Entries by Region Nine

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 […]

MDH hosts vaccine clinic in Worthington

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  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 […]

An Interview With a Fellow

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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 […]

Pandemic creating workforce training opportunities

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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 […]