Category Archives: Community Profiles

Smude Sunflower Oil Sponsors 2012 MN Governor’s Fishing Opener

PIERZ, MN — Smude Sunflower Oil from Pierz, MN is a proud sponsor of the 2012 MN Govenor’s Fishing Opener on Lake Waconia in Waconia, MN.  The annual fishing opener is being held this weekend (May 12th and 13th) and … Continue reading

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Redwood Industries, Inc. Continues to Provide Employment and Manufacturing in Rural Morrison County, MN

LITTLE FALLS, MN, — Dick Bujalski of Redwood Industries appreciates the value Community Development of Morrison County (CDMC). As the owner of a millwork manufacturing plant in Pierz, MN, he has experienced firsthand the need for capital to expand during … Continue reading

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Community Development of Morrison County Offers Successful Engaged Community Workshop

LITTLE FALLS, MN – On November 30, 2011, Community Development offered a social media awareness workshop for small businesses in Morrison County.  The workshop titled, “Engaged Communities” was attended by nine area businesses or organizations. The session was facilitated by … Continue reading

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Minnesota’s Opportunity Community Moves Forward with Agreements with National Recycling

According to the Isanti County News (http://isanticountynews.com/2011/08/17/agreements-approved-to-bring-national-recycling-to-cambridge/), National Recycling has tentatively agreed to locate in Cambridge, MN. According to the Isanti news article, “Economic Development Director Stan Gustafson and City Planner Marcia Westover explained staff has been working with NRI … Continue reading

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Should community developers become social media managers?

Social Media for Economic Development: Should community developers become social media managers? Today’s economic development director must juggle tight budgets, competitive business climates, and the ever changing world of online community development.  While many communities continue to expand the economic … Continue reading

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Golden Shovel Supports Little Falls Digital Towns Program

Golden Shovel Supports Little Falls Digital Towns Program Congratulations to our home town of Little Falls, MN for being selected as a recipient of the Digital Towns program.  We believe wholeheartedly that communities need to promote their assets online and … Continue reading

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Stay on Message–Effective Use of Social Media

In How We Decide, by Jonah Lehrer, the reader is taken on a fantastic journey detailing how our brains work to maintain our existence.  One concept from the book is that the brain is very efficient and in order to … Continue reading

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Marshall and Brossoit Heading to GOED 2011

Business and Sales VPs Heading to South Dakota’s ‘Ramp It Up’ Conference Sioux Falls, S.D., (PRWEB) –- Aaron Brossoit and John Marshall will attend the 2011 South Dakota Governor’s Office of Economic Development Conference (GOED) April 26-27. The executives will be … Continue reading

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Golden Shovel Ramps Up With Dynamic Sales and Marketing Team

Teams Will Promote Revolutionary New Web System and Innovative Social Management Tool to Help Organizations Save Time and Money Little Falls, Minn., April 12, 2011 –- Golden Shovel Agency, a Web development firm specializing in online tools for economic and … Continue reading

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Golden Shovel Spotlight :: Jeff Epple

Jeff Epple, Vice President of Product Development Jeff Epple oversees the project operations and manages the programming and design team. He has been developing cutting edge solutions with community organizations for over 10 years. Twitter: @gsaEpple Direct: (320) 639-0110 Office: … Continue reading

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