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Community and family, not professional skills, drives moves to the country, U of M study shows

A study by University of Minnesota research fellow Ben Winchester suggests that lots of newcomers to rural Minnesota are not using the professional or management skills in the work they find.
by Dave Peters

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You’ve done good; now how to scale up?

Ashoka, a worldwide non-profit interested in fostering leaders who can change the world around them, is hosting a forum Feb. 8 at the Walker Art Center to talk about how social entrepreneurs can scale up.
by Dave Peters

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Join online conversation tackling rural health care in Virginia MN

MPR News is conducting an online forum Friday at noon to talk about the challenges of rural health care, particularly those faced in Virginia, Minn., where a community-owned hospital is having financial hardship.
by Dave Peters

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Bakk: Keep print legal ads because my Internet speed is giving me a heart attack

DFL Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk defends the requirement that local governments take out print legal ads on the grounds that where he lives on Lake Vermillion Internet service is too slow.
by Dave Peters

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