After four months of construction, the dust at Miner’s County Market has settled leaving customers and employees with a newly updated grocery store.
“It is an exciting day,” Joe Truman, store manager, told The Journal Monday during a short ceremony to recognize renovation efforts.
Truman and store director Patrick Miner were among the officials on hand for the ribbon-cutting ceremony complete with cake, balloons and a round of applause from a group of customers.
“We’ve come a long way from start to finish,” Miner said. “The store has been completely transformed from what it was to what it is now. I’m really proud to come into this marketplace and invest and continue to gain customer support.”
County Market was established in Borderland about one year ago, Miner said, adding that Miner’s Inc., based out of Duluth, owns 33 supermarkets throughout the Midwest.
“We had a tight time frame to get a lot of work done,” Miner said. “It takes the effort of a lot of people to make that happen ... and it takes the patience of all the customers, too. We thank the customers for going through the pains of remodel.”
Miner said there are a few details and touches to be added to the building, especially the exterior, he said.
Meanwhile, the store director noted Monday’s celebration comes on the heels of last week’s announcement from Boise to eliminate 265 positions in the International Falls mill and said the news came as “quite the surprise.”
“Those kinds of challenges are of course unforeseen,” he said. “However, we’ve made a big investment into the marketplace and we hope to garner the support of the customers ... we hope to deliver the value and the experience that they deserve.”
