Dakota Future

PO Box 240874
Apple Valley, MN 55124-0874
(651) 491-2551
bill@dakotafuture.com

Tech IT Out – for students in Dakota County April 30

A Tech IT Out! event is coming soon to Eagan, Mn! Saturday, April 30, from 12:30-4PM at Unisys Corporation, 3199 Pilot Knob Road. The intended audience is students grades 8-12, parents, college age students who are uncertain of their education and career direction and dislocated workers.

Tech IT out! has a simple message: Grow [...]

Burnsville approves dark fiber plans

Last month the City Council in Burnsville approved a Dark Fiber License Agreement with TTM Operating Corporation, Inc.

Here are more details from City Council notes…

FACTS

TTM Operating Corporation, Inc. (TTM) is currently constructing fiber optic infrastructure in Burnsville for their business purposes. Most of the construction proposed would have occurred in City [...]

Xcel Energy grant funds entrepreneurship classes at Inver Hills Community College

This is a great opportunity from Dakota Future members Inver Hills Community College and Xcel Energy. Please pass it on. Entrepreneurship can be a great way to break out of unemployment or a dead end job and training can help get great ideas off the ground. It’s a win-win proposition.

We encourage anyone eligible [...]

Welcome Dakota County Community Development Agency

Dakota Future wants to welcome our newest members, Dakota County Community Development Agency. We’re glad to have them on board. It’s a great way to end a great year!

Please let us know if you’re interested in becoming a Dakota Future member.

$8 million builds turbine at UMore

Great news for a Dakota Future community: The University of Minnesota was recently awarded funds to build a new Siemens 2.3-megawatt turbine and research facility at UMore Park in Rosemount, Minnesota.

The funding comes from an $8 million stimulus grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The Minnesota Daily reports that “at the facility, [...]

Dakota County Technical College Unveils Program for Job Seekers

DCTC is currently offering a unique service to the unemployed.

The “Workplan” program is done in partnership with the Workforce Centers and is a FREE program specifically tailored to help today’s job seekers. This FREE assistance is every Monday through Thursday from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the College, with free parking available on [...]