A Community of Peers in a Big-Hearted Town Ask anyone why they choose to live in Elgin and you will hear the same reply over and over: “It’s the people.” A longtime Elgin resident says, “We’re a big-hearted town.” Present-day Elgin sits in a location once known to the Nez Perce as Lochow Lochow, “lovely […]
Sustainable Financing for Rural Minnesota
Put Your Money Where Your Farm Is The national economy has been thriving in recent years. Unfortunately, rural communities have often been left behind as corporate consolidations continue at an accelerating rate and as business activity has drifted to larger centers of commerce. To sustain Minnesota’s rural communities economically, the rural citizenry should be able […]
Challenges Met and More to Come in Grafton
Challenges Met and More to Come in Grafton Grafton, North Dakota, sits in the far northeast corner of the state, 45 miles south of Canada, 11 miles west of the Minnesota border and in the flood plain of the Red River. The south branch of the Park River flows eastward through this community of about […]
Southeast Minnesota Foods Working Group
A Homegrown Economy Strengthening the economy in southeast Minnesota requires the focus and courage of community leaders’ convictions in recognizing the region’s unique attributes, one of them being food production. Farmers, businesses, citizens, investors and University of Minnesota resources, concentrating on common interests, can develop a strong economy that creates jobs and builds wealth locally. […]
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