Our local media is delivering informative, helpful, and critical information during this time of disruption. In addition to providing invaluable pandemic updates, these outlets are also highlighting stories of strength, generosity, and the Rochester community coming together. Below is a running list of coverage from local media outlets featuring business and their generous efforts stepping up to give back to the community.
Week of April 20th - April 24th
Buy the shirt that helps Rochester restaurants and medical professionals at Mayo Clinic
Workforce Development Inc. can help you navigate through the unemployment process
Landlords working with tenants during pandemic: 'We want to do anything we can'
Local brewery hopeful after new order allows restaurants to sell liquor and beer
Week of April 13th - April 17th
Business mentors during crisis
Salvation Army aims to help tenants pay rent
Hy-Vee Gas offering full-service model
Rochester church donates 1,000 pizzas to school employees (Echo Church)
How parents can help students learn from home (Slyvan Learning Center)
Grocery delivery is now an option, and it has its advantages
Library grows option to distribute seeds
Local breweries helping each other keep the tap open
Helping seniors shine (Salt & Pepper Photography)
A 'GIFT', just in time for Easter (White Space)
Week of April 6th - April 10th
Serving others through the gift of music (Healing Rhythms Music Therapy)
United we stand, 6-feet apart (Texteijl)
Salt & Pepper Photography: Free Graduation Photos
RPD Animal Control offering pet food delivery service (Rochester Pet and Country Store)
Mayo Clinic to lead national program on COVID-19 therapy
Week of March 30th - April 3rd
Rochester business offering free bread during pandemic (Great Harvest Co.)
Virtual concert to benefit Ronald McDonald House
Delivering Baked Thank You’s - One Donation at a Time (Roasted Bliss Coffee Shop & Bakery)
Week of March 23rd - 27th
Charter Provides Free Wifi for Students (Charter Spectrum)
Discounted Hotel Rooms During COVID-19 Pandemic (TPI Hospitality)
Shirt Sales to Benefit Rochester Area Small Businesses
Front-line Hy-Vee Employees to Receive Appreciation Bonus, Protective Leave Benefits
A Local Business Owner Helps Community Deal with Anxiety by Teaching Yoga (Yoga Tribe)
RochStrong Brings Businesses & Community Together
Strikers Corner in Stewartville is Providing Meals to Those in the Trucking Industry
Local Restaurant Rescue Page (Minnesota 97.5)
Community Groups Step Forward to Help Those in Need (Powers Ventures, Channel One)
Mayo Clinic to Protect Staff Pay During Outbreak
Week of March 16th - 20th
Local Restaurants Help Feed Students in Need in the Midst of an Uncertain Future (Casablanca, Victorias, True Smoke BBQ, Newts, Grand Rounds Brewing Company)
Hy-Vee raising money and awareness to help fill shelves at local food banks during COVID-19 pandemic
Rochester Pizza Chain Aims to Feed Students in Need (Toppers)
YMCAs across Minnesota to Offer Child Care for School Age Children
Local Gym Uses Social Media to Keep its Customers Working Out (Crossfit Progression)
Trail Creek Coffee Roasters Supports Other Businesses