Tempo, a branch of Minneapolis' Gamble-Skogmo conglomerate, operated stores in the Midwestern and Mountain states. The chain debuted -in Montevideo, Minnesota- in March 1962. The ARROWHEAD CENTER unit, dedicated in May 1962, was the chain's second operational store.
Graphic from Gamble-Skogmo, Incorporated


The south end of ARROWHEAD CENTER was anchored by a Red Owl supermarket. This chain was also based in Minnesota, with stores located in the Upper Midwest.
Graphic from Red Owl Stores, Incorporated


In our first ARROWHEAD CENTER layout, we see a depiction of the complex as it stood in 1962. With just 70,000 leasable square feet, it would not qualify as a so-called "regional" shopping hub.


TOWN & COUNTRY CENTER opened, in Minot's southern environs, in 1964. This fully-enclosed shopping complex spanned over 240,000 leasable square feet. However, like ARROWHEAD CENTER, it was not large enough to be considered a regional draw.
Photo from http://www.minotmemories.com


The first (and only) regional-class shopping hub in -or around- Minot was completed in 1980. DAKOTA SQUARE MALL originally encompassed over 400,000 leasable square feet.
Graphic from http://www.shopdakotasquare.com


An early 2000s-vintage snapshot shows the appearance of ARROWHEAD CENTER before 2007, when it was given a major exterior renovation.
Photo from http://www.iret.com (website on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine)