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Archives for March 2024

DEED Announces Federal Approval of Digital Opportunity Plan

St. Paul, MN – The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today announced Minnesota's Digital Opportunity Plan has been accepted by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information

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March 2024 Newsletter

UMVRDC Collaborates to Find Funding to Support Childcare Expansions Childcare is a critical issue in the five-county region of Swift, Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, and Big Stone. According to an annual survey of local leaders in the

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Summer Internship

The UMVRDC is looking for an ethusiastic individual to join our team for the summer! View intership details here: https://umvrdc.org/developable-properties-inventory-summer-intern/  

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Comments Sought on Proposed Transportation Projects in Area

Public comment is requested on the draft Area Transportation Partnership Improvement Program (ATIP) for 2025-2028 regarding projects occurring in Big Stone, Swift, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle and Yellow Medicine Counties. The ATIP lays out the four-year

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