GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – During their spring meeting March 20 and 21, Blandin Foundation trustees approved 93 grants in support of local leaders working to expand opportunity in rural Minnesota communities across the state. Recognizing the impacts of increased rural Minnesota access and use of high-speed Internet (broadband), trustees also extended the Foundation’s Blandin Community …
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – During their spring meeting March 20 and 21, Blandin Foundation trustees voted to extend the organization’s decade of work in rural broadband another two years (through 2016) and allocate $1.5 million more for community broadband grants. “We see every day what local leaders can do to address very significant and complex …
Grand Rapids, Minn. — Twenty-six residents of the Cook County area returned February 28 from a five-day leadership retreat, the first segment of an intense eight-day training provided by the Blandin Community Leadership Program (BCLP). The team also will participate in follow-up workshops in June and August 2014. A program of the Grand Rapids-based Blandin …
Grand Rapids, Minn. — Twenty-two residents of the Pipestone area returned January 31 from a five-day leadership retreat, the first segment of an intense eight-day training provided by the Blandin Community Leadership Program (BCLP). The team also will participate in follow-up workshops in May and July 2014. A program of the Grand Rapids-based Blandin Foundation, …
Investment will pay off, say community leaders and technology experts ST. PAUL, Minn. – “It’s high time that Minnesota was a leader in broadband,” Senator Matt Schmit told a crowd of community leaders from across the state gathered in St. Paul this week. “Broadband is the essential infrastructure for the 21st Century. Without it, rural …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Local leaders across rural Minnesota are forging access to and building use of high-speed Internet (broadband) in their communities. Blandin Foundation announced today that it has awarded 32 new grants in support of their work. Mille Lacs County is using GIS technology to overlay affordability data over …
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – During their winter meeting Dec. 5 and 6, Blandin Foundation trustees approved grants that strengthen rural Minnesota communities, including 32 grants totaling $4.2 million for a range of initiatives underway in the Grand Rapids and Itasca County area. Itasca Economic Development Corporation is focused on business retention, expansion and recruitment in …
Courtesy of the Annandale Advocate By Paul DownerManaging Editor Because broadband Internet service in Annandale has been a concern for a number of years, and particularly over the past several months, news that the city has received a grant that will help outline a process toward improved service was particularly welcome last week. The $21,250 …
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Grand Rapids, Minn. — Twenty-six residents of the Winona area returned November 8 from a five-day leadership retreat, the first segment of an intense eight-day training provided by the Blandin Community Leadership Program (BCLP). The team also will participate in follow-up workshops in February and April 2014. A program of the Grand Rapids-based Blandin Foundation, …