Northwest Minnesota is home to a number of businesses that have grown from a garage or a kitchen table to become companies that employ hundreds of people and sell products around the world. A lot of entrepreneurs in our area look to successful companies like Arctic Cat, Central Boiler, Digi-Key, Marvin Windows and Doors, and Polaris as examples to learn from as they grow their own businesses.

IDEA – a competition to help small businesses thrive – is celebrating its sixth year. Michelle Landsverk of Landsverk and Associates in Fosston joined Pioneer 90.1’s Mark Johnson to talk about it.

In the mid-70’s a new kind of pop music came on the scene that was pretty divisive. Whether you loved or hated it, 40 years ago, the first disco songs were making a splash on the dance floor, on radio, and in even in the movies with “Saturday Night Fever.” Disco made near-instant stars of many of its performers, but in many cases their fame was fleeting. Author James Arena has written a new book called “First Legends of Disco,” that features interviews with 40 disco stars looking back on their careers.

Join us for a daylong sample of the roots of rock, pop, and soul on Tuesday April 1st as we feature our oldies station on Pioneer 90.1! You normally have to have an HD radio to hear Pioneer 90.1 Classic, but on Tuesday you’ll hear it all day on our main channel! From the old standbys to deep tracks, it’ll be a day of memories and fun from the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s.