BURNSVILLE, Minn. -- There is a particular breed of man who awaits the arrival of the Northern Tool + Equipment catalog the way children anticipate the coming of Santa Claus. The 530-page booklet is a ...

BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) There is a particular breed of man who awaits the arrival of the Northern Tool + Equipment catalog the way children anticipate the coming of Santa Claus. The 530-page booklet is ...

Where would you go to find an underwater camera mask, a keg-o-rator, a retro vending machine or a circus popcorn cart? You can find such items, along with gas-powered blenders, storm-proof lighters ...

For every sensible gift of a flannel nightgown, tie or pair of socks opened on Christmas, some merry prankster will be sneaking something edgier under the tree and into the stockings — a Duck Dynasty ...

Burnsville-based Northern Tool and Equipment said it is acquiring The Sportsman’s Guide, a catalog supplier of outdoor goods based in South St. Paul. It is also purchasing The Golf Warehouse, an ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Don Kotula, who founded Northern ...

DULUTH, Minn.—If you’ve got a pickup or a trailer, if you fix your own boat or work the trades, then you’re probably Don Kotula’s kind of guy. And his customer. “Guys who do stuff buy from me,” says ...