Links
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Minnesota Technology, Inc. -- Developing Technology Industry
www.minnesotatechnology.org/promotions
Comprehensive online business information and services to help growth-oriented
companies apply technology-based solutions to competitive advantage.
Articles, reports and analysis of technology trends and training
exist to help identify competitive and technical barriers, streamline
project management, improve product quality and reduce costs. Use
the Minnesota Technology, Inc. Web site to join ranks with the more
than 4,000 manufacturing and technology-based companies who have
added $500 million to their bottom lines with the help of Minnesota
Technology.
Minnesota Business Finance Corporation
www.mbfc.org
MBFC is a Certified Development
Company authorized by the U.S. Small Business Administration to originate
and service SBA 504 loans. The SBA 504 loan program is "the
money that makes America work". As a non-profit CDC, MBFC, a
member of the National Association of Development Companies (NADCO)
promotes economic development throughout a 46 county area of Minnesota.
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CENSUS
www.census.gov
This site contains all of the information regarding the Census,
including how organizations and individuals can help the Census
obtain a more accurate count, which determines how much funding
government agencies receive based on population counts.
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COUNTIES & CITIES
Official City Web Site for the State of Minnesota
www.officialcitysites.org/minnesota.htm
A comprehensive site that provides a link to the Association of Minnesota
Counties, an organization to which member counties belong, the League
of Minnesota Cities, an organization to which member cities belong,
and a list of all cities and counties in Minnesota that have a web
site.
City Of Crookston
www.crookston.mn.us
Crookston Convention and Visitors Bureau
www.visitcrookston.com
Polk County
www.co.polk.mn.us
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DEMOGRAPHICS
Sources of Socioeconomic Data for Economic Development Analysis:
www.hevanet.com/lad/sources.htm
This is a very comprehensive site for finding demographic information
at the state and federal level. Includes links to the MN State Demographic
Center, the US Census Bureau and the MN Department of Economic Security.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Economic Development Administration
www.eda.gov
This is the site for the Department of Commerce's Economic Development
Administration, the agency that works with WCI to conduct regional
economic development planning through it's Economic Development District
designation. It contains information on EDA's programs and important
current issues
Minnesota Economic Development Center
www.condor.stcloudstate.edu/~medc
This site consists of information about the focus of the MN Economic
Development Center for rural Minnesota, its programs, services and
a wealth of demographic data.
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
www.positivelyminnesota.com
This agency is the largest state economic development organization.
The site provides information on it's community and business assistance
programs, contains on-line community profiles as well as information
on upcoming state conferences.
Minnesota Properties and Community Profiles (MNPRO)
www.mnpro.com
This is a sited designed by Minnesota DEED. The MNPRO system offers
information on available business properties in Minnesota and provides
Community Profile Reports for communities located in Minnesota.
Minnesota Regional Development Organizations
www.mrdo.org
This is the home page for all MN regional development organizations.
It contains contact information for each member organization as well
as a description of a regional development organization.
National Association of Development Organizations
www.nado.org
The National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) provides
training, information and representation for regional development
organizations in small metropolitan and rural America.
Northwest Regional
Development Commission
www.nwrdc.org/
The NWRDC serves mainly the Minnesota counties of Kittson, Marshall, Norman,
Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and Roseau. Their programs include the Area Agency
on Aging, Northwest Regional Arts Council, Economic Development, Enterprise Fund
(business loans), and Transportation. Currently, special emphasis is placed on
these additional local issues: JOBZ, Hazard Mitigation, Land of the Dancing Sky
brand name, Housing, Health Insurance Counseling. Programs that we administered
in the past few years include Farm Wrap and Flood Recovery. The NW RDC is located
in Warren, Minnesota.
Rural Update Newsletter
www.aspeninst.org/rural/updates/ruindex.html
This monthly newsletter is dedicated to economic development information
and events for rural communities in the United States. It contains
information on leadership development, environmental stewardship,
sustainable agriculture, lending, telecom & networks, human services,
business development and more.
United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development
www.rurdev.usda.gov
This site contains information on USDA's community, housing, business
and utility programs.
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EMPLOYMENT,
LABOR & SALARIES
Minnesota Workforce Center
www.mnworkforcecenter.org
This site provides information about job seeker and employment services.
It also provides labor market information. It will connect you to
America’s Job Bank.
Minnesota's Salary Survey
www.deed.state.mn.us/lmi/tools/oes.htm
The semi-annual update of Minnesota’s largest
and most comprehensive salary survey is now available on the web--with
information on wages and employment by occupation for the state,
substate regions and the nation. To find data by occupation or make
regional wage comparisons go to website above.
How does your salary stack up?
www.deed.state.mn.us/lmi/tools/oes.htm
Find
the most recent salary and employment statistics for over 800 occupations
in 29 various sub-state areas in Minnesota. You can use these data
to figure out the going salary for your occupation, find out how
many people work in your occupation, or compare median salaries in
regions across Minnesota. These data are updated twice a year with
new occupational wage and employment information from firms.
Regional Employment Projections, 2002 to 2012
www.deed.state.mn.us/lmi/tools/projections.htm
Now
available online. You’ll find both industry and occupational projections
for the nation, state and six Planning Regions. Find out which occupations
and industries are projected to be the top job creators over the
next decade.
Quarterly Workforce Indicators
www.deed.state.mn.us/lmi/tools/lehd.htm
Find eight “quick fact” indicators
including measures of job gain and loss, hires and layoffs, and earnings
for your local area, a specific industry and/or a specific group
of workers such as women or age 65 plus. These data, developed through
a partnership with the Census Bureau, provide a wealth of detail
unavailable until now.
Laus Revisions
www.deed.state.us/lmi/tool/laus
Recent changes to the local area unemployment
statistics program require that all estimates of local, sub-state
unemployment since 2000 be revised. This re-estimation is expected
to be complete by August 12 2005. The revised data will be posted
at the website above as it becomes available.
Minnesota Employment
Review On-Line
www.deed.state.mn.us/lmi/publications/review.htm
The
latest unemployment rates, industry employment statistics and regional
industry
analysis
will be going exclusively on-line starting next month. Please look
for email updates each month from now on rather than a printed
copy in your mailbox.
LMI Customers: Who Are You?
www.deed.state.mn.us/lmi/publications/review/0105/supp.htm
Want
to know more about who LMI customers are, what they want and how
well they
think we’re
doing at providing LMI? Read the January issue of the Minnesota
Employment
Review for an article devoted to answering these questions.
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FOUNDATIONS AND NON-PROFITS
McKnight Foundation
www.mcknight.org
This is the foundation through which WCI and all other Initiative
Funds were created and continue to operate through. This site contains
information about McKnight's programs and the process on how to apply
for funds.
Blandin Foundation
www.blandinfoundation.org
Contains information on Blandin's grant making, leadership training
and other programs. Their geographic focus is rural communities located
within Minnesota.
The International Coalition
www.UPDATE.org
Provides information on promoting wise stewardship of land and water
resources in the Red River Basin. The site includes information for
ongoing activities in the Basin, links to other Basin-oriented sites,
and a place to promote projects and programs.
Northwest Minnesota Foundation
www.nwmf.org
Provides information on the philanthropic programs carried out by
this foundation in the 12 county northwest Minnesota region.
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HOUSING
Greater Minnesota Housing Fund
www.gmhf.com
Creation of affordable housing in rural communities is the mission
of GMHF, along with research and development of new strategies.
Minnesota Multi County Housing and Redevelopment Authority Mentor,
MN
www.nwmnhra.org
Northwest Minnesota Housing Cooperative
www.nmhchomes.com
Northwest Regional
Development Commission
www.nwrdc.org/
The NWRDC serves mainly the Minnesota counties of Kittson, Marshall, Norman,
Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and Roseau. Their programs include the Area Agency
on Aging, Northwest Regional Arts Council, Economic Development, Enterprise Fund
(business loans), and Transportation. Currently, special emphasis is placed on
these additional local issues: JOBZ, Hazard Mitigation, Land of the Dancing Sky
brand name, Housing, Health Insurance Counseling. Programs that we administered
in the past few years include Farm Wrap and Flood Recovery. The NW RDC is located
in Warren, Minnesota.
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc.
Crookston,
MN
www.tvoc.org
United States Housing and Urban Development Program
www.hud.org
United States Department of Agriculture
www.usda.gov
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REAL ESTATE
The Real Estate Place
Crookston, MN
www.welistwesell.com
Sharon M Bushaw - Coldwell Banker
Crookston, MN
www.crookstonhomes.com
Greenberg Realty
Crookston, MN
www.greenberg-realty.com
LeBlanc Realty
Crookston, MN
www.leblancrealty.com
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SCHOOLS IN CROOKSTON
Crookston Public Schools
www.crookston.k12.mn.us
University of Minnesota - Crookston Campus
www.umcrookston.edu
Cathedral Elementary School
www.cathedralschool.org
Our Savior's Lutheran School
click here >>>
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TRANSPORTATION
The Directory of Transportation Resources (Princeton University)
www.dragon.princeton.edu:80/~dhb
This site is a good all-around starting point, with links to transportation-related
directories, resources, organizations, and educational facilities.
Northwest Regional Development Commission
www.nwrdc.org/
The NWRDC serves mainly the Minnesota counties of Kittson, Marshall,
Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and Roseau. Their programs include
the Area Agency on Aging, Northwest Regional Arts Council, Economic
Development, Enterprise Fund (business loans), and Transportation.
Currently, special emphasis is placed on these additional local issues:
JOBZ, Hazard Mitigation, Land of the Dancing Sky brand name, Housing,
Health Insurance Counseling. Programs that we administered in the
past few years include Farm Wrap and Flood Recovery.
The NW RDC is located in Warren,
Minnesota.
Minnesota Department of Transportation
www.dot.state.mn.us
The Mn/DOT site has a great deal of useful information, including
news and events, road and traveler information, and a search function
which allows you to search the Mn/DOT website for specific information.
The NADO Regional Transportation Online Center
www.nado.org/rtoc
Established in January 1999 by the National Association of Development
Organizations Research Foundation; contains a great deal of information
on "regional transportation issues affecting America's small
metropolitan and rural communities."
United States Department of Transportation
www.dot.gov
The homepage for the USDOT, this site serves as the starting point
for the DOT's many services and divisions; includes a search function.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
www.bts.gov
This site is a great place to get a myriad of transportation statistics
and information. A considerable amount of the information that BTS
has is available on-line, and other BTS products are available free
of charge.
Federal Highway Administration
www.fhwa.dot.gov
The FHWA website has a wealth of information, including a comprehensive
links page and a page with news about the new Federal transportation
bill.
Federal Transit Administration
www.fta.dot.gov
The FTA site is an excellent starting point for information on transit,
and contains an extensive listing of transit agencies from across
the United States.
Transportation Links for Non-Profit Organizations
www.dot.gov/ost/govtaffairs/nonprofit.html
Includes links for non-profits divided by category, including links
to information about grants, laws and regulations, and many others.
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