TABLE OF CONTENTS
February 2026 Advantage Magazine
What’s Inside
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FEATURE 2025 Year in Review
4 2025 YEAR IN REVIEW Reflecting on a year of growth
CEO PROFILE Joe Briese, Briese Iron Works, Inc.
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MEET THE MEMBER Escape Challenge
18 UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS
14 CEO PROFILE Joe Briese, Briese Iron Works, Inc.
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CHAMBER NEWS • Events • Applications for Leadership Greater Rochester Open in February • RYT Network: Where Young Talent Connects • Chamber's 2026 Legislative Agenda COMMUNITY NEWS • Merchants Bank Announces Major Gift to Possabilities Achievement Hub • Olmsted County Sheriff Kevin Torgerson Announces Retirement • Get to Know United Airlines: 10 Things to Know Before United Takes Off at RST • Minnesota Jobs Numbers Show Faster Growth Than U.S. • $2.04 Million Grant Recommended for Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo
including Golf Outing registration opening in February
16 MEET THE MEMBER Escape Challenge
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COMMERICAL INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORTATION
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(320) 252-1658 ST CLOUD HUTCHINSON PLAINVIEW (320) 587-3030 (507) 534-2165
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NEWSREEL New Roles and Celebrations
RIBBON CUTTINGS Grand Openings, Anniversaries, New Members, and Other Celebrations
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WWW.DESIGNELECT.COM
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NEW MEMBERS Welcome to the Chamber
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