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Sanford Center general manager says local staffing, events and stability are driving improvement
Summary
Bobby Anderson, Sanford Center general manager, told Beltrami County commissioners the venue reduced turnover, staged new community events and narrowed its 2024 operating loss to about $359,000 while pursuing additional bookings to cut county subsidy.
Bobby Anderson, general manager of the Sanford Center, told Beltrami County commissioners that stabilizing local staffing, rebuilding community engagement and improving finances are his priorities as the facility recovers from recent years of turnover and operational problems.
Anderson said he was promoted into the general manager role in 2023 and emphasized hiring people from the Bemidji area to reduce turnover and better reflect local needs. “I believe that people of Northern Minnesota, Bemidji community should be the ones running the facility,” Anderson said.
Anderson described several community-driven events launched or revived in 2024 and early 2025, including the BASH fishing derby, the Knights of Columbus Walleye…
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