Read about the economic impact of small businesses in Rochester and Olmsted County, Minnesota.
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Read about case studies that tell the stories of four communities that focused on business retention when the pandemic hit Minnesota.
Read an analysis of the regional impacts of COVID-19 unemployment reports for Minnesota.
Growing fruits and vegetables is how many new and younger farmers get started farming. But gaining the knowledge can be tough for growers of a crop like pumpkins, for which there have never been research trials in Minnesota. Until now.
Currently the markets for ash wood are limited, but two recent projects aim to change that by demonstrating innovative ways to use urban and ash wood.
Southeast Minnesota is tackling the region’s workforce shortage. University of Minnesota Extension supports those efforts in many ways, including managing Making it Home initiatives in regional small towns like Spring Valley.