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Archives for March 2025

Comments Sought on Proposed Transportation Projects in Area

Public comment is requested on the draft Area Transportation Partnership Improvement Program (ATIP) for 2026-2029 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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March 2025 Newsletter

Welcome Savannah!  We are excited to welcome Savannah Hundley to the UMVRDC! As a Community Development Specialist, Savannah will be working on the MnDOT Transportation Planning Program, Safe Routes to School, and Active Transportation. She will

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Register for the Southwest MN Workforce Summit!

Registration for the SW MN Workforce Summit is now open!  The Upper Minnesota Valley Regional Development Commission is partnering with several economic development and workforce partners in southwest MN to hold a Southwest MN Workforce Summit on

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Join us March 18th to learn about MHP’s Housing Institute!

We are well aware of the challenges communities are facing in regard to housing as housing-related issues showed up in five of the top 11 most important topics in our most recent Annual Regional Survey.  One way to help your community address local

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