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
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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
GIVE TO THE MAX Day is November 16th!
Together, we have the power to raise millions of dollars for thousands of nonprofits! On November 16, every donation you make gives your favorite organization the chance to win even more money. Hundreds of nonprofits will offer the opportunity to
Seed Grant Funding Available for Community-Based Clean Energy Projects Across Minnesota
Do you and your community need funding to get an energy efficiency or renewable energy project off the ground? The Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) can help! CERTs seeks to provide seed grants to support the labor costs for clean energy projects,
Increase Your Internet Business IQ – Attend a FREE Workshop!
As a demonstration community in the Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities initiative (MIRC - read more about it here), we have resources available to anyone in the region who has an interest in learning more about how to utilize the internet. There
UMVRDC Hosts Two-Day MIRC Tour for Blandin Foundation and NTIA
On September 26th and 27th, the UMVRDC hosted Blandin Foundation staff and representatives along with two Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Representatives who were in Minnesota monitoring
