Entries by Region Nine

Area commissioners’ top issues: broadband, highways, telemedicine

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More federal funding to expand broadband, rules to allow the continuation of telemedicine, highway funding and more aid for small businesses are at the top of the list for area rural counties. Those were the messages county commissioners delivered to U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar during a virtual roundtable she hosted Friday. The three commissioners are […]

Klobuchar talks economic recovery plans for Region 9

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Sen. Amy Klobuchar talks COVID’s economic impact with the Region 9 Development Commission The pandemic has hit businesses, hospitality industry and the economies of entire cities, with having to close restaurants for weeks at a time to canceling events that would’ve drawn tourists. Representatives from Sibley, Le Sueur and Martin County joined the senator to […]

Economic development grant helping southern Minnesota

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Being proactive and not reactive is the motto for Region 9 Development Commission. “How are things going right now and what do we see in the future,” Region 9 Development Commission Executive Director Nicole Griensewic said. Especially with their Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy. Each year, they provide the Economic Development Grant for southern Minnesota. More […]

Brewery coming to Fairmont

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FAIRMONT — Fairmont may soon be home to a new business in the form of the Fairmont Brewing Company. Owner and operator Joseph Riemann recently had a request for proposal approved by the Fairmont City Council to secure the Fairmont Senior Citizens building in downtown Fairmont. Riemann grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and […]