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Root River Market

June 29, 2012 By admin

Community Owned Doris Henderson, and dozens of other enthusiastic members of the southeastern Minnesota community of Houston, have created a community-owned grocery store and pharmacy. The 7,000 square foot grocery, called the Root River Market is dedicated to community development and the citizens of Houston. “Business is pretty good. People really like the quality of […]

Filed Under: Business - mid-sized (>21 employees), Business Development, Community Cooperative, Community Development and Design, Developing new products, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Program - community, Starting a business

Targeting the Future

June 29, 2012 By admin

Targeting the Future “You can still get anywhere in five minutes,” says a lifelong Ellendale resident with a smile. For a community of 1,500, Ellendale, North Dakota, offers a wide range of services and opportunities. From a state-of-the art high school that gives students access to the latest technology to a private college, medical clinics, […]

Filed Under: Children, Families and Learning, Community Development and Design, Developing Models of Partnership, Eldercare, North Dakota, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Rural Business Development

Storming Forward

June 29, 2012 By admin

Storming Forward “Living in Emmetsburg feels like I’m in the middle of a Normal Rockwell painting, just add in a couple leprechauns,” says one area resident. From a bustling downtown touting turn-of-the century architecture and well-preserved historic homes to welcoming smiles and scents from the local bakery, Emmetsburg, Iowa, provides a nostalgic backdrop of quintessential […]

Filed Under: Community Development and Design, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Iowa, Northwest Area Foundation Horizons Project, Program - community, Small Business, Women-owned Enterprises

Rocori Senior Center

June 29, 2012 By admin

A New Home Founded in 1990 and with its lease up for renewal, the Rocori Senior Center began searching for a new home. The Center found that home in an unusual setting: a shared space with the Rocori Middle School in Cold Spring. The allocation of physical space for a senior center by the Rocori […]

Filed Under: Children, Families and Learning, Collaboration, Community Development and Design, Eldercare, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Minnesota, Program - community, Public Schools, Schooling

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