PassportArchive for Oct. 27 2016
High Tech Initiative Helps Ascensus Grow
The Brainerd Lakes Area has always been known as a tourism escape, but times are changing as the local economy is showing significant commercial growth. Three years ago the Brainerd…
Read MoreRepublican Legislators Host Town Hall Concerning MNsure
Minnesota officials are scrambling to assemble a plan that would help offset major health care premium increases for next year. Governor Mark Dayton unveiled a rough plan Thursday that would…
Read MoreGolden Apple: Local High Schoolers Takes Part In Statewide Mock Election
High school students throughout the state participated in the first ever statewide mock election. For this week’s Golden Apple our Logan Gay visited Brainerd High School to watch the students…
Read MoreOperation Round Up Donates Thousands To Community
Beltrami Electric Cooperative donates almost $4o thousand to the local community. The Beltrami Electric Cooperative Trust Board for Operation Round Up, awarded 28 grants to area nonprofits and community organizations…
Read MoreDetour To End in Crow Wing County
A five and half month detour in Crow Wing County is set to end soon. Two lanes of Crow Wing County Road 11 east of Gavdahl Drive, near Pequot Lakes…
Read MoreUSDA Awards Millions To Product Development
The USDA has granted nearly $50 million to further develop new products lines, according to a news release from the agency. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, announced today, October 27th, that…
Read MoreSLC Recieves New Executive Director
Bemidji’s Schoolcraft Learning Community (SLC) has hired a new director, according to a news release from SLC. Adrienne Eickman of Blair, Nebraska, was hired on Monday, October 24th, as the…
Read MoreExpansion Of Registered Apprenticeship In Minnesota Receives $1.5 Million Boost
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) was awarded a 1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to fund its Apprenticeship Expansion (APEX) initiative. The grant will…
Read MoreEssentia Health-St. Joseph’s Medical Center and Clinics Honor Employees
According to a release from Essentia Health, Essentia Health-St. Joseph Medical Center and Clinics asked employees to nominate their colleagues who best exemplify the Essentia Health core values of Quality,…
Read MoreSanford Health Hires Neurologist
The Sanford Bemidji Main Clinic has hired on a new full-time neurologist, according to a news release provided by Sanford Health. Jayasri Alapati, M.D., received her medical degree from Zaporozhye…
Read MoreCuyuna Country State Recreation Area Bike Trails To Close
Bike trails within the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area are set to close in November, according to a release provided by the Cuyuna Lakes Mountain Bike Crew. The bike trails…
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