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2024 KCED Winter Newsletter
Spring 2025 KCED Newsletter
Carr to be offered executive director position at Kandiyohi County Economic Development

WILLMAR — In a split 4-2 vote, the Kandiyohi County Economic Development Joint Powers Board approved offering the executive director position to candidate Barbara Carr. Three people were interviewed for the position — Carr, Edgar Cabezas and Michelle Marotzke. After hearing stakeholders’ comments on the three candidates, the Board voted via secret ballot. Carr received four first-place votes […]

Baker, Lang talk about bipartisanship, education funding and the deficit

WILLMAR — Balancing the state budget, the Earned Sick and Safe Time law, educational funding and the 67-67 tie in the Minnesota House of Representatives and Republican minority in the Minnesota Senate were topics of interest during a Minnesota legislative update in Willmar on Saturday morning. Sen. Andrew Lang, R-Olivia, and Rep. Dave Baker, R-Willmar, provided the update during an […]

Kandiyohi County Economic Development Executive Director Search – Finalists and Interviews

PRESS RELEASE TO:            Media (for immediate release) FROM:      Steve Gardner, Chair                   Joint Powers Board DATE:       February 25, 2025 RE:            Finalists for Executive Director position The Kandiyohi County Economic Development Joint Powers Board has selected four individuals to interview for the position of Executive Director. The finalists are Edgar Cabezas, Barbara Carr, […]

Construction underway for Happy Halal in Willmar, Minnesota

WILLMAR — Clean Chickens, a Minnesota meat processing company, began construction on its $3.5 million halal meat processing facility, Happy Halal, in September of 2024. Since then, construction on the Willmar plant has been underway and is expected to finish this spring. According to a previous report by the West Central Tribune, much of the building […]

KCED Joint Operations Board welcomes new members, elects officers

WILLMAR — Three new board members joined the Kandiyohi County Economic Development Joint Operations Board, which conducted its first meeting of the year Thursday, Jan. 9. Chuck Stranberg and Marv Calvin are the Kandiyohi County appointees to the board, and Rollie Nissen the appointee from the city of Willmar. Read the full story from the West Central Tribune.

Growing Green Minds:

The Benefits of Environmental Preschool Education This interview first appeared in the Spring 2025 KCED Newsletter published on Wednesday, April 2nd. The full newsletter can be found here. Introduction: Over the past two years, the PWELC Nature Preschool received partial funding through investments from the Child Care Economic Development Grant, provided by Minnesota’s Department of […]

Kandiyohi County: GLSSWD Waste Water Treatment Facility Improvement Project

This project summary first appeared in the Spring 2025 KCED Newsletter published on Wednesday, April 2nd. The full newsletter can be found here. Investing in Local Water Resource Infrastructure Projects In 2024, two cities and Kandiyohi County received funding for water resource infrastructure projects from the State of Minnesota Public Facilities Authority. Kandiyohi County: Received […]

Atwater: Northside and Wastewater and Well Improvement Projects

This project summary first appeared in the Spring 2025 KCED Newsletter published on Wednesday, April 2nd. The full newsletter can be found here. Investing in Local Water Resource Infrastructure Projects In 2024, two cities and Kandiyohi County received funding for water resource infrastructure projects from the State of Minnesota Public Facilities Authority. Atwater North Side […]

Joint Powers Board appoints interim executive director of Kandiyohi County Economic Development

WILLMAR — Michelle Marotzke on Friday was unanimously appointed interim executive director of Kandiyohi County Economic Development by the Joint Powers Board. The Joint Powers Board also discussed next steps in the search for a new executive director after firing Patrick O’Rouke, who had been in the position just four months, on Dec. 6. Read the full story […]

Simply Shrimp to get $50,000 loan for $6 million expansion project in Blomkest, Minnesota

BLOMKEST — The Kandiyohi County Economic Development Joint Powers Board approved a $50,000 loan Thursday, Jan. 23, for a $6 million expansion project for Simply Shrimp. The loan will help Simply Shrimp keep moving forward with a project that has been a long time coming, according to interim executive director and Business Development Manager Michelle Marotzke. “Our part […]

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