There is also room in SEED programs for counties such as Lyon County, that haven’t lost population but still needs some support from the state, McElroy said.
“There is a need for entrepreneurship and small business development,” McElroy said.
Rural counties that are struggling with declining population like Lincoln County, or those like Lyon County with a low unemployment rate, need to have ways to spur economic development or find ways to make work more efficient and competitive to retain existing jobs, McElroy said.
The nearly $70 million that will be requested from the 2008 Legislature will support ideas from entrepreneurs in rural Minnesota and encourage growth from within rural counties, McElroy said.
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