Upper Mississippi Forest easement closes
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.
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Blandin Foundation website receives awards
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 …
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Blandin Foundation commits $25,000 to Red Cross relief effort
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 …
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Blandin Foundation sets future direction, awards $2 million in grants, names new trustees
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 …
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Blandin Foundation names Wade Fauth vice president
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 …
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Blandin Foundation scholarship deadline is May 1
Need-based scholarships available to Itasca County area students GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (April 15, 2010) – Blandin Foundation will provide up to $975,000 in need-based scholarships for Itasca County area students pursuing higher education in 2010-2011. This is the highest level of funding ever offered by the Foundation through its Education Awards program. The application deadline …
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Rural Minnesota coalition awarded federal broadband stimulus grant
Statewide initiative will help rural communities make more and better use of Internet GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – The United States Department of Commerce today announced that the Blandin Foundation and 19 coalition partners have been awarded a $4.7 million federal Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) grant on behalf of rural Minnesota communities. …
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Commerce Secretary Locke announces Recovery Act investments
U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announces federal funding of broadband projects, including the Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities grant. See PDF below for the full release.
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Klobuchar Announces Nearly $5 Million for Broadband Development in Minnesota Rural Communities
Washington, D.C. – Today U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar announced $4.8 million to increase broadband access in rural communities across Minnesota. The funds were awarded by the U.S. Department of Commerce as part of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to fund the Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities initiative. The initiative will remove barriers to broadband adoption in …
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Community conversations about student success continue
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Attendees at Tuesday’s “Community Conversation on Student Success” were asked to provide their unique perspectives on creating a practical vision for, and taking a realistic view of obstacles and opportunities that impact the educational success of all area students. Questions participants responded to included: 1. Imagine it’s 2015, and we’ve had …
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