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We are pleased to see how many Dakota County companies have made the Tekne finalists. According to their web site… The Tekne Awards honor those who play a significant role in discovering new technologies that educate, improve lifestyles and impact the lives and futures of people living in Minnesota and all over the world. [...] According to the Minneapolis St Paul Business Journal, the Twin Cities area has been ranked as the top large metro area for volunteerism for the fifth consecutive year. The MSP Business Journal reports… A report released Tuesday by the federal Corporation for National and Community Service says an average of 37.1 percent of Twin [...] Mouli Engineering Inc, based in Dakota County, has more than 20 years’ experience of engineering experience in design, parts supply, reliability, yield and failure analysis. This Week Live reports good news for Mouli… Only months after launching its plug-in solar energy systems for homes and businesses, Mouli Engineering Inc. struck a deal with a [...] The Center for Digital Government’s Digital Counties and the National Association of Counties (NACo) survey US counties to identify best electronic practices among counties nationwide, regardless of size. According to Digital Communities… “The Digital Counties Survey identifies the very best examples of how counties are aligning technology to support strategic priorities and create crucial [...] The Tekne Awards honor those who play a significant role in discovering new technologies that educate, improve lifestyles and impact the lives and futures of people living in Minnesota and all over the world. We’d love to see some Dakota County companies up for awards – and maybe even living. But you know the [...] “It requires a lot of focus. I always visualized what I wanted to do before I did it. My coach always said gymnastics is 99 percent mind and 1 percent body.” That statement was made by Dakota County high school senior Brittany Stumpf in the This Week Live. It sounds like gymnastics might be [...] According to the Apple Valley Patch… The Apple Valley City Council on Thursday was presented the Telly Award statue for its economic development video, “Plant-Grow-Prosper,” which was created to publicize “the economic vibrancy and diversity of the City,” according to a memo to the council. You can find the award-winning video on their web [...] According to Minneapolis/St Paul Business Journal, Dakota County’ s own CHS is the second largest private company behind Cargill. Here are the main stats: CHS Inc. (Inver Grove Heights) Last year’s rank: 2 Revenue: $25.3 billion One-year change: down 1.8 percent Companywide employees: 8,812 CEO: Carl Casale Business description: Supplies energy, crop nutrients, grain, [...] Lakeville North High School has a program called Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), an elective class designed to put kids on a track toward not only getting into college but staying there and excelling. It’s a class designed not for the accelerated students or the students who are falling behind – but for the [...] According to the Minneapolis/St Paul Journal, there are 20 Minnesota-based (or headquartered) companies on the Fortune 500 List. We were pleased to see a few of our Dakota County companies make the list. CHS came in at 103rd. CHS is a diversified energy, grains and foods company committed to providing the essential resources that [...] |
Innovation Networks are business-driven peer groups around key business processes, enabling sharing of information and best practices between Dakota County companies. Our first two networks – Lean Processes and Advanced IT are about to launch. (Learn more)
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