Economic Vitality in Greater Minnesota
The sector includes companies that make everything from massive conveyor belts to radiators and air coolers to replacement parts for machines that crush ore to special tools used by miners.
Economic Vitality in Greater Minnesota
The project began with a question: How could rural grocers offer more of the fresh produce that is grown in the farm fields all around them?
Economic Vitality in Greater Minnesota
“We are just scratching the surface of what’s needed in terms of rehab,” said Dale Slagter, Kandiyohi County’s housing rehabilitation manager. “There is a lot of need out here.”
Economic Vitality in Greater Minnesota
Rural distilleries provide a case study in the latest thinking about econmic development in small towns, one that uses a multi-faceted approach to build economies on local strengths.
Economic Vitality in Greater Minnesota
As the rural economy has evolved, so too has the University of Minnesota Extension, the public agency charged with “extending” the university’s expertise and knowledge into every corner of the state.
Economic Vitality in Greater Minnesota
Since 2000, Barnesville has been attracting new residents at a steady pace, growing 18 percent to today’s population of about 2,500. Many have easy commutes to jobs in Fargo-Moorhead, just 25 miles away.
Economic Vitality in Greater Minnesota
The presence of a new business along the main drag of this Sibley County town – and a high-tech one, at that – has generated some buzz in the community.
Economic Vitality in Greater Minnesota
“I love this job,” Swift County Monitor-News publisher Reed Anfinson said in his office in Benson. “What I worry about is what replaces me.”
Economic Vitality in Greater Minnesota
Just 6 percent of principal farm operators in Minnesota are under the age of 35, according to the most recent census data.
Economic Vitality in Greater Minnesota
Bemidji benefits not only from the money BSU pumps into the local economy but also from its cultural impact, which includes plays and concerts, athletic events, workshops and speeches.
