had a lot of buildings for sale. downtown had some empty store fronts. tom amburg said new immigrants have kept his properties occupied. working with the somalis, some of the hispanics, we were able to help them move into some of these locations to provide some more retail. willmar is very cosmopolitan now and i really like that because every new culture brings new things and new ideas and new skills. mr. olo started his first business, a specialized car shuttle, just a few months ago. after saving up for seven years, he and his partners launched southwest transportation. they drive people to and from medical appointments as a service covered by medical insurance. the business is owned by myself and two of my other co-owners and we had to raise the money among ourselves and we haven t used any financing from any source.
downtown had a lot of buildings for sale. downtown had some empty store fronts. tom, manager at minnesota first real estate, says new immigrants have kept his properties occupied. working with the somalis and so many hispanics, we were able to help them move into some of these locations to provide more retail. wilmar is very cosmopolitan now. and i really like that because every new culture brings new things and new ideas and new skills. this man started his first business, a specized car shuttle, just a few months ago. after saving up for seven years, he and his partners launched southwest transportation. they drive people to and from medical appointments as a service covered by medical insurance. the business is run by myself and two of my other co-owners and we had to raise the money among ourselves and we haven t used any financing from any