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Archives for November 2017

Over $760,000 Awarded to the UMVRDC Region for Broadband Projects!

DEED announces Border to Border grant recipients for 2017 – $26 Million for 39 Broadband Projects Across Greater Minnesota I hope to dive deeper into the projects in the coming weeks – but just in time for Thanksgiving, here’s the big announcements

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Clarkfield Outdoors New Ownership – UMVRDC RLF

Congratulations to Greg Guttormsson on his new ownership of Clarkfield Outdoors located in Clarkfield, MN.  The Upper Minnesota Valley Regional Development Commission’s Revolving Loan Fund partnered with Klein Bank and the Clarkfield Economic

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The Bikeable Community Workshop Application –  Open!

The Bikeable Community Workshop Application -  Open! This  workshop trains local, county and regional staff, community leaders and advocates on how to plan and support more Bike Friendly Communities to encourage more people to be on bikes more often

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Enable the region to thrive through assisting local units of government.

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