Great River Energy News

Fresh produce to be grown indoors with electricity

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Leafy greens will soon be grown 365 days of the year Minnesota. How? An insulated shipping container equipped with a complete hydroponic growing system will be delivered to the Central Lakes College (CLC) Agricultural Campus as part of an Electric Power Research Institute research project with Great River Energy, Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative (TWEC), Lakewood Health System (LHS) and the college. Each partner will play a critical role in the two-year demonstration. Students from CLC’s horticulture and agriculture degree programs will learn firsthand about sustainable agriculture practices by maintaining and harvesting the produce, which will then be delivered to LHS for its “Food Farmacy&rdquo...

People in Business 2019: Tri-County Health Care announces plans for new hospital

Sunday, August 18, 2019

Tri-County Health Care staff announced in March 2019 plans to either expand or build a new hospital. Later in 2019, after public meetings and researching potential locations, they set their sights on a location west of Wadena on a property in Otter Tail County. If all testing checks out, they are looking at building a new hospital at that location, as soon as spring of 2020. The current hospital faces obstacles such as an inefficient layout, operating rooms that are costly to update, hidden location, poor energy efficiency, lack of parking and limited room for expansion in its current location. These mak...

Wadena among 3 Greater Minnesota cities awarded infrastructure grants

Monday, May 20, 2019

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development announced $1.69 million in infrastructure grants for projects in Greater Minnesota. The funding awarded from DEED's Greater Minnesota Business Development Public Infrastructure Grant Program was approved for the cities of North Branch, Spring Valley and Wadena. The three projects were funded during the first quarter of 2019 and are expected to create more than 2,800 full-time jobs. Click here to view the original article from the Brainerd Dispatch.

WorkForce Center in Wadena is now CareerForce

Sunday, May 19, 2019

The WorkForce Center in Wadena has changed its name to CareerForce. Throughout the state, Minnesota's WorkForce Centers are changing their name to CareerForce. Bringing all of Minnesota's workforce system partners under one brand seeks to enhance the services provided to career seekers, employers and communities. Click here to view the original article from the Wadena Pioneer Journal.

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