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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.

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Rambow plans expansion in New London

10.28.2014: NEW LONDON—Rambow Inc. of New London plans to invest more than $500,000 to expand its New London facility and increase its workforce.

According to a news release from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, the department will assist in the expansion with an $84,000 grant from the Minnesota Job Creation Fund.

The company will receive the funding after meeting hiring and investment commitments.

Willmar area residents complete Blandin Community Leadership Program retreat

9.26.2014: GRAND RAPIDS, MN—Twenty-five residents of the Willmar area returned September 19 from a five-day leadership retreat, the first segment of an intense eight-day training provided by the Blandin Community Leadership Program (BCLP). The team also will participate in follow-up workshops in December 2014 and February 2015.
Willmar Blandin Community Leadership Program participants
A program of the Grand Rapids-based Blandin Foundation, BCLP has provided experiential leadership training for more than 6,000 community leaders from more than 425 rural Minnesota communities since it began in 1985. This is the seventh time local residents have participated in the BCLP leadership program.

Bethesda breaks ground this week for $21M project

8.19.2014: WILLMAR—Ground will be officially broken Thursday for a $21 million project to expand the Bethesda Health and Housing campus.

Beds at the aging Bethesda Heritage facility are being replaced with new construction on the same site as Bethesda Pleasant View and the Bethesda Wellness Center.

The project, which is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2015, will unify the entire continuum of Bethesda services on one campus, said Michelle Haefner, CEO and president of Bethesda Health and Housing.

But more than this, it will help address the needs of an aging population increasingly in search of choices for how they live and how they’re cared for as they become older, she said.

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Two New London manufactuers plan major expansions

8.23.2014: NEW LONDON—At its Aug. 6 and Aug. 20 council meetings, the New London city council discussed major expansions planned for two New London manufacturers.

Rambow, Inc., a maker of embroidered and screen printed apparel, is planning a 12,288 square feet addition to its facility on Rambow Parkway, located on the south side of County Road 40 west, across from the Westland Park Addition.

Dahmes Stainless, a manufacturer of spray drying systems for the food processing, construction, chemical and Dahmes pharmaceutical industries, is planning a 10,000 square feet addition.

ArtPlace America awards New London $262,500 grant for community art

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7.12.2014: NEW LONDON—White paint on the south wall of Mord’s Hardware Hank, downtown New London, marks the start of the first public art project to develop from a 30-month, $262,500 grant awarded by ArtPlace America to the city of New London.

Jeff Vetsch, project coordinator, announced New London received the grant during last Wednesday’s city council meeting. Vetsch, Kristin Allen, project artistic director, and City Administrator Trudie Guptill were informed June 6 the city had received the grant. However, they were not allowed to say anything until June 25, Allen said.

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Rambow plans expansion in New London

Willmar area residents complete Blandin Community Leadership Program retreat

Bethesda breaks ground this week for $21M project

Two New London manufactuers plan major expansions

ArtPlace America awards New London $262,500 grant for community art

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