March 2023

For more than a decade, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) leaders closely collaborated with city, county and state elected officials and a Veterans’ stakeholders task force to plan the Montevideo Veterans Home. Communities were highly engaged in the process, with efforts ranging from testifying at the Legislature and donating land for the building to raising additional funds in support of special amenities. Public groundbreaking programs were hosted in summer 2021. Montevideo will join five other existing Homes throughout the state and two other new sites that are also opening in 2023 (Preston and Bemidji), bringing the total number of State Veterans Homes to eight.

From Staff Reports Chippewa Valley Youth Club has plans in 2023 to open their summer program back up in order to better assist families utilizing the program to have quality child care in the summer. Currently, Chippewa Valley Youth Club has also been working on redecorating their aftercare rooms.

Fagen, Inc celebrates 35 years in business in Granite Falls in 2023. The business was founded in 1998 by Ron and Diane Fagen, performing industrial construction work.

Madsen Family Chiropractic has officially been under their current name for two years, but has been an established office for forty years. Brock and his wife Hillary say they were blessed with the opportunity to be employed and partners with Dr. Brad Moseng of Moseng Chiropractic for nearly five years prior to the transition at the beginning of 2021.

With over 200 employees across multiple locations, Citizens Alliance Bank focuses on small towns, family- owned businesses, and the local communities where their branches are located. Locally, Citizens Alliance Bank has locations in both Montevideo and Granite Falls, where they offer agricultural, commercial, and personal banking done locally.