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Riverland Community College

RCC student making a difference in Austin

Vision 2020’s Community Pride and Spirit committee is partnering with Bremer Bank of Austin honor volunteers in 2015. This month’s column focuses on a Riverland ... Read more

by Laura Helle, Sunday, September 27, 2015 11:01 am

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Laura Helle: Closing a chapter with many ‘thank yous’

As my chapter at Vision 2020 closes, I owe thanks to some of you. Thank you to the family who was in the middle of ... Read more

by Laura Helle, Sunday, September 20, 2015 7:01 am

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Dedicated to building a business-friendly town

Making Austin a more Business Friendly Environment means providing supports to businesses of all sizes already in Austin as well as attracting new business. The ... Read more

by Laura Helle, Sunday, September 13, 2015 7:01 am

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Remembering to keep it safe

Back-to-school time is a great time to review bicycle safety. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, bicycle-vehicle crashes are caused by both motorists and ... Read more

by Laura Helle, Saturday, September 5, 2015 8:01 pm

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Teaming up to recognize area volunteers

Vision 2020’s Community Pride and Spirit committee is partnering with Bremer Bank of Austin, honoring volunteers in 2015 as part of the Keep the Spirit ... Read more

by Laura Helle, Sunday, August 30, 2015 10:01 am

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Working together towards student success

Back in 2012, the Vision 2020 Education Leaders committee began to talk about leveraging all the strong educational institutions in Austin — Austin Public Schools, ... Read more

by Laura Helle, Sunday, August 23, 2015 8:01 am

Austin ArtWorks Festival

Supporting the arts is supporting Austin

The arts — visual, musical and literary — are a key piece to helping downtown Austin thrive as a retail district and a neighborhood. According ... Read more

by Laura Helle, Sunday, August 16, 2015 7:01 am

Business Environment committee

Growing for business success

The Vision 2020 Business Friendly Environment committee is working to improve Austin’s economy, raise the median income and fully leverage the strength of our business ... Read more

by Laura Helle, Saturday, August 8, 2015 6:01 pm

Community Pride and Spirit

Honoring the community’s many volunteers

Vision 2020’s Community Pride and Spirit committee is partnering with Bremer Bank of Austin to honor volunteers in 2015. This month’s column focuses on long-time ... Read more

by Laura Helle, Sunday, August 2, 2015 7:03 am

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CHIP blitz helping out Austin homeowners

The Community Home Improvement Program (CHIP) completed it’s first blitz week of 2015 on Saturday. According to program coordinator Brent Johnson of Freeborn Mower Habitat ... Read more

by Laura Helle, Sunday, June 28, 2015 7:36 am

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Embracing what Austin has to offer

The Cedar River is one of Austin’s best assets and the Embrace and Maintain Our Waterways vision is to fully leverage waterways for recreation and ... Read more

by Laura Helle, Sunday, June 21, 2015 11:00 am

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Helle: Bike ride stopping in Austin next weekend

Established in 1974, as the Klobuchar Ride, the Tour of Minnesota bicycle tour will come to Austin on June 14 with 150 riders. The ride ... Read more

by Laura Helle, Saturday, June 6, 2015 2:33 pm

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Gateway Committee pushes toward tourism

The goal of the Gateway to Austin committee is to increase tourism in Austin. Our community already has tourism assets that other communities envy: I-90 ... Read more

by Laura Helle, Saturday, May 30, 2015 5:11 pm

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Helle: Honoring Austin’s great volunteers

Volunteer Barbara Acosta nominated Alice Tomashko as an outstanding volunteer. Read more

by Laura Helle, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 9:04 am

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Honoring Austin’s great volunteers

Vision 2020’s Community Pride and Spirit committee is partnering with Bremer Bank of Austin to honor volunteers in 2015. This month, volunteer Barbara Acosta nominated ... Read more

by Laura Helle, Sunday, May 24, 2015 8:01 am

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