Minnesota Rusco Suddenly Closes – Now What?

You are in the midst of a remodel, and you wonder why no one shows up to finish the job.  Then you find out on the news, or through some sort of search that the company you were using for your remodel/home improvement, etc has abruptly closed.

Minnesota Rusco, the company with the very catchy jingle, that most people probably recognize abruptly closed.  The company has been in business since 1955, as their jingle states.

The thing is, that there were several projects that were in the process, and so the question is "what are they to do now"?

FOX 9 News posted some of the steps that Minnesota Rusco customers can take.

• Minnesota Rusco announced Thursday it has ceased all operations after 70 years in the home remodeling industry.
• The company's abrupt closure left employees suddenly without jobs.
• The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry tells FOX 9 customers can get their money back on current projects through the Contractor Recovery Fund.

According to Fox 9 News, there have been about 25-30 currently customers that have been reaching out to see how they can get their money back.  Then find another construction company that will be able to finish the work that Minnesota Rusco essentially bailed on.

DLI’s Contractor Recovery Fund can pay up to $550,000 on behalf of one licensed residential building contractor or remodeler, with a separate limit of $100,000 per consumer.

If you would like to apply to try and get some or all of the funds back from the unfinished projects, you will have to apply through the Minnesota Department of Labor.  This is the link for that application.

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