Who's new? Who's out?

The Luverne Area Chamber tracks local business and commerce and shared the following account of business activity over the past decade.
 
New businesses in 2010
•Pierce Financial Services
•Elegant Events
•HGS Gallery 
•Kids Zone (second-hand)
 
Closed businesses in 2010
•Furniture House
•Gabe’s Clothing & Shoes
•Family Dollar
•Brown Church Antiques
 
Ownership changes 2010
•Joel and Maggie Johnson buy Wayne’s Body Shop 
 
New businesses in 2011
•Health Styles Weight Loss Center
•McKenzie Street Gallery
•Luverne Power Fitness
 
Closed businesses 2011
•Final Touch 
•K&R Used 
•Magnolia Steak House
•Curves
•Elegant Events 
•Luverne Welding 
•McKenzie Street Gallery
 
New businesses 2012
•Scott’s Dumpster, 
•Lavish Designs 
•Skipper’s Pub 
•Blue Mound Auto Glass
•The Bluestem
•Barber Lodge
•Four Way Insulation
•Junk in the Trunk 
•Restoration Alley
•Cleveringa Town Homes
•Sassy Seconds
 
Closed businesses 2012
•Renfro Variety
•Skipper’s Pub
•Platinum
•April’s Bed & Breakfast
•Junk in the Trunk
•Let Bill Do It
 
New ownerships 2012
•Mark Jacobson to Jaycox
•Luverne Flowers to Kevin Jacobsma
•Jariah to Honeycomb LLB
•Chuck’s Barber Shop from Chuck Tweet to Matt Shuey
 
New businesses in2013
•Luverne Street Music in Carnegie Cultural Center
•Dragonfly
•Skipper’s Cardinal Pub & Grill
•Rock Motors Sports
•Grand Stay Hotel
•Smiley’s
•The Bean
•Prairie Rehabilitation 
 
Closed businesses 2013
•Korner Gas
•Southwest Auto Sales •Coffey Haus
•Grapevines
•Skippers
 
New businesses 2014
•Molly the Trolley
•W-2’s Quality Meats
•Luverne Brew Partners (Take 16 Brewing Co.)
•Fish-n-Clips
•Tyana’s Boutique
•Schomacker Tire Repair
•The Warehouse
 
Closed businesses 2014
•Barber Lodge 
•Rock County Barbers
•Grapevines
•Palace Video
•Sunrise Motel
•Smiley’s & Computer Tutor
 
New ownerships 2014
•Chit Chat’s to Papa’s Place
 
New businesses 2015
•Sterling’s Cafe & Grille
•Medi Spa “The Face Place”
•Redeemed Remnants
 
Closed businesses 2015
•Sears
 
New ownerships 2015
•Big Tent Rental From Mike Jarchow to Jordan and Stacy Smidt
•Minn-Kota Vet Clinic to Rock Vet Clinic
•Skattum Confinement to Son-D-Farms
 
New businesses 2016
•RE/MAX Land & Home
•Crossroad Trailers
•Grand Prairie Events
•Luverne Counseling
•Rock River Relics
•Schomacker Appliances
 
Closed businesses 2016
•The Warehouse
•Smooky’s Pizza
 
New ownership 2016
•HGS Gallery to Rock River Relics
•Loopy’s to Four Seasons
 
New businesses 2017
•Computer Clinic
•Firefly
•Bluestem Catering
•AbadabaDo Salon
•Oasis Care Home 
•Lord Grizzly Gallery
•Wildflowers Coffee
 
Closed businesses 2017
•Blue Mound Banquet Center
•Casey’s East Main Street
 
New ownerships 2017
•Glen’s Food Center to Teal’s Market
•Aanenson’s Locksmith to Harsma Locksmith
 
New businesses 2018
•Kemp Electric
•Top Notch Car Wash 
•Deragisch Insurance 
•United Community Action Partnership (Community Transit for Rock County)
•State Farm Insurance
•75 Diner
•Papa Larry’s LLC
 
Closed businesses 2018
•Papa’s Place
•SW Habitat for Humanity
•Luverne Trolley LLC
 
New ownerships 2018
•Wayne’s Body Shop 
•BeMobile Inc. from Sudenga Communications
 
New businesses 2019
•Alpha Sigma Health Group
•Backdraft Manufacturing
•NextEra Energy 
•Healing Path Counseling & Wellness
•Vinnie’s Dang Fine Dine – reopened by Leroy Austin
•SpringBrooke Events at the Beaver Creek Golf Course
 
Closed businesses 2019
•Beaver Creek Electric
•Tracie Nath – Lula Roe
•M & L Electric – Mike Buss
•McClure Construction – Matt McClure
•Honeycomb
•Restoration Alley
•Cox Realty – Alan Cox
•Shopko (building bought by Bomgaars)
•Red Rock Oil
•Express Ag
•Blue Mound Transport
 
New ownerships 2019
•Green Lantern Bar & Grill – Linda DeSplinter