by | Apr 7, 2021 | Member Co-op News
Melrose, Minn. – Stearns Electric’s Operation Round Up® Program contributed $60,750 to 71 area organizations in March, including $2,000 each to 20 area food shelves. Through the Operation Round Up® program, Stearns Electric Association gives its member-consumers...
by | Mar 26, 2021 | Member Co-op News
Nationwide, legislation led by Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith could save electric co-ops and the member-consumers they serve $10 billion. (MAPLE GROVE, MINN) – On Thursday, March 25, a bipartisan group of congressional leaders reintroduced the Flexible Financing for Rural...
by | Mar 25, 2021 | Member Co-op News
After a 43-year cooperative career, North Star Electric’s Ann Ellis recently retired. Four decades ago, Ellis was hired as an office assistant at the co-op, learning the ropes of the energy industry, finance and member service. Ellis was promoted to billing...
by | Mar 23, 2021 | Member Co-op News
Awards recognize outstanding commitment to electric cooperative-served communities (MAPLE GROVE, MINN) – Tusen Tack, Braham, and Hope House, Bemidji, were each named winners of a 2021 Minnesota’s Touchstone Energy® Community Award. Due to the circumstances and impact...
by | Mar 23, 2021 | Member Co-op News
Electric cooperative leaders gather to advocate for their members (MAPLE GROVE, MINN) – The Minnesota Rural Electric Association (MREA) recently held its annual meeting and celebrated 80 years of service to electric cooperatives across the state. In addition to...
by | Feb 18, 2021 | Member Co-op News
Grant will allow for fiber to unserved and underserved rural areas of southern Fillmore County in Minnesota Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced MiBroadband, LLC as a recipient of a Border-to-Border Grant totaling $1.1 million....
