January 2017 newsletter, Community Connections – Fairmont Area Chamber Find out what’s going on in regional business and community news! Community Calendar gets a facelift, Grants & Scholarships Available, Member Thank You and MORE! What’s inside this issue? Front Page – Fairmont/Martin County Community Calendar new look – Agri-business scholarships Page 2 – Build business,…
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December 2016 Newsletter – Community Connections
Read about what’s happening in local business and community news! Chamber Christmas Open House, Small Business Success, Glows Parade Float Award Winners, Community Calendar Mobile App and MORE!
Newcomers to Rural America – Brain Gain
The population of rural America has changed significantly during the past 40 years. Counter to popular narrative, since 1970 there have been newcomers aged 30-49 moving into small towns, which positively impacts our social and economic structures. At the same time, there is a new urbanity found across the rural landscape that changes how we…
November 2016 Newsletter – Community Connections
Read about what’s happening in local business and community news! Glows Parade, Local Education Survey, Community Calendar Mobile App, Agri-business, Fairmont Area Life and MORE!
September 2016 Newsletter – Community Connections
Read the latest in business and community happenings! Local election information, Blue Ribbon Pork Cook-Off results, ambassador visits, and MORE!
2016 Ambassador Scholarship Awarded!
Andrea Carstensen receives 2016 Ambassador Scholarship Award from Chamber President Margaret Dillard. The Ambassador Committee of the Fairmont Area Chamber of Commerce awarded a $1,000 Scholarship to Andrea Carstensen. Andrea is the daughter of Chris and Brenda Carstensen of Fairmont, MN. She is a student at the Augustana University in Sioux Falls, SD. The Ambassador…