GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Creating technologically and economically vital rural communities was the focus this week at “Broadband 2010: Cultivating a Culture of Use”, held in Baxter, Minnesota. The event, sponsored by the Blandin Foundation, placed a spotlight on new research highlighting broadband access across rural Minnesota and the U.S. and engaged community and technology …
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.– A report released today by the Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities (MIRC) coalition finds a dramatic growth trend of 64 percent of all rural households adopting broadband (high-data-rate Internet access) technology compared to a six percent adoption rate nine years ago. The MIRC initiative is a $6.3 million effort comprised of 19 statewide …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Blandin Foundation trustees met with Itasca County organizations, approved supplemental financial aid for ICC Grand Rapids, Minn. — Blandin Foundation trustees met Sept. 20-21 in Grand Rapids for their annual fall planning retreat, including meeting with several Itasca County organizations working to adjust to a very changed economic landscape. Trustees heard stories …
Minnesota Public radio’s coverage of the FCC’s recent hearing on broadband in Minnesota.
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – The Blandin Foundation Board of Trustees recently approved a Robust Broadband Network (RBN) feasibility grant of $40,000 to aid the seven cities in Sibley County and one city in Renville County in their mission to create a Fiber To The Home (FTTH) network. The funding, which will be instrumental in …
For information on this project, visit our Working Forest Conservation Easement page. B-roll footage (3:49) is available for download in hi-def and low-res versions.
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – The Blandin Foundation website has been honored with two international awards for design. The International Academy of the Visual Arts awarded the Blandin Foundation website its gold “Award of Excellence,” the top award in the charitable organization category for the Academy’s 2010 Communicator Awards. With thousands of entries received from across …
DULUTH, MN – The Blandin Foundation has committed $25,000 to the Red Cross relief effort to help those affected by the worst one-day tally of tornadoes in Minnesota history. A series of violent and unprecedented storms tore across Minnesota last Thursday damaging over 840 homes, reducing many to rubble, and leaving thousands of residents without …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Trustees of Blandin Foundation announced this week a variety of recent decisions on behalf of the organization—electing trustees, refining its future focus, and issuing new grants. Marian Barcus, chair of the Foundation’s board of trustees, announced that three Minnesotans will join the Foundation’s board in January 2011: Hayden …
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (May 11, 2010) – Blandin Foundation grants director Wade Fauth has been promoted to the position of the Foundation’s vice president. In announcing the promotion, CEO Jim Hoolihan recognized Fauth’s leadership during especially difficult economic times. “Wade has been a key to helping navigate dramatic economic shifts both for the Foundation …