Business

Hutchinson’s newest downtown restaurant had a “soft opening” Wednesday night.

Monday’s announcement that the long-planned 500- to 600-megawatt Big Stone II power plant near Big Stone, S.D., will not be built should not leave Hutchinson residents without electricity.

The biotechnology field continues to experience rapid growth and development as the science around healthcare, agriculture, and energy evolves.

Hutchinson Technology Inc. said Monday that actions it took earlier this year to reduce costs and debt have improved the company’s operating results and financial position.

Bushmills Ethanol Inc. will pay a civil penalty totaling $425,000 for a variety of alleged violations at it's ethanol production facility outside of Atwater.

When Carreen Pierson and her husband were planning their move to Hutchinson two years ago from the Truman area she looked forward to the Crow River Arts Inc. shop at Hutchinson Mall.

Hutchinson Technology Inc. will report its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter results shortly after 3 p.m. Monday. A subsequent conference call for investors will take place at 4 p.m.

Customers seeking permits to move oversize or overweight trucks over interstate, U.S. and state highways within Minnesota will experience better service by applying online.

Hutchinson Technology Inc. will participate in the Needham HDD Investor Day in New York City at 7:30 a.m. Central Time on Wednesday, Nov. 4.