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70 YEARS OF STRONG JOBS AND ECONOMIC IMPACT: The Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend refinery is Minnesota’s largest and most active work site, driving economic impact for local communities. The refinery is busy with plumbers and pipefitters, carpenters and electricians, engineers and environmental scientists, software and IT specialists — there are more than 1,000 full-time employees and, at times, more than 3,000 contractors working on-site on any given day. LEARN MORE: https://fluence-media.co/3ZQQsMp (SPONSORED: Flint Hills Resources)
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TORNADOES: Via news release from U-Haul, VERBATIM: “U-Haul is extending 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box container usage at seven centers across eastern North Dakota and northern Minnesota to residents affected by tornadoes that left a wide path of destruction Friday night and into the early hours of Saturday.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3T5CVwU
SOCCER: Via Sahan Journal, VERBATIM: “The crowd was sparse but the play was fierce as the Karen Football Association women launched into a rematch with the Minnesota Twin Stars on Wednesday in Maple Grove. The game was a chance for the KFA Women to build on recent momentum and score the first win of their inaugural season. The KFA is one of the newest teams in the United Premier Soccer League’s Midwest-North division, and the first in the semi-professional league focused on Karen women.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4nfSTCk
NEXTGEN: Via news release from 3M, VERBATIM: “3M (@3M) and Discovery Education (@DiscoveryEd) today announced the 2025 3M Young Scientist Challenge (#YoungScientist) 32 state merit winners and four honorable mention recipients. As the nation's premier middle school science competition, the 3M Young Scientist Challenge features outstanding innovations from young scientists that demonstrate the power of science to improve the world.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/44tFBL3
VET: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “An assassin not only shot and killed Rep. Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park) and her husband Mark in their Brooklyn Park home — he also shot the family pet. Gilbert, a golden retriever, died of his injuries in the shooting. Allied Veterinary and Emergency Referral in Brooklyn Park treated Gilbert before the animal’s passing. The clinic is now raising funds to help injured service dogs.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4lf3ICS
FLY-IN: Via General Aviation News, VERBATIM: “Marginal Aviation’s annual First Ditch fly-in, so named because it’s the first Midwest antique fly-in of the year, is held the first weekend of June at Le Sueur Municipal Airport (12Y) in Minnesota. Non-profit Marginal Aviation is an independent antique airplane organization. The organization and the city of Le Sueur work together to ensure successful operations during the fly-in — even going so far as to increase the length of the adjacent parallel grass runway by 300 feet.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3GdjvDh
ENTREPRENEURS: Via WCCO-Radio, VERBATIM: “Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA), President and CEO Dorothy Bridges, put it plainly to attendees during the organization’s annual meeting at the Walker Art Center on June 17. ‘When MEDA clients succeed, Minnesota wins,’ Bridges said. MEDA provides clients with consulting, capital, and connections to break down the barriers that keep business owners of color from growth and lasting success.” LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/44DEW95
CAMP: Via KTTC-TV, VERBATIM: “Even though they’re out of school for summer, dozens of southeast Minnesota students aren’t looking to give their brains a rest. They’re using summer as a time to invent. Camp Invention, a nonprofit summer enrichment program, is back in Rochester this week at Gibbs Elementary School.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3HSEc83
ARBORETUM: Via Brainerd Dispatch, VERBATIM: “Conservation and recreation may sound like conflicting goals for a nature reserve, but Northland Arboretum seeks to create a balance where both contribute to each other. The 413-acre Arboretum’s master plan was recently approved by the Crow Wing County Board. The plan calls for a variety of improvements to the Arb including an ice skating trail, disc golf course and expanded conservation efforts including prairie and savanna restoration. The master plan marks a significant shift toward more recreation opportunities at the Arb compared to a past defined largely by conservation alone. Trevor Pumnea, the executive director of Northland Arboretum, said the balance between conservation and recreation is crucial because to ensure the Arb’s long-term wellbeing, one can’t exist without the other.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4k57eyU
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)
BLOOD: Via Northern News Now, VERBATIM: “A huge thank you to everyone who gave the gift of life on day one of the Northern News Now blood drive with Memorial Blood Centers. The drive began Monday at Pier B Resort’s ballroom in Duluth with 155 people who stopped by to donate.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3Gd1qFs
AMERIPRISE: Via news release from Minneapolis-based Ameriprise, VERBATIM: “Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) today announced it has donated nearly $2 million to more than 85 nonprofits across the U.S. as part of its first-round of 2025 grants. The firm also provided an additional $1.58 million in matching donations made by its employees and advisors since the start of the year.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/45ym5y8
H.B. FULLER: Via news release from St. Paul-based H.B. Fuller, VERBATIM: “H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL), the world’s largest pureplay adhesives company, today released its 2024 Sustainability Report, highlighting its efforts to drive sustainable innovation, minimize environmental impacts, and build an inclusive workplace culture. From recycling to supporting a circular economy, H.B. Fuller is deeply committed to enabling our customers’ innovation goals, working alongside them to innovate for a better world.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/43WuPwL
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