Authority in a move that impacts 71 jobs in the St. Louis County city.
The 10 businesses received zero-interest loans ranging from $5,000 to $40,000 with a five-y