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1 Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities
MnAPA Conference September 2011

2 MIRC: Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities
Broadband is essential infrastructure for the 21st century, yet hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans don't have access. MIRC is an ARRA-funded project of the Blandin Foundation and draws on the Intelligent Community Framework to mobilize partners across Greater Minnesota. Focus: Education, training, technical assistance, removing barriers to broadband adoption

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4 MIRC: Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities
Bill Coleman, Community Technology Advisors Jacki Anderson, Upper Minnesota Valley Regional Development Commission Nancy Hoffman, Benton County Economic Develoment John Shepard, AICP; Southwest Regional Development Commission

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