With 200 employees, Fey Industries is the largest company in the small town of Edgerton, population 1,100. Its team manufactures and decorates branded promotional advertising products and packaging — everything
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The Cheese Won’t Stand Alone Along the I-29 Corridor
For a long time, I’ve championed the impact of the I-29/1-90 corridor on southwest Minnesota and our greater rural region. This week, news from Brookings, S.D., highlights a perfect example
Guest Post: Investing in More than the Markets
In the midst of our year-end work and celebrations, many of us can’t help but think about numbers. I asked SWIF Controller Margie Nelsen to share some of SWIF’s numbers
An Expanding Dairy Industry in Southwest Minnesota
So, where do you think the cheese on a McDonald’s cheeseburger comes from? Would you guess southwest Minnesota? If yes, you’re right! A successful company in Litchfield (a community in
USDA Rural Development Awards $605,000 Loan/Grant to Southwest Initiative Foundation
Funds will assist rural microentrepreneurs, provide technical assistance USDA Rural Development State Director Colleen Landkamer visited Hutchinson Thursday, March 17, to award the Southwest Initiative Foundation a $500,000 loan and
Lyndwood Tex-Mex Bar & Grill to Host Grand Opening Feb. 11 and 12
Lynd business benefits from Southwest Initiative Foundation Microenterprise Loan Program Vicente Hernandez recently received loan assistance from the Southwest Initiative Foundation’s (SWIF) Microenterprise Loan Program for the start up of
