Current News:
Airport Solar Thermal Project - Ribbon Cutting
Wednesday, May 16
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Airport Solar Thermal project - Ribbon Cutting
Invited Guests: Region Five Development Commission members, The Press, Initiative Foundation, MN Power, BPU, Airport Commission, CERT, RREAL, USDA Rural Development, and Resilient Region Advisory Board– open to public.
Presentations:
Region Five Development Commission
Rural Renewable Energy Alliance,
Angela Headlee from Clean Energy Resource Teams
Initiative Foundation
Airport Commission
Colleen Landkamer – Director of Minnesota USDA Rural Development
Honored Guest: Matthew Dalbey, Director of Federal and State Division of EPA Office of Sustainable Communities
Microlending
ST. PAUL, Minn. Nov. 14 -- USDA Rural Development State Director Colleen Landkamer today announced that the North Central Economic Development Association (NCEDA), which is the lending arm of Region Five Development Commission (R5DC) has been selected to receive a $400,000 loan and a $100,000 grant to assist rural microentrepreneurs and microenterprises. Full Press Release
Sustainable Communities Grant Testimonials
View Testimonials from Region Five's Sustainable Communities Grant