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CHEDA BOARD APPROVES TWO B3 GRANTS, NEW PROGRAM GUIDELINES AND REVIEWS 2020

The Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority (CHEDA) Board held its annual meeting on Tuesday morning. It was a light agenda for the board although they did review two Building Better Business (B3) grants, updated the B3 guidelines, and approve the use of funds to purchase property from Bob Herkenhoff. The two grants that were […]

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TWO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS RECOGNIZED AT FINAL MEETING

The Crookston City Council met on Monday night in the Council Chambers at City Hall. It was the final meeting for Councilmen Jake Fee and Bobby Baird who both lost in their reelection bids in November. Councilman Jake Fee thanked several people and alluded to Crookston being in a better place now than it was.

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CHEDA BOARD APPROVES SEVERAL B3 GRANTS PENDING FUNDING FROM CITY COUNCIL

The Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority (CHEDA) Board approved five Building Better Business (B3) program grants, four of them pending the program’s continued funding by the Crookston City Council on Monday night. The grants were awarded to Heroes Rise Coffee Company ($5,000) with the remaining funds from the original program fund, KROX Radio ($4,000),

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WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE APPROVES B3 PROGRAM EXTENSION, DISCUSSES WATER FOR POOLS AND ICE RINKS

The Ways & Means Committee on Monday approved adding $50,000 to the Building Better Business (B3) program. The program, which the Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority (CHEDA) administers, was started in 2019 and offers grants to Crookston businesses between $3,000-5,000 depending on qualifications. The committee discussed both the program’s existing guidelines and whether it

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WHAT MAKES CROOKSTON SO SPECIAL DURING TIMES LIKE THIS? THE PEOPLE!

We are in the second week of extra precautions as we battle the COVID-19 pandemic in Crookston, across the nation, and the world.   The thing that never ceases to amaze us is the determination and the cohesiveness of Crookston businesses and residents.  You might be wondering….What makes Crookston so special in times of need?  -It

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UMC ANNOUNCES AMERICAN FEDERAL BANK THE WINNER OF MAROON AND GOLD FRIDAYS

by University Relations American Federal Bank is the winner of this semester’s Maroon and Gold Friday’s. Twenty-eight businesses participated September through November 2019. Businesses participated by dressing, decorating and displaying Maroon and Gold spirit. Regal the Eagle, faculty, and staff visited businesses and handed out athletic passes, UMN Bookstore coupons, maroon and gold swag and

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