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Blake Barnard Joins Mid-Minnesota Development Commission

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Eric Day, Mid-Minnesota Development Commission Phone: (320) 235-8504 Email: [email protected] Blake Barnard Joins Mid-Minnesota Development Commission Now Serving as MMDC’s New Transportation & Community Planner MMDC is pleased to welcome Blake Barnard to the regional development team. Barnard will apply his skills and experience as the organization’s new Transportation & Community […]

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Mike Nicholas Appointed to MMDC Economic Development Team

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Eric Day, Mid-Minnesota Development Commission Phone: (320) 235-8504 Email: [email protected] Mike Nicholas Appointed to MMDC Economic Development Team May 2024:  Mid-Minnesota Development Commission (MMDC) is proud to announce the appointment of Mike Nicholas as the organization’s new Economic Developer. Nicholas, who has been serving as the Transportation and Community Planner since

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Carol Lundgren Joins Mid-Minnesota Development Commission

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Eric Day, Mid-Minnesota Development Commission Phone: (320) 235-8504 Email: [email protected] Carol Lundgren Joins Mid-Minnesota Development Commission Will Serve as the Organization’s New Regional Development & Grant Specialist March 2024:  Mid-Minnesota Development Commission (MMDC) is pleased to welcome Carol Lundgren to the regional development team. Lundgren will apply her skills and experience

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MMDC Receives AARP Community Challenge Grant

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Aims to Improve Transportation Access and Increase Community Involvement for Residents of Care Facilities in McLeod County June 29, 2022: Mid-Minnesota Development Commission (MMDC) is the recipient of a 2022 AARP Community Challenge Grant. The organization will receive $12,800 to help residents of care facilities (e.g., assisted living facilities, group homes, etc.) afford and access

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‘Starlink,’ SpaceX’s internet service, is growing in Minnesota. What that could mean for the future of rural broadband.

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Starlink’s technology has the potential to connect parts of rural Minnesota where high-speed internet is expensive to build and hard to come by, but the service has also stirred up plenty of debate — and frustration — among public officials.  By Walker Orenstein | Staff Writer MINNPOST When Kati Stage moved from the Twin Cities to Embarrass in

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MMDC Seeks Public Input on Two Major Topics

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Eric Day, Mid-Minnesota Development CommissionPhone: (320) 235-8504Email: [email protected] MMDC Seeks Public Input on Two Major Topics MMDC Seeks Public Input on Two Major Topics September 29, 2021: The Mid-Minnesota Development Commission (MMDC) is a regional development organization, serving Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, and Renville Counties. As part of MMDC’s effort to strengthen

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MMDC Offers New “Community Enhancement Funding Opportunity

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Aims to Improve Quality of Life and Opportunity for Prosperity Throughout Region Update April 11, 2022: The MMDC will not be considering more applications until fall 2022. October 13, 2021: As part of Mid-Minnesota Development Commission’s (MMDC) effort to support local communities and ensure high quality of life throughout the region, the organization is launching

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Downtown Willmar bus stop now a starting point for journeys long and short

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Written By: Tom Cherveny | 7:00 pm, Sep. 28, 2021 West Central Tribune The recent move by Jefferson Lines to the Central Community Transit bus shelter near Selvig International Park contributes to its role as a mobility hub. It’s also the site for a WillmarBike hub and trail head for walking and biking routes. WILLMAR — A journey of

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Nathan Reuss Joins the MMDC’s Economic Development, Team

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Will Help Communities, Businesses, and Organizations Increase Resilience and Prosperity September 2021:  The Mid-Minnesota Development Commission (MMDC) recently hired Nathan Reuss for the role of Economic Developer. Reuss will join MMDC’s Michelle Marotzke on MMDC’s Economic Development Team in Mid-September. Together, Marotzke and Reuss will assist stakeholders throughout the Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, and Renville County

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COVID pandemic complicates already challenging child-care expansion efforts in rural Minnesota

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By Gregg Aamot | Contributing Writer MINNPOST Aug. 19, 2021 The difficulty of creating more child-care “slots” — in homes, revamped buildings, or new facilities — remains acute. In 2017, I visited New York Mills to write about the challenges that small rural communities have faced in creating more child care options – a problem that has only been made

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