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On Thursday, Governor Tim Walz signed the omnibus agriculture finance bill which includes $5 million in funding for the Soy Innovation Campus between Epitome Energy and the University of Minnesota Crookston. The campus will be located adjacent to Epitome Energy’s 21-million-bushel soybean crush and 30-million-gallon biodiesel facility. Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority Executive Director […]
Funding for a soybean crush and biodiesel facility in northwest Minnesota is no longer a pipe dream for Minnesota agriculture. The Minnesota legislature approved this week $5 million in funding for the Soy Innovation Campus at the University of Minnesota Crookston. “This is a dream come true for farmers in northwest Minnesota,” says Mike Skaug, who
The Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority (CHEDA) met Tuesday morning at Valley Technology Park in the new community workspace. During the public forum, Councilman Bobby Baird addressed the board regarding their working session last month. Baird said what happened during that meeting was improper and emphasized the CHEDA board does a good job and
The topic of child care was once again a key part of the Crookston Housing and Economic Development (CHEDA) board meeting on Tuesday morning. The board received an estimate for the building required for a child care center on the Marywood site from CHEDA Executive Director Craig Hoiseth. The majority of work being plumbing to
The University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagle Men’s Basketball program has landed a commitment from a Junior College transfer. Zac Olson of Waterville, Minnesota and a transfer from Lake Region State in Devils Lake, N.D. will be attending UMC in the fall to play basketball. Olson is a 6’5 225-pound freshman (will be a sophomore).
