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Economic Development

Economic Development

3 opportunities for small towns

Dave PetersDave Peters June 4, 2014, 12:55 PM Jun 4, 2014
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University of Minnesota Extension researcher Ben Winchester identifies three demographic opportunities for rural communities: appealing to immigrants, providing new housing for aging baby boomers and attracting millenials with available housing. Read more →

Economic Development

Where did everybody go? Census data and the Minnesota migration

Dave PetersDave Peters February 6, 2014, 3:24 PM Feb 6, 2014
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The biggest net recipient of Hennepin County residents is not a warm weather town. It’s Fargo. Read more →

Economic Development

Who owns rural Minnesota?

Dave PetersDave Peters January 21, 2014, 5:30 PM Jan 21, 2014
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Who owns rural Minnesota can quickly get complicated, says the Center for Rural Policy and Development in a new issue of its journal. Read more →

Economic Development · Fighting for an American Countryside · Health care

Nursing home closure rocks small town of Hoffman

Jennifer VogelJennifer Vogel November 27, 2013, 6:00 AM Nov 27, 2013
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People in the small western Minnesota city of Hoffman are trying to figure out how to weather the closing of a nursing home, the biggest employer in town. Read more →

Economic Development · International Falls

Feds: Rural job growth flat

Dave PetersDave Peters November 15, 2013, 4:50 PM Nov 15, 2013
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As we were wrapping up work in International Falls this week for the Daily Circuit special “Rethinking a Company Town,” the federal Economic Research Service put out a sobering view of rural employment. This is how our friends at the Daily Yonder put it: “Folks looking for good news in the 2013 “Rural America at Read more →

Economic Development · Fighting for an American Countryside · International Falls

Rethinking International Falls — a live chat

Dave PetersDave Peters November 15, 2013, 9:40 AM Nov 15, 2013
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We’re doing a live chat while the Daily Circuit – Ground Level special on International Falls is being broadcast this morning. Go here to take part.

Economic Development · International Falls

Houseboat captain says get behind tourism in International Falls

Jennifer VogelJennifer Vogel November 15, 2013, 7:00 AM Nov 15, 2013
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Bill Dougherty runs a houseboat rental business on Rainy Lake and he thinks he’d benefit if International Falls and Koochiching County put more effort into promoting tourism. Read more →

Economic Development · International Falls

Nice guy mends fences between Voyageurs and International Falls

Jennifer VogelJennifer Vogel November 13, 2013, 7:00 AM Nov 13, 2013
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Voyageurs National Park Superintendent Mike Ward is exactly the kind of person who can bring nature-loving tourists and International Falls residents together. Read more →

Economic Development · International Falls

Koochiching economic development director takes shotgun approach

Jennifer VogelJennifer Vogel November 8, 2013, 7:00 AM Nov 8, 2013
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Koochiching Economic Development Authority Director Paul Nevanen is exploring all avenues to diversify the job base in International Falls, from manufacturing to entrepreneurism. Read more →

Economic Development · International Falls

Businesswoman returned to International Falls for family support and cheap rent

Jennifer VogelJennifer Vogel November 7, 2013, 7:00 AM Nov 7, 2013
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If International Falls succeeds in creating a more entrepreneurial culture, it will need more people like RaeAnne Conat. Read more →

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