https://econdev.greatriverenergy.com Great River Energy News Feed Sun, 05 Jul 2026 09:57:49 +0000 en-US https://econdev.greatriverenergy.com/news/p/item/67914/rural-minnesota-electric-cooperatives-support-defense-industry-growth-and-infrastructure https://econdev.greatriverenergy.com/news/p/item/67914/rural-minnesota-electric-cooperatives-support-defense-industry-growth-and-infrastructure Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000 Rural Minnesota electric cooperatives are uniquely positioned to support growing U.S. defense industry infrastructure needs. As federal defense spending increases, Minnesota is gaining new opportunities to expand its role in national defense supply chains, especially in rural regions with reliable power, available land, and scalable infrastructure.For Great River Energy and... https://econdev.greatriverenergy.com/news/p/item/66724/minnesotas-medtech-momentum-creates-new-opportunity-for-electric-cooperatives https://econdev.greatriverenergy.com/news/p/item/66724/minnesotas-medtech-momentum-creates-new-opportunity-for-electric-cooperatives Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0000 Minnesota has become one of the most competitive destinations for life sciences and medical technology (medtech) investment in the country. According to the Hickey Institute’s 2025 Life Sciences and MedTech Site Selection Strategy Report, the Minneapolis-St. Paul region is now one of the most critical national hubs for biomanufacturing and... https://econdev.greatriverenergy.com/news/p/item/66729/ireland-trade-mission-clarifies-foreign-direct-investment-paths-for-rural-minnesota-cooperatives https://econdev.greatriverenergy.com/news/p/item/66729/ireland-trade-mission-clarifies-foreign-direct-investment-paths-for-rural-minnesota-cooperatives Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0000 Rural areas in Minnesota continue to find innovative ways to attract private investment, skilled workers and stable employers. Foreign direct investment is a steady source of growth. Despite changes in trade policy and global markets, international companies are still expanding in the U.S. Many are now looking beyond big, expensive... https://econdev.greatriverenergy.com/news/great-river-energy-news/p/item/66792/lake-country-power-iron-range-resources-support-shovelready-real-estate-in-cohasset https://econdev.greatriverenergy.com/news/great-river-energy-news/p/item/66792/lake-country-power-iron-range-resources-support-shovelready-real-estate-in-cohasset Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0000 Lake Country Power (LCP), one of Great River Energy’s member-owner cooperatives, celebrated the groundbreaking of its Cohasset Industrial Park Distribution System Upgrade, a project that promises to greatly enhance the shovel-ready development opportunities in Cohasset. LCP gathered with representatives from the city of Cohasset, Itasca County, Lake States Construction and the... https://econdev.greatriverenergy.com/news/in-the-news/p/item/66517/ireland-trade-mission-expands-new-foreign-direct-investment-paths-for-rural-minnesota-cooperatives https://econdev.greatriverenergy.com/news/in-the-news/p/item/66517/ireland-trade-mission-expands-new-foreign-direct-investment-paths-for-rural-minnesota-cooperatives Tue, 17 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Minnesota's electric cooperatives continue to seek practical ways to diversify local economies, attract new capital and foreign direct investment, and connect rural regions with new international partners.A recent trade mission to Ireland – supported by Great River Energy, Greater Mankato Growth and LITTUS – provided new insight into how Irish... https://econdev.greatriverenergy.com/news/in-the-news/p/item/65991/leading-metro-locations-2025-smaller-markets-stronger-momentum https://econdev.greatriverenergy.com/news/in-the-news/p/item/65991/leading-metro-locations-2025-smaller-markets-stronger-momentum Mon, 22 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000 Each year, Area Development partners with Chmura Economics & Analytics to evaluate the performance of U.S. metropolitan areas based on the fundamentals that matter most to business expansion: workforce, economic strength, and adaptability. Using Chmura’s data-driven model — which equally weights Prime Workforce and Economic Strength — the Leading Metro... https://econdev.greatriverenergy.com/news/in-the-news/p/item/65982/site-readiness-surge-states-bet-big-to-attract-industrial-investment-and-jobs https://econdev.greatriverenergy.com/news/in-the-news/p/item/65982/site-readiness-surge-states-bet-big-to-attract-industrial-investment-and-jobs Wed, 17 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000 A critical shortage of development-ready industrial sites is pushing states to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in product development. These proactive efforts aim to enhance the developability and speed-to-market of industrial property, ultimately attracting capital investment and job creation. Site Selection Group regularly monitors these investments, and this article... https://econdev.greatriverenergy.com/news/in-the-news/p/item/67150/university-of-minnesotas-natural-resources-research-institute-launches-impact-alliance https://econdev.greatriverenergy.com/news/in-the-news/p/item/67150/university-of-minnesotas-natural-resources-research-institute-launches-impact-alliance Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000 The University of Minnesota’s Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI) today announced the launch of a new Joint Research Alliance with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR): Innovative Materials and Processing for Advanced Critical Technologies (IMPACT).At a time when global competition and supply chain vulnerability are...