UMVRDC staff Dawn Hegland and Jacki Anderson recently attended the statewide Broadband Conference - Policy & Progress: Border to Border Broadband - on November 16 & 17 in Duluth. The conference was co–sponsored by the Blandin Foundation and
Archives for November 2011
Special Offer for Region 6W Cities Under 500 Population!
The UMVRDC is encouraging the small towns in our region to take some additional time to identify needs and priorities. It can be very useful to have an outside facilitator to help with these conversations. If your community is interested in doing
Seeking Public Input on Transit Human Services Coordination Plan
UPDATE:We are still seeking public input on the Transit Human Services Coordination Plan. All comments are due by January 13, 2012. There have been updates made to the Draft of Transit Human Services Coordination Plan. The new updated draft is
PBEEEP!
What is PBEEEP? Public Buildings Enhanced Energy Efficiency Program. Local Government PBEEEP is a program offered through the Department Of Commerce, Division of Energy Resources. PBEEEP addresses energy efficiency in public buildings across
UMVRDC Attends Minnesota Rural Water Association Workshop
The Minnesota Rural Water Association held a very informative workshop last Wednesday, November 2, on financing your local projects. If you missed the meeting, don’t worry - we’ve attached the handouts here for you to view and download. A few things
Minnesota West Community and Technical College is Digital Community College Winner!
e.Republic’s Center for Digital Education and Converge Online recently announced winners in the seventh annual Digital Community Colleges Survey. The survey documents advances made by community colleges in utilizing information technology and
UMVRDC Staff Shares Successes of Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities (MIRC) Projects
Staff have been working on the Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities (MIRC) project for eighteen months. Seven demonstration projects in the region have been funded to implement broadband strategies. An overview and status of each project can be
2011 Meander Art Crawl Economic Impacts Reported
The numbers are in for the 2011 Meander Art Crawl, and with forty of the forty-five artists reporting, there is big news to report. The total art sales reported so far is $85,357, an increase of 23% from 2010! Each year during the Meander
