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BRE/R
Technology Advisory Committee
Technology
Advisory Committee Minutes
Technology
Task Force Minutes
Technology
Advisory Committee Members
Goals
Get
Broadband Program
2008
and 2009 Grant Recipients
Technology
Directory
MEETING SCHEDULE
Meets
quarterly at 7:30 a.m. on the first Friday at the EDC board
room.
TECHNOLOGY
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES (PDF
format)
2010
2009
2008

TECHNOLOGY
TASK FORCE MEETING MINUTES (PDF format)
2007
2006

Technology
Advisory Committee Members
- Jay Bosch
- Dean Bouta
- Kathy Dillon
- Jay Kroona
- Jeff Roiland
- Diane Schulte
- David Sisser
- Jeff Tengwall

2009
Goals
1. Become an advisory group to the BRE/R Committee with
the following purposes:
a. Monitor the technology atmosphere of the business
community
b. Make sure the business community
is aware of emerging issues or needs relating
to technology
c. Monitor past, current and future
requirements for technology and advocate for
businesses with vendors
2. Partner with Ridgewater College in providing seminars
in website development geared to
small businesses in Kandiyohi County -
$3,000
3.
Fund 10 web grants for new or upgraded websites - $5,000

Get
Broadband Program
Kandiyohi
County is the recipient of a $30,000 Get Broadband grant through
the Blandin Foundation. Click on the button below to
read more about the program.

Local
Broadband Grant
The
Technology Task Force distributed grants to 21 Kandiyohi County
businesses to create a new website or enhance an existing
website. Criteria for the website grant program were:
- Applicants must meet the Small Business Administration
guidelines for small business definition.
- Attendance at one of the Community Business
Seminars.
- Recipients of the grant must include on their
web page the Local-E-Connected logo and a link to the EDC
website.
- Recipients of the grant must work with a
qualified website designer to guarantee that websites will
meet the needs of the recipient.
- Recipients must provide a final draft of
the website to the EDC with clear contact information for
the business included on the site.
- Reasons the website or website enhancement
will help improve or increase business.

2009
Grant Recipients
A
& B Plumbing, Inc.
Blue
Skies Unlimited, Inc.
Charles
Construction, LLC
Noah
Hultgren, Realtor
Hultgren
Farms
Insurance
Center, Inc.
The
Pennock Co.
Quick
Signs
Right
on Canvas
Sheehan
Neuroscience
West
Central Industries
West
Central Industries The Resource Center Program
Willmar
Area Arts Council
Spicer
Commercial Club
City
of Spicer
Arc
Kandiyohi County
United
Way of West Central Minnesota

2008
Grant Recipients
Brouwer
Berries
Carlson
Pillow
Dickerson's
Lake Florida Resort
Flying
Goose Quilt Shop
Hardware
Hank Express
I
& M Landscaping Nursery, Inc.
Interiors
by Beverly
Lake
View Lodge
Legal
& Administrative Assistants, Inc.
Macht
Accounting
Melvin's
on the Lake
Mike's
Dock and Yard Service, Inc.
Print
Masters of Willmar
Raymond
Civic & Commerce
Vinje
Lutheran Church
Wermerskirchen
Law Office, P.A.
Whitcomb
Bros. Crane Service, Inc.
Willmar
Auto Plaza, Inc.
Your
Day by Day, Inc.

Look
for the local-e-connected logo in Kandiyohi County businesses
that offer wireless Internet services to its customers.
If you are a business that offers wireless Internet and wish
to display a local-e-connected window cling, please contact
the EDC office at 320-235-7370 or edc@kandiyohi.com.
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