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PRODUCING THE FUELS THAT HELP KEEP MINNESOTA MOVING: Flint Hills Resources, one of the Midwest’s leading producers of transportation fuels is hiring! With openings in IT, accounting, engineering, operations, procurement and asset management, Flint Hills Resources’ goal is to match talented individuals with their passions and interests to truly shine. APPLY TODAY: Flint Hills jobs (SPONSORED: Flint Hills Resources)
LIST: Allianz, Best Buy, CHS, Ecolab, nVent, Thrivent, U.S. Bank, and Xcel Energy all made Ethispere’s list of the world’s most ethical companies. SEE: https://fluence-media.co/4iBdpu2
MUSEUM: Via Marshall Independent, VERBATIM: “When Donald Cool’s family donated his old military uniform to the Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum, they did it to preserve a piece of history. What they didn’t know was that Donald would go on to have his own museum display. Donald E. Cool will be the Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum’s Featured Veteran for the month of March. Cool, who died in 1995, was a Marshall resident and a paratrooper in World War II.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3DreWnH
SCULPTURES: Via MPR, VERBATIM: “Brodin Studios started in a Minneapolis warehouse in 1978, created by two brothers, one a Minneapolis police officer, the other an artist. A third brother later joined the business . . . The studio produces about 20 full-size sculptures a year for police, firefighter or military memorials. They’ve installed more than 450 across the country. That includes more than 50 in Minnesota.” LISTEN/PHOTOS: https://fluence-media.co/4bEtTPO
76 LASAGNAS: Via Apple Valley Chamber, VERBATIM: “On February 28th, the Apple Valley Chamber CORE Women’s group held their second annual ‘Cooking with a Cause’ event. Twenty-five volunteers came together to prepare 76 lasagnas for families in need through Lasagna Love. The event was made possible with the support of Ryan and Jen McGunnigle, owners of Las Tortillas in Rosemount. Ryan and Jen generously opened their meeting events area, spending hours preparing ingredients and setting up an efficient assembly line for the volunteers.” READ/PHOTO: https://fluence-media.co/43yjSBK
SHIMIA: Via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “Shimia Nord, 18, has terminal cancer. In January, the Duluth East senior was told she had weeks, maybe months, to live. On March 1, she and upward of 400 friends, friends of friends and family members celebrated her high school graduation months early. The rite of passage couldn’t wait for the traditional spring celebration alongside her classmates. The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Minnesota arranged the Halloween-themed party at the Lincoln Park warehouse-style venue.” READ/PHOTOS: https://fluence-media.co/4kEhy23
DRESSES: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “A Robbinsdale salon is helping collect prom dress donations to give away to Twin Cities teenagers. Salon Halo is partnering with Project Fairy Godmothers to connect girls with gowns.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4kIAjBu
SISTER CITY: Via Northern News Now, VERBATIM: “Students from Rania, Iraqi-Kurdistan arrived in Duluth Wednesday and have already enjoyed some classic Northland activities like snowball fights and curling. Sunday, the Director of Duluth Sister Cities International, Christy Rounds, held an informational meeting at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Duluth.” ROUNDS: “This relationship actually started in the 1990s, a local peacemaker Michelle Obed, went to Iraq basically protesting the sanctions.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4kEg5ZB
FRESH15: The latest season of Fresh15 includes interviews with new Minnesota House members. So far, five new members have shared their goals, background and fun facts before they take office in a historic session this January.
Rep. Kari Rehrauer
Rep. Wayne Johnson
Rep. Julie Greene
Rep. Keith Allen
Rep. Peter Johnson
Follow on your favorite podcast platform, or at www.TheDailyAgenda.com/Podcasts. (SPONSORED: Minnesota Telecom Alliance)
COMEDY: Via Sahan Journal, VERBATIM: “In the late 1970s, as the civil war between Ethiopia and Eritrea devastated the Horn of Africa, Minneapolis comedian John Gebretatose’s mother set out on a month-long journey across the desert from Eritrea to Sudan, with a camel as her guide. After being imprisoned by Ethiopian forces at age 15, she considered the journey to reunite with Gebretatose’s father and eventually emigrate to the United States difficult but necessary . . . Today, Gebretatose channels his family’s legacy of resilience into his work at Good Camel Comedy Theater, which he launched in November 2024, to foster joy and healing in communities of color.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/41XSlsc
FOOD: Via Lakeland PBS, VERBATIM: “For Minnesota FoodShare Month, Horace May Elementary in Bemidji found a unique way for their students to help donate to the FoodShare March Campaign. March 7th is National Cereal Day, and Horace May third-grade teacher Leighann Mensen found the perfect way to celebrate with a Cereal Box Domino Challenge. 521 boxes in all were donated, and the students got to see the boxes lined up from door to door, with Horace the Husky helping topple them down.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4igjmwI
BRIDGING: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “A Minnesota nonprofit that helps people get on their feet is expanding with a new warehouse in the northwest metro. Bridging takes in furniture donations and gives them to those who need it most. Now, the group is taking donations in Plymouth.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3FlJW9m
CHANGEMAKERS: From Girl Scouts River Valleys via PRNewswire, VERBATIM: “In celebration of Women's History Month, Girl Scouts River Valleys is proud to announce the 2025 Changemakers honorees—eight trailblazers who exemplify the values we instill in our Girl Scouts every day. This year's honorees embody Courage, Confidence, Character, and Curiosity, demonstrating what it means to lead with authenticity, power, and purpose.” LIST: https://fluence-media.co/3XG9T9A
BADGES: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “A donation from a local nonprofit is helping the Maple Grove Police Department adopt a new look. The Maple Grove Lions Club donated $25,000 to the police department to help buy new badges and patches for department uniforms.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4kEeO4L
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