Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission

Summer 2022 Newsletter Article: Following a Product Path | THE SUPPORTER

THE SUPPORTER The Kandiyohi County & City of Willmar Economic Development Commission | Serving Kandiyohi County, located in Willmar Part of our work is to support sustainable economic development in our communities, like in the people and businesses you have read about. We: *Recruit businesses and new industries while supporting established ones through customized assistance *Advocate […]

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Summer 2022 Newsletter Article: Following a Product Path | THE TABLE

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THE TABLE Elevate Community Business Academy (CBA) Spring 2022 Graduation Celebration & Dinner | 6.28.2022 Willmar, MN Students gather, getting corsages pinned carefully onto them, faces smiling at one another as they arrive. Their families come in, staying in the background snapping pictures. It is a big night—graduation. The students have met once a week for

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Summer 2022 Newsletter Article: Following a Product Path | THE SUPPLIER

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Amin Grocery | Willmar, MN Abdiweli Yusuf | Owner Amin Grocery, like its owner, is a busy place. Product and people are all organized into the small grocery store in downtown Willmar, but bigger things are coming. Amin Grocery will be moving to a new, larger space soon. Abdiweli Yusuf, the owner, shows off the

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Summer 2022 Newsletter Article: Following a Product Path | THE TRANSPORTER

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THE TRANSPORTER Donnelly Truck Service, Inc. | Willmar, MN Krista Jans | General Manager If you have ever dropped a child or pet off at a new place you know the worry that can accompany putting your trust in someone you don’t know. This trust, whether we have realized it before or not, is put on

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Summer 2022 Newsletter Article: Following a Product Path | THE TRAINER & EDUCATOR

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Ridgewater College | Willmar, MN Meat Cutting Program Jeff Miller | Dean of Instruction A product is created, made, crafted. And your select meats whether that is a good steak for grilling or venison brats from the deer you harvested are no different. At Ridgewater College’s Willmar Campus students will be taking to the meat lockers

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Summer 2022 Newsletter Article: Following a Product Path | THE PRODUCT

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THE PRODUCT Kandi Acres | Hawick, MN Tiffany Farrier | Owner Walking up to the Kandi Acres farm house you notice there is a lot going on. Goats are everywhere. Chickens can be heard clucking. There are 6 dogs inside, and another 13 new puppies and a protective mom inside the garage along with a

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Lund Boats bringing light manufacturing facility to Willmar

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A new manufacturing facility for Brunswick Corporation, which manufactures Lund Boats, will work in conjunction with the company’s New York Mills manufacturing facility. The company is bringing a small part of its operation to Willmar to alleviate a labor shortage in its main location. Read the full story at the West Central Tribune

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Kandiyohi County continues to create spending plan for American Rescue Plan funds

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The Kandiyohi County Board of Commissioners held a work session on how to spend the remaining $1.6 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds the county has. Out of the original $8.3 million, the board dedicated 75 percent of it to expanding broadband access in the county. The Kandiyohi County Board of Commissioners meets in

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Kandiyohi County, Charter Communications partner on $800,000 broadband project to serve 170 homes, businesses

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A cooperative project between Kandiyohi County and Charter Communications will bring broadband to more than 170 rural, unserved homes and small businesses in the county. Charter is investing more than $563,000, and the county has committed nearly $240,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funding. Read the full story from the West Central Tribune

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The Preserve on 24th Housing Development sits near completion during construction only needing siding to be put on

Housing is a hot topic for Willmar, and the job of a new mayor’s task force

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A housing task force was created at the May 2 Willmar City Council meeting. A group of 15 to 16 people is expected to work for three months, or even less, and report back to the city and other partners trying to promote the availability of more housing. Although more apartment complexes are under construction,

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Members of the Highway 23 Highway Coalition wear matching blue polos while holding shovels. They are standing in front of a dump truck and a sign that says "4 Lanes 4 You"

Dirt is moving along Highway 23 gaps project, a moment of celebration for supporters

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While construction has already begun on the north gap of the Highway 23 four-lane project, supporters gathered Friday in Roscoe to officially celebrate the start of the long-planned and wished-for project. A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the Roadside Tavern Banquet Hall, with various state, county, city and township dignitaries from along Minnesota Highway 23

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, U.S. senators visit Kandiyohi County to meet with those responding to avian flu

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WILLMAR — Minnesota is proud of its agricultural heritage, including being the No. 1 producer of turkeys in the nation. Unfortunately, that also means the state is being hit hard by this year’s outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza. Since late March, nearly 1.4 million turkeys and chickens in Minnesota have been impacted and culled at

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