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The finance and policy divisions of the Minnesota Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, and Housing Committee met at the University of Minnesota Crookston on Friday morning. The senators, who were joined by Representative Deb Kiel who is on the House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division, listened to scheduled testimony from Bruce Kleven of the
Governor Tim Walz visited East Grand Forks on Tuesday to meet with local growers about the widespread economic concerns regarding the harvesting and transportation of crops that have been affected by the recent weather. Walz was joined by at the table by State Senators Mark Johnson and Kent Eken, State Representatives Deb Kiel and Dan
The Senate Capital Investment Committee visited Crookston on Wednesday, and the City of Crookston leaders along with their many partners took part in a significant step toward securing bonding for infrastructure for the development of the Colburn Property south of Titan Machinery. In addition to the investment committee U.S. Representative Collin Peterson, former Minnesota Senator
The Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority (CHEDA) Advisory Board met on Tuesday morning and discussed the infrastructure bonding that the City of Crookston will work to get included in the Minnesota State Legislature’s Capital Bonding Bill. They were joined by Dennis Egan from Epitome Energy and Senator Mark Johnson. Johnson suggested that the City
Epitome Energy, LLC announced Thursday during an open house at Valley Technology Park that they were kicking off the air permitting and environmental assessment processes with the hopes of putting a shovel in the ground in the Fall of 2020. The open house was attended by more than 90 people including many local and state
Senator Mark Johnson (R-East Grand Forks) was recently selected as a member of GOPAC’s 2019 Class of Emerging Leaders. The group is made up of promising legislators selected for their potential and ability to impact their state. “I thank GOPAC for selecting me as one of this year’s Class of Emerging Leaders,” said Senator Johnson.
