Business &Manufacturing
Hangar open to help ideas take flight
Entrepreneurs and business people have a new resource in Park Rapids. The Hangar is located at 100 8th St. E. on Hwy. 71 north of the fire hall in the gray brick building that was formerly Seip Pharmacy and the city liquor store. It will offer 24-hour access to office space and equipment. “When you talk about entrepreneur centers, you want to create a launch-off place where you can get the groundwork to get to the next level,” said Heartland Lakes Development Commission (HLDC) Executive Director Mary Thompson. “Hangar has that connotation,” she said. “We want to help entrepreneurs take flight. We were thrilled to receive some assistance from the Industries of Park Rapids, a non-profit that provides assistance to businesses in the community. Sanford of Bemidji also provided us with a contribution to help with the renovation of The Hangar. They believe it’s worthwhile for the economic vitality of the community.”
MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS
The Hangar will serve three groups of people. The first group is entrepreneurs who are looking at starting a business. “They may be looking for guidance, mentoring and equipment to get started,” Thompson said.
The second group is small business owners. “They may want to create a report and need access to a really nice, multi-function printer that can also fax and scan, staple and three-hole punch, or really good internet, or they need to print a poster or blueprint on our wide-format machine. You can send your job to the machine from home and it will sit there until you come and scan your card, and then it prints.” The third group is remote workers. “Maybe they need a place to meet with a client besides at their kitchen table, or a place to have a Zoom meeting, or just want someone to bounce ideas off or chat with,” she said. Regular hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. “Once we are 100 percent done with construction we plan to open for 24-hour service around March 1 for those with Hangar memberships,” she said. Memberships range from a one-day pass to unlimited access. “If somebody’s here on vacation and they need to run in and do a few things for the office, they can get a day pass for $20. A pass for five consecutive days is $75. Each membership comes with a different amount of print allowances. There are also monthly plans ranging from $70
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