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Minnesota nice! Competitive business environment. Rich quality of life. Outstanding workforce. Diverse cultures. Centrally located in Minnesota, Kandiyohi County/Willmar lakes area is the perfect place to establish or expand your business. Add in other benefits, such as a thriving arts region, historical attractions, exceptional school districts, easy access to the Twin Cities Metropolitan area, affordable housing and friendly communities, and there is even more reason to make Kandiyohi County and the Willmar lakes area your destination of choice. We invite you to view our county’s information and then contact the Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission (866-665-4556) for specific ways we can help you.

European Connection

Willmar-based business RELCO will participate in design, construction of dairy products plant in Netherlands

9.24.2013: WILLMAR—A contract for Willmar-based RELCO to participate in the design and construction of a major dairy products plant in the Netherlands also signals a connection to one of the largest dairy companies in the world.

RELCO

RELCO will work with Fronterra of New Zealand to build the whey and lactose plant in Heerenveen, Netherlands.

construction

A Banner Year

Willmar—An $800,000 construction and remodeling project at Sommerset Apartments on 19th Avenue Southeast and other major projects are contributing to a healthy increase in this year’s construction valuation in Willmar.

Total construction valuation at the end of July this year is up nearly 350 percent, or just shy of $33 million worth of new construction compared with about $9.5 million to date in 2012.

'Greater synergies' as they move forward

7.9.2013: WILLMAR—U of M, MinnWest Tech Campus talk renewed commitment of collaboration

A renewed commitment of collaboration between the University of Minnesota and the MinnWest Technology Campus in Willmar could help both entities achieve their goals and missions, according to Dr. Brian Herman, vice president for research at the University of Minnesota. Johnson and Dr. Herman

Herman spent Monday touring the MinnWest Technology Campus with University Regent Vice President Dean Johnson, of Willmar.

Sunny Days Ahead

8.1.2013: SUNBURG—Tim and Anne Kallevig were talking to vendors Wednesday morning, getting commercial coffee pots installed, putting more items on the shelves and handing off their 1-year old son, Benjamin, to each other as 5-year old daughter, Ava, cheerfully greeted people at the door of the family’s new business in Sunburg.

The Kallevigs purchased the small town’s former grocery store, which closed earlier this year. They remodeled the building and renamed the business the Sunburg Trading Post. It opens today.

Changes bring new opportunities in west central Minnesota

6.19.2013: WILLMAR—Diverse. Committed. Loyal. Solid. Progressive.

These are just a few of the words that area leaders use to describe the business community in west central Minnesota. Cameron Macht

Over the last 10 years, the business landscape has changed dramatically, not just in west central Minnesota, but across the state and nation. The baby boom generation continues to age, and as they near retirement, many parts of business and community will be affected.

At the same time, younger and middle-aged workers continue to migrate to rural Minnesota in an effort to live more inexpensively and enjoy the peacefulness that comes from outside the metro area. In west central Minnesota, diverse populations are becoming more of a driving force in the business community, especially as more Latinos and East Africans immigrate to Kandiyohi County.

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European Connection

Willmar-based business RELCO will participate in design, construction of dairy products plant in Netherlands

A Banner Year

'Greater synergies' as they move forward

Sunny Days Ahead

Changes bring new opportunities in west central Minnesota

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