Engineers and Technologists from Northwest Minnesota speak out about the "Ingenuity Frontier:"

"They really, truly support their engineering and they really want them to succeed in their employment," Cynthia Bracht, Marvin Windows, Warroad, MN

"We're competing on the worldwide front. We're just manufactured in the rural part." Brad Maus,
Arctic Cat, Thief River Falls, MN

"I think its a great place to be an engineer, because of all the companies and all the different options in the field of engineering." Dave Ricke, CEO, Team Industries, Bagley, MN

City of Fosston

It has been my privilege to serve the City of Fosston as Community/Economic Development Director since October 2004. The last few years, Fosston has experienced exponential growth, including two new franchise restaurants, two new assisted living facilities, a new housing development, the addition of a new industry in our industrial park and expansions of three other industries.

It goes without saying that I am passionate about the community and its future in our region. We are truly becoming a regional center, with distinct strengths in the number of people employed, the number of industries and the professional services we have to offer.

We don't believe in "chasing smoke stacks." We believe in "growing the farm." It is our job as a city to offer all the resources a business needs to be successful. We think we're doing that pretty well.

For more on the City of Fosston, visit Fosston's website: www.fosston.com.

Ingenuity Frontier

I have been Project Coordinator for Ingenuity Frontier since November 2005. I love this project because I love northwest Minnesota and believe in its future. I was born and raised here and in my opinion, there is no better place in the world I would rather be. However, if our region's communities are going to keep their vitality, we need to take a thoughtful approach to current and future challenges.

Ingenuity Frontier is a project designed by a group of visionary individuals with a heart for our region's future. Project partners include representatives from Bemidji State University, Headwaters Regional Development Commission, the Minnesota Departmant of Employment and Economic Development, Northland Community and Technical College and the Northwest Minnesota Foundation .

The project takes an innovative approach to regional economic development designed to yield dramatic returns – better educated high school graduates, a talented workforce, a growing population as we attract workers from outside the region, increased school enrollments and an augmented tax base.  This enterprising project was birthed by partners united by a common goal:  “to attract, train and retain the best and brightest applied engineers to share in (or enhance) the prosperity of Northwest Minnesota.” 

Ingenuity Frontier partners are working to:  

Click here to download a 4 page fact sheet on Ingenuity Frontier or visit www.ingenuityfrontier.com.