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Minnesota nice! Competitive business environment. Rich quality of life. Outstanding workforce. Diverse cultures. Centrally located in Minnesota, Kandiyohi County/Willmar lakes area is the perfect place to establish or expand your business. Add in other benefits, such as a thriving arts region, historical attractions, exceptional school districts, easy access to the Twin Cities Metropolitan area, affordable housing and friendly communities, and there is even more reason to make Kandiyohi County and the Willmar lakes area your destination of choice. We invite you to view our county’s information and then contact the Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission (866-665-4556) for specific ways we can help you.

No fish story here: Angling lures many visitors to Kandiyohi County

5.4.2013: WILLMAR—Every year, Beth Fischer and her helpers will handle over 8,000 inquiries from people looking to visit Kandiyohi County. Fishing in Kandiyohi County

They are drawn most of all to the lakes, and for many, the opportunity to fish them.

“Fishing is very important to the local economy,” said Fischer, director of the Convention and Visitors Bureau with the Willmar Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce.

2013 laureates announced for Siehl Prize in Agriculture

4.2013: A world-renowned expert in wheat diseases, an executive who developed important new packaging and food safety techniques, and a pair of entrepreneurs who lead an international technology company grounded in the poultry industry are this year’s recipients of the prestigious Siehl Prize in Agriculture.
Ted Huisinga and Ray Norling
The prize is awarded annually by the University of Minnesota’s College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences. Recipients are chosen in three categories: knowledge (teaching, research and outreach); agribusiness; and production agriculture.

Expanding East—Nova-Tech executive moving to China to establish overseas office for the company; manufacturing facility will remain in Willmar

2.26.2013: WILLMAR—Chinese customers are waiting in line for Nova-Tech products and the company is quickly developing the infrastructure to deliver the goods and provide service. Aaron Madsen

A key part of that effort will be Aaron Madsen, who leaves on Monday for Shanghai to develop the China corporate headquarters for Willmar-based Nova-Tech.

Madsen, 33, is currently manager of the company’s sales and marketing department and will add the title of general manager of Nova-Tech Asia.

Helping them grow

4.9.2013: WILLMAR—Kandiyohi County and Afghanistan are worlds apart but when it comes to farming, Leroy Petersen sees the common ground they share.

"We discovered we had the same weeds in our farms half a world apart," he said.

Petersen recently joined the Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission as its agriculture and renewable energy specialist. He brings years of practical experience as a farmer near Pennock, but he also has a global perspective acquired during stints as an ag consultant in Afghanistan.

One of the key lessons he learned in Afghanistan is that in order for farmers to benefit from their labor, they need an environment and an infrastructure that support them, Petersen said.

Klobuchar learns of growing export business during tour of Nova-Tech

2.20.2013: WILLMAR—Sen. Amy Klobuchar stopped to look at a group of large packing crates ready for shipping near the end of her tour of Nova-Tech Engineering’s facilities on the MinnWest Technology Campus Tuesday morning.

“These are going to China,” said Jim Sieben, president of MinnWest. Klobuchar, D-Minn., was delighted and wanted to pose for a photo in front of the crates. Amy Klobuchar

Why Kandiyohi County is right for you...

No fish story here: Angling lures many visitors to Kandiyohi County

2013 laureates announced for Siehl Prize in Agriculture

Expanding East—Nova-Tech executive moving to China to establish overseas office for the company; manufacturing facility will remain in Willmar

Helping them grow

Klobuchar learns of growing export business during tour of Nova-Tech

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