NADO’s 2012 Annual Training Conference, Working Regionally in a World of Change, will convene over 650 regional development professionals—including executive directors, policy board members, program staff and others—to hear from leading experts about a variety of relevant and timely topics, share ideas and exchange information with peers, learn about successful and replicable regional development projects
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, the Minnesota Precision Manufacturing Association, and the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce are partners in promoting Minnesota Manufacturers Week October 22-28. We encourage communities, local and regional Chambers of Commerce, trade associations, companies and others to mark the week with special events recognizing the economic importance of the
The UMVRDC board will be holding their monthly board meeting on Tuesday, October 23rd at 6:30pm at the Appleton Civic Center. This meeting is open to the public. The board packet is click here
Minnesota Main Street will be holding a grant writing training session on Thursday, October 25 in Willmar, MN. The training will take place at Christianson & Associates in their second floor training room. Come with examples and questions from your community and learn about the grant writing process. Who should attend? Downtown revitalization board members,
There will be a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) meeting on Tuesday, October 30th from 12pm - 3pm at the Appleton Civic Center in the city council chambers. This will the first of four meetings over the next 8 months. This meeting will include representatives from our five-county region.
By popular demand, we are heading back to Duluth for the 2012 Broadband Conference. Regardless of location, the purpose behind this annual conference remains constant - to increase Minnesota's economic competitiveness through the adoption and use of broadband technology. This year's conference title, "Building our Connected Future" acknowledges the importance of both connection through technology
Townships Serving Their Citizens - Yesteryear, Today and Tomorrow The Minnesota Association of Townships is a voluntary membership organization representing 1,782 of Minnesota's 1,784 organized townships and nearly 9,000 elected township officers. 17.5 percent of Minnesota’s population resides in townships with 930,972 of the total Minnesota population of 5,300,942 being township residents. There are
The UMVRDC board will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 27th at 6:30pm at the Appleton Civic Center. This meeting is open to the public. The packet is available here.
