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Hopi’s NativeSUN

June 29, 2012 By admin

Something New – and Old – under the Sun Kykotsmovi, Arizona · By Peter Friederici During most daylight hours the sun shines strong on the Hopi mesas of northeastern Arizona, ripening the corn, warming the houses, and forming the clouds that nourish crops. For the last twenty years it has also powered the electrical systems […]

Filed Under: Arizona, Business - mid-sized (>21 employees), Community Development and Design, Energy and Green Building, Renewable Energy, Rural Business Development, Solar, SW book

Little Falls: Footsteps Into the Future

June 29, 2012 By admin

Jumping Into the Heart of Minnesota The people of Little Falls are taking the plunge. Plans for a Family Aquatic Center are now sounds of a wet and wild time. For the first time in Little Falls’ history, the sidewalk could be the underway. They want to fill the air with children laughing their way […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Children, Families and Learning, Community Center, Community Development and Design, Cultural Preservation, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Families in Crisis Center, Family Entertainment and Activities, Human Services, Internet and High-tech, Lifelong Learning, Minnesota, Music, Performing Arts, Program - community, Program - non-profit, Project Identification, Design, and Implementation, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Visual Arts, Youth

Resource Revival: Creative Recycling With Rural Inspiration

June 29, 2012 By admin

Glendive Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture Mosier, Oregon With the Columbia River Gorge as an inspiring backdrop, Graham Bergh blends entrepreneurship with innovative green design through his company, Resource Revival, all from a work-at-home base in rural Mosier, Oregon. Transforming bicycle parts otherwise destined for the landfill into hip home and gift accessories such as […]

Filed Under: Business - self, Business - small (<20 employees), Community Development and Design, Consumption and Purchasing, Developing new products, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Green Products, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Non-food ag-related, Oregon, Reused/Recycled Materials, Right Livelihood, Small Business

High Pointe Coverings

June 29, 2012 By admin

A 40-year Old Idea Entrepreneur Lloyd Peterson’s company, High Pointe Coverings crafts wool mattresses, an idea Lloyd has entertained for 40 years now. The idea began forming when Lloyd visited a neighbor’s auction where he met his fate. “She showed me this mattress made of wool, which was over 100 years old. ”I ended up […]

Filed Under: Business - small (<20 employees), Buy Local, Community Development and Design, Consumption and Purchasing, Developing new products, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Non-food ag-related, Small Business

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