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Economic Development City finds success with main street spec building September 1, 2016 City finds success with main street spec building
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CEO’s Report: The Certainty of Regulation CEO’s Report: The Certainty of Regulation
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Power Forward: Back to School Power Forward: Back to School
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Mutual aid agreement fulfills plant maintenance needs for three Minnesota utilities Mutual aid agreement fulfills plant maintenance needs for three Minnesota utilities
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Heartland interns complete projects, create resources for customers’ benefit Heartland interns complete projects, create resources for customers’ benefit
Economic Development Akron ripe with aronia berry business September 1, 2016 Akron ripe with aronia berry business
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Summer Conference recap: Entrepreneurs and collaboration are pathways to prosperity Summer Conference recap: Entrepreneurs and collaboration are pathways to prosperity
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CEO’s Report: Partnering for progress in customer communities CEO’s Report: Partnering for progress in customer communities
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Heartland awards energy efficiency grants for lighting upgrades Heartland awards energy efficiency grants for lighting upgrades
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Two long-term projects moving forward in Arlington Two long-term projects moving forward in Arlington
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Economic Development City finds success with main street spec building September 1, 2016 City finds success with main street spec building
CEO's Report CEO’s Report: The Certainty of Regulation September 1, 2016 CEO’s Report: The Certainty of Regulation
Energy Efficiency Power Forward: Back to School September 1, 2016 Power Forward: Back to School
Utility News Mutual aid agreement fulfills plant maintenance needs for three Minnesota utilities September 1, 2016 Mutual aid agreement fulfills plant maintenance needs for three Minnesota utilities
Heartland Headlines Heartland interns complete projects, create resources for customers’ benefit September 1, 2016 Heartland interns complete projects, create resources for customers’ benefit
Economic Development Akron ripe with aronia berry business September 1, 2016 Akron ripe with aronia berry business
Economic Development Summer Conference recap: Entrepreneurs and collaboration are pathways to prosperity August 1, 2016 Summer Conference recap: Entrepreneurs and collaboration are pathways to prosperity
CEO's Report CEO’s Report: Partnering for progress in customer communities August 1, 2016 CEO’s Report: Partnering for progress in customer communities
Energy Efficiency Heartland awards energy efficiency grants for lighting upgrades August 1, 2016 Heartland awards energy efficiency grants for lighting upgrades
Economic Development Two long-term projects moving forward in Arlington August 1, 2016 Two long-term projects moving forward in Arlington
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Latest From Heartland Headlines

Heartland interns complete projects, create resources for customers’ benefit September 1, 2016 Heartland interns complete projects, create resources for customers’ benefit Heartland’s two summer interns wrapped up their respective projects and presented their findings to the Heartland Board of Directors at their August meeting. Operations Engineering Intern Heather Ahlgrim and Customer Research Read More
Summer Conference recap: Entrepreneurs and collaboration are pathways to prosperity August 1, 2016 Summer Conference recap: Entrepreneurs and collaboration are pathways to prosperity How is your city welcoming new residents and entrepreneurs? Will your welcome encourage them to stay? Don Macke, co-founder and co-director of the Center for Rural Entrepreneurship, posed these questions Read More
Heartland welcomes new administrative assistant June 1, 2016 Heartland welcomes new administrative assistant Heartland is pleased to welcome Katie Hahn as administrative assistant. She succeeds Kathie Lewis, who will retire June 6 after 39 years of service. “I am excited for this wonderful opportunity Read More
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City finds success with main street spec building September 1, 2016 City finds success with main street spec building Officials in Akron, Iowa have long considered the possibility of a spec building in their community. It wasn’t until Akron native, former city council member and entrepreneur John Lucken stepped Read More
Mutual aid agreement fulfills plant maintenance needs for three Minnesota utilities September 1, 2016 Mutual aid agreement fulfills plant maintenance needs for three Minnesota utilities Jim Maras likens  generating plant maintenance to car maintenance–if it isn’t done regularly, things are more likely to go wrong. According to Maras, general manager of Madelia Municipal Light and Read More
Akron ripe with aronia berry business September 1, 2016 Akron ripe with aronia berry business The old saying goes “There’s something in the water,” but in Akron, Iowa, there’s something in the juice: aronia berries. The city has become the unofficial aronia berry capital of Read More
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Latest From Utility News

SDMEA seeking Director of Municipal Electric Services July 14, 2016 SDMEA seeking Director of Municipal Electric Services South Dakota Municipal Electric Association is seeking applicants for the position of Director of Municipal Electric Services. Duties include providing association director services to SD municipalities which own and operate Read More
The value of transmission June 30, 2016 The value of transmission Since Heartland transitioned into the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) in October of 2015, we have seen many changes in our operations. While the transition to SPP has been a learning Read More
Has your email been compromised? June 7, 2016 Has your email been compromised? Infotech Solutions, LLC in Madison, SD is advising customers to be extra cautious with emails they receive from any unknown or questionable source. We have seen reports of users getting Read More
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Latest from Economic Development

Two long-term projects moving forward in Arlington August 1, 2016 Two long-term projects moving forward in Arlington The city of Arlington, SD is moving forward with two phases of its long-term strategic plan with help from Heartland. The Arlington Community Development Corporation (ACDC) received a $5,000 economic development Read More
GOED seeking business development representative July 18, 2016 GOED seeking business development representative The South Dakota Governor’s Office of Economic Development is seeking a Business Development Representative. Primary responsibility is to help expand and retain those companies already doing business in South Dakota, as Read More
TRED and Heartland partner to improve the Kronborg Inn July 1, 2016 TRED and Heartland partner to improve the Kronborg Inn A local restaurant in Tyler is getting renovated with help from Tyler Regional Economic Development (TRED) and Heartland. The organizations have partnered to help finance a remodel of the Kronborg Inn, Read More
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Latest From CEO's Report

CEO’s Report: The Certainty of Regulation September 1, 2016 CEO’s Report: The Certainty of Regulation If there’s one certainty in the electric utility industry, it’s the uncertainty of regulation. Regulation is a reality we must live with, but because it is constantly changing and evolving, Read More
CEO’s Report: Partnering for progress in customer communities August 1, 2016 CEO’s Report: Partnering for progress in customer communities Listening to Don Macke speak at our Summer Conference about creating economic opportunities got me energized about development in our customer communities. He reminded me how important partnerships are in Read More
CEO’s Report: July 2016 June 30, 2016 CEO’s Report: July 2016 As Heartland staff prepares for our annual Summer Conference, taking place July 12, we look forward to the opportunity to visit with customers and provide useful information and ideas you Read More
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Latest from Energy Efficiency

FALL into energy savings September 15, 2016 FALL into energy savings Read More
Power Forward: Back to School September 1, 2016 Power Forward: Back to School   Heartland’s energy efficiency program, Power Forward, provides customers with valuable tools, including a comprehensive incentive program to offer their residential and commercial customers, as well as grants to help with Read More
Heartland awards energy efficiency grants for lighting upgrades August 1, 2016 Heartland awards energy efficiency grants for lighting upgrades Three Heartland customers earned grants in July for energy efficient lighting upgrades. The cities of Lake Crystal and Madelia, Minnesota and Volga, SD replaced high pressure sodium street lights with LEDs. Volga also Read More
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Latest from Legislative & Regulatory

Selection process for U.S. Senate Youth Program underway August 2, 2016 Selection process for U.S. Senate Youth Program underway U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) announced the annual statewide selection process for the United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) has begun. Two South Dakota high school Read More
States ask Supreme Court to put Clean Power Plan on hold January 28, 2016 States ask Supreme Court to put Clean Power Plan on hold By Jeannine Anderson, News Editor, American Public Power Association From the January 28, 2016 issue of Public Power Daily; Originally published January 27, 2016 Reprinted with permission Twenty-five states on Jan. 26 Read More
Hydroelectric power: clean, green and renewable January 4, 2016 Hydroelectric power: clean, green and renewable Mid-West Electric Consumers Association Executive Director Bill Drummond recently wrote a letter to the editor on the importance of hydroelectric power and the benefits it provides. You can read his Read More
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