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Dear fellow Minnesotans, Adversity seems to lurk around every corner as of late, and yesterday’s news added only more grief. I was devastated at the announcement of Mondale’s passing. Minnesota has experienced great loss once more. Vice President Walter Mondale made his mark on Minnesota, the nation, and the world. He redefined what […]
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 […]
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 […]
Up to 1,000 vaccine doses were available over two days. Written By: Leah Ward | 7:00 am, Mar. 27, 2021 WORTHINGTON — Worthington was the recipient of a state vaccination clinic Friday and Saturday, with 500 doses of the Johnson & Johnson available each day. The Worthington Event Center hosted the clinic, allowing […]
Region Nine Development Commission (RNDC) is an EDA-designated Economic Development District (EDD) focused on fostering economic development in a nine-county region in southern Minnesota. Located in Mankato, RNDC’s service area is predominantly white but quickly diversifying. To address diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) issues, RNDC infuses these efforts into its economic development work. “It’s not […]
Written by Brianna Sanders, RNDC Intern Alejandra Bejarano, a current fellow at Region Development Commission (RNDC), grew up in Bogotá, Colombia. She got a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing and management from Dalton State College. Alejandra first joined Mankato’s community in 2018 when she became a graduate student at Minnesota State University – Mankato […]
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If there’s one good thing to come out of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it’s this: Greater Minnesota has more opportunities to train people to fill ongoing job vacancies. That was what researchers at the Mankato-based Center for Rural Policy and Development told lawmakers Monday during a House workforce and business development committee hearing. “The data […]
Minnesota’s summer of protests, violence, and personal and political reckoning brought issues of race and racism front and center in 2020. For many Greater Minnesota communities, however, making their towns more welcoming to everyone was a priority long before then. Motivated by a variety of concerns, many leaders have partnered with University of Minnesota Extension […]
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