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 …
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, …
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GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Blandin Foundation announced today that it has awarded four grants totaling $66,250 that assist rural Minnesota communities in advancing high-speed Internet access and use in their communities. The City of Watertown will benefit from a $10,000 matching grant to create a WiFi hotspot in their Central Business District. This project will …
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Blandin Foundation announced today that it has awarded four grants totaling $66,250 that assist rural Minnesota communities in advancing high-speed Internet access and use in their communities. The Austin Community Charitable Fund will benefit from a grant up to $25,000 to study the feasibility of creating a broadband network in Austin. …
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Blandin Foundation announced today that it has awarded four grants totaling $66,250 that assist rural Minnesota communities in advancing high-speed Internet access and use in their communities. The City of Annandale will benefit from a $21,250 grant to conduct a feasibility study that will inform the community’s City Council as they …
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (October 30, 2013) – Thief River Falls, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, Itasca County and many other rural Minnesota communities were featured Oct. 29 in testimony delivered by Blandin Foundation in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet. Entitled “Broadband Adoption: …
Grand Rapids, Minn. — Five leaders in Minnesota’s technology sector have accepted invitations to the Blandin Foundation Broadband Initiative Strategy Board. An experienced technology leader, Carolyn Parnell has been appointed by Governor Dayton to serve as Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the State of Minnesota. Among her leadership roles as State CIO, she is the …
Grand Rapids, Minn. — Twenty-three residents of the Albert Lea area returned September 27 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 December and February 2014. A program of the Grand Rapids-based Blandin …