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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 calendarand Facebook page for more information.

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Heidi Holtan
Heidi Holtan is KAXE's Director of Content and Public Affairs where she manages producers and is the local host of Morning Edition from NPR. Heidi is a regional correspondent for WDSE/WRPT's Duluth Public Television’s Almanac North.
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Kari Hedlund
The music director at KAXE since 2014, Kari (pronounced Car-ee) Hedlund reviews music on the daily. She also hosts New Music every Wednesday (2 and 10 p.m.) and Sunday (noon), along with the KAXE Morning Show on Thursdays.
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