Last Friday, November 18, our General Manager, Dawn Schreiber, presented our project to Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a “regional development and philanthropic organization that fosters economic and community vitality in 20 counties of southern Minnesota” (smifoundation.org). The Foundation unanimously approved our funding request for the gap loan portion of our project.
The vision of the Foundation is that Southern Minnesota will be a “prosperous and growing region with vibrant communities, innovative and successful economies and engaged and valued citizens” (smifoundation.org). For more information about the Foundation, please visit smifoundation.org