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Economic Development and New Ideas from Itasca Economic Development Corporation's Tamara Lowney

KAXE | By Heidi Holtan,
Kari Hedlund
Published December 6, 2022 at 1:53 PM CST

The Itasca Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) creates and retains quality jobs in Itasca County through education, research, and connections with businesses.

IEDC's Executive Director Tamara Lowney was back with us today to talk about the work of her organization and especially the work they are doing to build Welcoming Communities in our region. She brought with her Keith Turner from The Promise Is You.

Upcoming Welcoming events this month are:

Thursday December 8th in Grand Rapids
Wednesday December 14th in Deer River
Wednesday December 28th in Grand Rapids

Check their events calendar and Facebook page for more information.

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Heidi Holtan
Heidi Holtan has been involved with KAXE since 2002. Now as Director of Content and Public Affairs she manages and is the host of the KAXE Morning Show, including a variety of local content like Phenology, What's for Breakfast, Area Voices, The Sports Page and much more, alongside Morning Edition from NPR. Her latest project is Ham Radio: Cooking with Amy Thielen.
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Kari Hedlund
The Music Director at KAXE since 2014, Kari (pronounced Car-ee) Hedlund reviews music on the daily. She hosts Headwaters every Wednesday (9 a.m. and 10 p.m.) and some Mondays, and is co-host to Heidi Holtan on the Thursday Morning Show.
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