Success Stories
2nd Avenue Apartments on the Rise
Category: Success Stories
In large, densely packed urban centers, the lack of quality, market-rate housing is readily apparent. It is not, however, so easy to identify in rural cities and townships. In fact, it’s almost invisible to the community. Nevertheless, it is a reality that economic development associations face daily when trying to...
CentraCare Health: Long Prairie Hospital & Clinic
Category: Success Stories
CentraCare Health is a not-for-profit health care system that provides comprehensive, high-quality care to people throughout Central Minnesota. Our collaborative network includes hospitals in St. Cloud, Long Prairie, Melrose, Monticello, Paynesville and Sauk Centre, six nursing homes, senior housing in six communities, 18 clinics, and four pharmacies.
CentraCare also operates...
Consolidated Telecommunications Company is Bringing Fiber to Moran Township
Category: Success Stories
Consolidated Telecommunications Company (CTC) is a full-service telecommunications cooperative operating in Todd County. They are a strong regional partner, providing essential telecommunications services to over 11,000 members in our region. Recently, they were awarded a Rural Utilities Service (RUS) grant to build out their fiber network in Moran Township. Businesses...
Lakewood Health System
Category: Success Stories
Lakewood Health System is an independent, integrated rural healthcare system. Founded in 1936 and located in the city of Staples, we are a recognized leader in providing innovative, patient-based care including women’s specialty services, senior services, surgical and outreach care. Comprised of a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital and primary care...
Lakewood Health System Has Sought to Improve Community Health Since 1936
Category: Success Stories
Todd County is fortunate to have Lakewood Health System (LHS) as a regional healthcare provider. The foundation for LHS was laid in 1936 and through a variety of mergers and acquisitions, LHS has grown into a healthcare system treating people of all ages and levels of health across ten townships...
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NJPA (National Joint Powers Alliance®)
Category: Success Stories
NJPA’s cooperative contract purchasing leverages the national purchasing power of more than 50,000 member agencies while also streamlining the required purchasing process. As a municipal national contracting agency, NJPA establishes and provides nationally leveraged and competitively solicited purchasing contracts under the guidance of the Uniform Municipal Contracting Law. Joint Powers...
