Hilmerson Sports and General Rental Center named Small Business of the Year

15 Mar 2025

Awards and Recognition, Business, News, Economic Development

Hilmerson Sports and General Rental Center, a local power sports and equipment rental business, has been named the 2024 Small Business of the Year by the Little Falls Chamber of Commerce and Tourism.

Owner Brad Hilmerson, who took over the businesses in 2008, was excited to receive the news at a chamber meeting in January.

“It felt good because it’s not just me, it’s everybody here that is part of it,” Hilmerson said. “Yes, I’m here every day, but it takes everybody else to make it what it is to earn something like that.”

Hilmerson grew up in the family business and always had a passion for the motor sports industry. In 2008, he saw an opportunity to purchase the existing business and expand it into what is now Hilmerson Sports Center.

Read the full article from the Morrison County Record here.

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