HARMONY, MN, October 10, 2019 — Brian Krambeer, board president of MiBroadband, has been appointed to the Governor’s Task Force on Broadband. The Task Force appointments were announced by Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan and include community leaders throughout the state of Minnesota. Krambeer has worked in the rural electric cooperative industry for … [Read more...]
Hands-free law solutions at Main Street Wireless
“It was assumed that it was coming,” Lee Novotny, owner of Main Street Wireless in Chatfield, said of the hands-free driving law that went into effect in Minnesota on August 1, 2019. According to the Governor’s Highway Safety Association, Minnesota is the 20th state in the US to pass a hands-free law. Novotny was not surprised. “I think it was an obvious one that it was … [Read more...]
DEED awards $3.6 million from Job Creation Fund Funding will assist five Minnesota communities create more than 400 new jobs
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today announced $3.6 million in awards from the Job Creation Fund for business expansions in five Minnesota communities. The awards are expected to generate more than 400 jobs over the next three years. Awards were made to Blattner Energy in Avon, Fox Valley Metrology in Stacy, Puris Proteins in Lac … [Read more...]
DEED Awards $2.7 Million in Business Development Grants Funds will provide business assistance to targeted populations
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today awarded two-year grants totaling $2.7 million to 13 nonprofit groups that provide services and technical assistance to emerging businesses and entrepreneurs in Minnesota. The Business Development Competitive Grant Program, which was approved during the 2019 legislative session, provides funding to … [Read more...]
7 things you should know about breast cancer And a message from Kara Nelsestuen, Lead Mammography Technologist, Winona Health
“Please undress above the waist and slip into a gown,” is something I say many times a day, every day as I’m walking a patient to our comfortable dressing rooms. I’m one of the technologists in the mammography suite at Winona Health. Although it’s something I do all the time, I understand it’s not something our patients do all the time — and they might not be looking … [Read more...]