HUTCHINSON, Minn.—Southwest Initiative Foundation’s (SWIF) Microenterprise Loan Program, in partnership with the redstar marketing un/academy, recently received recognition for their work helping small businesses in rural Minnesota overcome adversity. In
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Southwest Initiative Foundation Names Scott Marquardt Next President Appointment marks exciting next chapter in regional leadership
HUTCHINSON, Minn. – The Southwest Initiative Foundation Board of Directors unanimously voted Dec. 13 to approve Scott Marquardt as the foundation’s next president, effective Feb. 1, 2023. Marquardt has led
K&A Sheetmetal Fabrication sets up shop in Hutchinson
HUTCHINSON, Minn.— Keith and Ashley Fredrickson have opened K&A Sheetmetal Fabrication L.L.C. in Hutchinson with help from Southwest Initiative Foundation’s (SWIF) Microenterprise Loan Program. The new business produces HVAC duct,
Edgerton bakery open under new ownership
EDGERTON, Minn.— Edgerton’s bakery is a Main Street mainstay, and it will stay that way thanks to Carl and Stacie Nagel. The couple purchased the Edgerton Bakery with help from
Than Than Kyaw joins Southwest Initiative Foundation as new community engagement specialist
HUTCHINSON, Minn.— Than Than Kyaw of Worthington has joined Southwest Initiative Foundation’s (SWIF) staff as community engagement specialist. In this role, he works to identify local strengths and challenges, build
New business in Marshall aims to ‘reawaken’ health
MARSHALL, Minn.— A cancer survivor who lives with fibromyalgia, Jenny Greenhoff is on a mission to reawaken health in others with her infrared sauna studio “Well Suite.” She opened the
