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Members of the EDC's Joint Powers Board and local leaders recently aired their frustrations with private entities and the government when it comes to making sure broadband is available to all households from border to border in Kandiyohi County.

Nexyst plans to close on a $1.1 million purchase agreement for at least 137 acres in the Willmar Industrial Park to construct an agricultural distribution complex.

Nexyst plans to close on a $1.1 million purchase agreement for at least 137 acres in the Willmar Industrial Park to construct an agricultural distribution complex.

Slack and watched my colleagues get laid off one by one. >> and then he got the call. >> it is depressing. >> as american workers watch tech giants shed jobs at a rapid clip, many in other enoughs are asking, am i next? >> should they be nervous? >> first of all, the tech economy are just 2% of the labor market. tech is an important part of the economy but it is not the whole of the economy. the rest of the labor market is looking pretty good. the economy is adding jobs at a pretty healthy clip....

Vaxxinova US, formerly Epitopix, is looking to purchase county-owned land to the west of its manufacturing facility northwest of Willmar in order to invest $10 million to $20 million expanding its manufacturing capabilities, as well as building a campus for its U.S. headquarters.

Vaxxinova US, formerly Epitopix, is looking to purchase county-owned land to the west of its manufacturing facility northwest of Willmar in order to invest $10 million to $20 million expanding its manufacturing capabilities, as well as building a campus for its U.S. headquarters.

The EDC budget includes a county tax levy of $578,000, which is a 3.69% increase over the 2022 county tax levy for the EDC.

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Willmar City Council on Monday approved both rezoning the land and creating a tax increment financing district for the project.

At Monday’s Willmar City Council meeting, the proposed Lakeland Drive Northeast project was nearly derailed by the possibility of not holding the public hearing for creation of a tax increment financing district. The council later agreed to conduct the hearing as a delay would have made the project financially unfeasible for the developer. He has financing with a locked-in interest rate, but the project needs to begin this fall.