Data in Uncertain Times
It has now been nearly six months since we first started realizing that the coronavirus was something that would have a direct effect on our lives. In that time, it’s…
Read MoreNorthland Connection Rolls Out New Employer, Cost of Living Data
After the property database, one of the most visited features on Northland Connection website is its table of leading employers in the region. This table is more of a challenge…
Read MoreFeatured Partner: APEX
APEX is a private sector-led business development engine established to promote sustainable growth in the APEX region of northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin, including all eight counties covered by Northland…
Read MoreFeatured Site: Cohasset Industrial Park
The Cohasset Industrial Park features 84 acres available across 2 phases of an established industrial park. The site is within IRRR service area, has a history of utility rate discounts…
Read MoreWhat We’re Reading
Brookings: The implications of the rise of remote work on the American Heartland could be significant. Read more. Harvard University Center for International Development: A lack of social mobility, not…
Read MoreMinnesota Power Energizes Great Northern Transmission Line
The 224-mile, 500-kilovolt power line in northern Minnesota stretches from the U.S./Canada border in Roseau County to a substation east of Grand Rapids. Minnesota Power has energized the Great Northern…
Read MoreIndustry Insight: An Education in Child Care
I’ve been in this job for three and a half years now. When I started, I fielded two common requests: large industrial buildings and large greenfield sites that could potentially…
Read MoreHow We Can Help
Count Northland Connection among the entities whose demand for services have increased, not decreased, since the start of the coronavirus outbreak. Some proactive businesses have been rethinking their space usage,…
Read MoreFeatured Partner: Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation
Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation is one of Northland Connection’s most long-term partners. This State of Minnesota agency invests resources to foster vibrant growth and economic prosperity in northeastern Minnesota…
Read MoreFeatured Site: International Falls Multi-Modal Site
Size: 44 Acres While several sites in northeast Minnesota recently became Shovel Ready certified by DEED and several more are in process, the International Falls multimodal site was ahead of…
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