Pamida Plans to Close Bemidji Location

BEMIDJI, Minn. – A longtime tenant of downtown Bemidji has contacted city officials about what formal steps are needed to close its doors and promote a liquidation sale.

Pamida, 200 Paul Bunyan Drive, plans to close its doors by Feb. 28.

“They’ve been here a long time,” City Manager John Chattin said Wednesday. “Any time you have a vacant building, especially in a prominent position, it creates a perception you don’t want to create.”

Andrew Mack, assistant planner for the Greater Bemidji Area Joint Planning Board, said a Pamida official contacted a city building officials and then him about sign permits required for store sales.

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