EDC

WILLMAR -- A vacant staff position will be filled for an agriculture and renewable energy specialist with Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission. The position will return to part time, however, and the office location that had been maintained on the...

WILLMAR -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture this week announced the formation of a new Dairy Research, Teaching and Consumer Education Authority whose main task will be to oversee the development of a dairy research and teaching facility. Expect Kandiyohi County to make an...

WILLMAR -- For the fourth year in a row, the Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission has opted for no change in its property tax levy. Board members voted this week to leave the levy for the 2013 budget at the same level it has been for the past three...

WILLMAR -- Saying it will help boost youth interest in technical careers, the operating board of the Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission voted Thursday to help with the startup funding for a student robotics contest. The EDC's $5,000 contribution...

WILLMAR -- The operating board of the Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission voted Thursday to invest in software to develop and maintain a client database. The move will give the EDC several capabilities it hasn't had before, staff members told the...

ATWATER -- The Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission is holding off on a decision whether to help fund the Minnesota Angel Network for a second year, saying it wants more information on how well the organization is meeting its goals. Members of the...

WILLMAR -- The Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission hopes to increase its countywide presence by taking to the road this year. Members of the joint operations board decided Thursday to hold at least two of their meetings this year in towns outside...

WILLMAR -- Spurred by a growing number of agribusiness and renewable energy initiatives, the governing board of the Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission voted unanimously Thursday to make the agency's ag specialist position a full-time one. The move...

WILLMAR -- Saying that zoning policies should support and not hamstring local farmers, the Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission will ask the Kandiyohi County Board to revise its ordinance on allowing multi-unit housing on farm sites. "There is a need,"...

WILLMAR -- The Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission is looking at an austere budget for 2011: no increases in revenue or spending, and no pay increases for its two employees. Members of the EDC joint operations bo-ard approved the budget on Thursday...

WILLMAR -- An ambitious set of goals is taking shape for the Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission to pursue over the next five years. At a retreat Thursday at the Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center, members of the EDC's joint operations and...

WILLMAR -- Local organizations have a chance to apply for grants to help them increase both access to broadband and the use of broadband technology. About $100,000 in grant funding is available. The money comes from the C.K. Blandin Foundation's Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities...

WILLMAR -- The Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission will continue pursuing leads to bring new businesses into Kandiyohi County. But look for a slight shift that puts greater emphasis on supporting and strengthening the businesses that are already here. "I...