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BUSINESS EXCELLENCE: Flint Hills Resources was just awarded the 2025 Large Business of the Year award from the Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce at their annual Business Excellence Awards celebration. The award celebrates the outstanding achievements of businesses that exemplify the thriving and growing spirit of Dakota County. The businesses honored make an impact and contribute to the continued success of our community. LEARN MORE: About the Pine Bend refinery. (SPONSORED: Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend refinery)
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THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME…
THIS WEEKEND: Via Northern News Now, VERBATIM: “The sounds of carols, brass and strings will fill the Northland this weekend as The College of St. Scholastica’s annual holiday concert, ‘O Holy Night,’ returns. School officials say the concert is a large-scale showcase for the college’s choral and instrumental programs with more than 100 students performing.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/447qeaP
A LITTLE SHOPPING HELP: Via Lakeland PBS, VERBATIM: “Shop With a Cop is a nationwide effort that brings children on a paid Christmas shopping spree with local police officers. Bemidji area law enforcement has been participating in a similar event for 10 years, but instead of just cops, their Heroes and Helpers day pairs kids with all different branches of emergency responders. Since 2016, Bemidji area law enforcement, the Bemidji Lions, and First City Lions have made an annual effort to give local kids a Christmas shopping spree with their day of Heroes and Helpers. This year’s event was held Wednesday at the Bemidji Walmart.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/48CkRSi
DOG TREATS: Via Northern News Now, VERBATIM: “If you’ve spotted these little treat bags around town, you already know the proceeds support a great cause here at Animal Allie’s. But what you may not know is that the baker behind the scenes adds her own generosity—donating with every single treat she makes. Baker Paddy Guerin says, ‘dogs really love them,’ but that’s because she has spent years perfecting the homemade treats.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/49YOEai
GOOD AROUND THE STATE
TOY DRIVE: Via KARE-TV, VERBATIM: “Kayla Shafer, manager of child life and music therapy at Children’s Minnesota joined Minnesota & Company today to talk about their Virtual Joy Drive. Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the country . . . With your support to Children’s Minnesota’s virtual joy drive, the Child and Family Services Team will create and build joyful experiences by purchasing the right items at the right time and match them to each patient.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3MkLaVN
FREE GUITARS: Via WCCO-TV, VERBATIM: “Music has been Terry Esau‘s joy for most of his life. ‘My first guitar was a Silver Tone that I bought through the Sears Roebuck catalogue,’ Esau said. The music business navigated him successfully through life, eventually inspiring him to start a nonprofit organization, Free Guitars For Kids or FG4K.” ESAU: “We believe music has a healing property,” he said. “I think when a kid gets a guitar, they just feel like something opens up inside of them.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3MlOHmC
HOLIDAY LIGHTS: Via Lakeland PBS, VERBATIM: “The Crow Wing County Land Services Department has teamed up with the Sunrise Sertoma Club Of Brainerd & Crow Wing Recycling for the ‘Bites For Lights’ Christmas Light Recycling Program. The [copper] found in old extension cords and Christmas lights will be recycled through Crow Wing Recycling in an effort to [keep] those material[s] out of the landfill. Proceeds from the recycled materials will be donated to local charities.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/48T8e6E
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)
BUSINESS FOR GOOD
NEXTGEN: Via news release from Clearfield, VERBATIM: “Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD), the leader in community broadband fiber connectivity, today announced the launch of its Tribal Broadband Training Initiative, a program developed with the support of industry leaders to expand fiber workforce training across Tribal lands. Designed to provide meaningful career paths in fiber optics to enrolled Tribal members, the initiative offers no-cost Certified Fiber Optic Technician (CFOT) training to support Tribal Nations in building the skilled workforce needed to deploy and sustain high-speed broadband networks, creating long-term economic opportunities within their communities.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/44D9UPe
NMDP: Via Minneapolis-based NMDP (formerly Be the Match), VERBATIM: “NMDP, a global nonprofit leader in cell therapy, hired Jessica Kowal as chief philanthropy officer to lead the NMDP Foundation, which expands access to blood stem cell transplants by providing financial assistance to patients and advancing cutting-edge research. Kowal will play a critical role in creating a multiyear strategy and amplifying the impact of financial supporters to advance NMDP’s vision of creating a world where every patient can receive their life-saving cell therapy.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/48w6sHf
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