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Childcare Grant and Forgivable Loan
Childcare Grant and Forgivable LoanThe Faribault County EDA has created a childcare grant and forgivable loan program to incentivize the creation of new childcare slots and to support current providers....
Read moreProperty Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)
PACE is a loan program that can help businesses make energy efficient improvements without the up front cost. PACE works with your property taxes, and energy bills to ensure businesses...
Read moreBoomers vs. Millennials
Save the Date for the Faribault County EDA's summer business training, Boomers vs. Millennials. Hannah Bretz from the Small Business Development Center, will speak on targeting audiences on social media...
Read moreSpecial Meeting Notice
The Faribault County EDA will be holding a special meeting to discuss the State of Minnesota COVID Relief Allocation for Faribault County. The meeting will be held on Monday, January...
Read moreFaribault County EDA Special Meeting
The Faribault County EDA will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, September 2 at 3:30 to discuss the CARES Act Grants to Non-profits and Loan Forgiveness to Existing EDA Borrowers....
Read moreFaribault County Community Survey Results
The results are in from the 2020 Faribault County Community Survey! Click the link below to see a presentation of the results. If you have any questions please contact Annie...
Read moreCOVID-19 Grant for Businesses - DEED
The Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is offering $10,000 grants to small businesses. Applications will be open from June 23 - 5:00pm July 2. Funds will be distributed...
Read moreReopening Strategies for Businesses
The Faribault County EDA is here to help as businesses begin to reopen. Here is a reopening guide put together by the Minnesota Retailers Association: https://www.mnretail.org/news/item/reopenHere is a safety plan template put...
Read moreCOVID-19 Resources for Businesses
The EDA is here to help our Faribault County Businesses. If you are looking for guidance on the financial assistance programs, please take a look at this presentation. If you...
Read moreJanuary 2020 Business Spotlight
The Faribault County EDA visited the new addition of Heartland Senior Living, Parker Oaks in Winnebago. Heartland Senior Living was formed in 2017 as a nonprofit. The nonprofit purchased three...
Read moreBoard Member Biographies
David Roper - Secretary/Treasurer
District 1
Lars Bierly - Vice President
District 2
Lars Bierly grew up in Blue Earth and after graduating from Macalester College in 2000 returned to work in the insurance industry. He has worked as an insurance agent for Minn-Iowa Agency since moving back and purchased the agency in 2015. Lars achieved the Certified Insurance Counselor designation in 2006 and the Certified Risk Manager designation in 2015. Lars has been involved in many community organizations in addition to the Faribault County EDA. He currently serves on the Blue Earth HRA, Blue Earth Board of Public Works and the United Hospital District Foundation board. He is involved in the Blue Earth Lions Club and Blue Earth Eagles Aerie 4486. Lars believes that we live in an exceptional area that we must all work to support and help to grow.
John Herman - President
District 3
John Herman has been involved in the family business, Herman Manufacturing in Wells for 40 years. He is the President of the Faribault County EDA, and sits on the Wells City Council and Wells EDA Board. He and his wife Cindy have nine children and their family continues to grow with grandchildren and great grandchildren. John enjoys spending time with his big family and his two Yorkshire Terriers!
Joel Sonnek
District 4
Vickie Savick
District 5
Vickie Savick grew up in Kiester, Minnesota where her parents owned and operated the Home Cafe. Several years later, she bought the family cafe and operated it until she started college. After college, Vickie worked for Fountain Centers in Albert Lea, Fairmont, and Rochester as a licensed counselor. In 2002, she accepted a position with Faribault & Martin County Human Services as a chemical dependency assessor. In 2003, she became a supervisor and in 2005, was made the Social Service Manager. Vickie enjoyed all the years she worked for the county and all the wonderful people she worked with and had the opportunity to meet. She retired in March of 2018 and is excited to start a new adventure with the Economic Development Authority of Faribault County.
William Groskreutz Jr. – Commissioner
William (Bill) Groskreutz Jr. is a lifetime resident of the Wells community. He was elected County Commissioner in 2004 and has served since that time. As commissioner, Bill also serves on the Faribault Martin County Human Service board, the Praireland board and the Prairie Lakes Transit board. He is the delegate from the joint human service board to the State Community Health Services Advisory Committee and from that board he is the delegate to the Environmental Health Continuous Improvement Board. Bill currently serves as the board chair of MRCI in Mankato and Vice Chair of MVAC also of Mankato. He also serves on the Faribault County Housing Authority. In Wells, Bill is the Board Chair of the Wells Community Ambulance Service, a Board Member of the Wells Housing Authority, and a Charter Member of the Wells Lions Club. Bill volunteers with the Wells Historical society and is an active member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.
Greg Young – Commissioner
Faribault County Economic Development Authority is located in Faribault County Minnesota. Our county coverage includes the cities of Blue Earth, Wells, Winnebago, Minnesota Lake, Elmore, Kiester, Bricelyn, Easton, Frost, Delavan, Walters.
