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Since its launch in 1973, the RDC's mission has focused on creating opportunities in the counties of Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift and Yellow Medicine.
The Upper Minnesota River Valley counties have long been fertile soil for artists. A proposal to promote the arts for economic development in the rural setting has allowed many to discover the diverse and talented crop of artists through the annual Meander Arts Crawl.
Area communities are looking to housing development strategies to address a growing need, and public-private partnerships have been invaluable in creating new housing projects. That public assistance helps bridge a gap that has been more than a decade in the making between the costs of construction and development and market values in rural communities.