Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Giving $1 Million to Waste Reduction Efforts in Greater Minnesota

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency giving $1 million to waste reduction efforts in Greater Minnesota

'It is great to be able to help businesses keep up with the industry and grow in their abilities to deal with a growing number of recyclables.'

Becker County gets $178K for organics recycling, Perham incinerator gets $192K for ash recycling

DETROIT LAKES — Good news for the Becker County Environmental Services Department and the Prairie Lakes Municipal Solid Waste Authority, which includes Otter Tail County and Becker County as members: Both have received grant funding as part of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s Greater Minnesota waste reduction, reuse, recycling and composting grant program. The Becker County Environmental Services Department will receive about $178,000 to…

SBA HUBZone expands opportunities for small businesses in Becker, OTC - Frazee-Vergas Forum

The U.S. Small Business Administration recently approved a Governor-designated request from the State of Minnesota to expand SBA’s HUBZone program to cover the entirety of Otter Tail County and certain Census tracts in the counties of Becker, Carlton, Chisago, Isanti, Mille Lacs, and Roseau. This designation enables small businesses in high-unemployment, low-income areas to get...