Ortonville EDA


"Develop and promote the economic vitality of the City of Ortonville"
Front Right to Left then up the stairs: John Cunningham (Chair), Donnette Herberg, Scott Maas, Craig Randleman, David Lang (City Administrator/EDA Director), Blair Johnson, Garry Swenson, and Burt Nypen
EDA Offices	EDA Board Members	EDA Attorney
Ortonville EDA 315 Madison Ave. Ortonville, MN 56278 Phone: 320/839-2612 Fax: 320/839-2613 Contact: Vicki Oakes eda@ortonville.net	John Cunningham cunni014@umn.edu	William J. Watson Attorney at Law 37 NW 2nd Street Ortonville, MN 56278 Phone: 320/839-6197 Fax: 320/839-6154
	Blair Johnson blair.bjcpa@midconetwork.com
	Scott Maas scottm@minnwestbankgroup.com
	Donnette Herberg chamber@bigstonelake.com
	Burt Nypen blnypen@hotmail.com
	Artie Arndt tristateclothing@yahoo.com
	Garry Swenson gswen12son@maxminn.com
The EDA Board meets at 12:00 noon on the first and third Wednesday of each month in the Fairway View Community Room
What has the EDA accomplished in the past year - click here!

EDA Senior Housing Project... click here for details The EDA has signed a management contract with OAHS effective Feb. 1, 2007
Ortonville Incentives
Ortonville EDA Revolving Loan Fund Program	EDA General Fund Loans
Border City Enterprise Zone Credit	Electric Rebate Program
Ortonville Tax Increment Financing Program
For complete Program details click here

Free business consulting services: Upper Minnesota Valley Regional Development Commission (UMVRDC) in Appleton
business information, business assessments, business plan creation and/or review, Financial Analysis & Loan Packaging & Marketing assistance

Ortonville JOBZ Job Opportunity Building Zones (JOBZ) is a new tool to stimulate business activity in Greater Minnesota. Eligible business in a zone will operate in an environment nearly free of state and local taxes. more info...
Web Services - provided by the Economic Development Authority
If you are a business within the city limits of Ortonville and would like to post property available for sale or lease; if you have a job listing that you would like posted on the Ortonville website; or if you are in the Ortonville area and have a meeting or event you would like posted on the Community Calendar, please contact the EDA office at eda@ortonville.net or by calling 839-3428.
Local Lending Institutions
Cenbank 113 NW First Street Ortonville, MN 56278 320/839-6123	Minnwest Bank 21 SE Second Street Ortonville, MN 56278 320/839-2568
Other Resources Available
Ortonville Community Profile
Ortonville Development Corporation	Work Force Center Montevideo
Southwest Minnesota Foundation - Initiative Funds (New Program Info)	Prairieland EDC
USDA, Rural Development	Minnesota Technology Inc.
Minnesota Job Skills Partnership	Small Business Administration
Business Management Classes	Small Business Marketing Development Partnership of Southwest Minnesota

Other Helpful Links

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is the state's principal economic development agency, with programs promoting business recruitment, expansion, and retention; workforce development; international trade; and community development. The agency's mission is to support the economic success of individuals, businesses, and communities by improving opportunities for growth. DEED's organizational structure is aligned with its mission.

Upper Minnesota Valley Regional Development Commission

U.S. Census Bureau

League of Minnesota Cities (also has detailed/easy to read census data)

Minnesota's Home Page -- North Star

Registering a new business in Minnesota - Minnesota Department of Revenue

Bizlinks - links for starting a business

Biz Pathways - Entrepreneurs - Great site non-profit with many resources listed!

Employment Law Issues: www.dted.state.mn.us/PDFs/empllaw.pdg

Resources for the entrepreneur: www.entrepreneurmag.com

Entrepreneur's Search Engine: www.entreworld.org

Federal Agencies - links, data & statistics: www.fedstats.gov

Hugh's Mortgage and Financial Calculators: www.interest.com/hugh/calc

SCORE (Service Corp of Retired Executives: www.score.org

State & Local Government on the net for U.S. (Listing of available web pages)

Minnesota Dept. of Transportation - District 4

MN Road Construction, weather conditions, dial 511 or log on to http://511mn.org

Additional external links