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In the 1980s rural Minnesota was struggling with the farm crisis and the McKnight Foundation launched an experiment — the 

These six independent regional foundations across greater Minnesota were created to listen to their communities and invest in local economic development.  

Over four decades, they’ve distributed hundreds of millions of dollars in grants and loans to help address housing and child care, support entrepreneurs, train up new leaders and create a sense of belonging.  

Coming up at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the heads of two of the regional foundations about creative solutions to challenges facing rural Minnesota. 

Do you live in rural Minnesota? What is one of the biggest challenges you and your neighbors face? And, tell us about how your community worked together to solve a local problem.   

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Coming up at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the heads of two Minnesota foundations that have supported economic development in rural Minnesota for forty years. They’ll talk about creative solutions to rural problems — from housing to child care.  

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Finding creative solutions to problems in rural Minnesota for 40 years

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