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Lake County broadband troubles

Lake County goes back to the starting gate on broadband after dropping the consultant that had been expected to manage a big federally backed project to lay fiber to every home in the northeastern Minnesota county.
by Dave Peters

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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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