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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Welcome from the VHEDC..................................................7
NE Metro Young Professionals Program............................8
VHEDC 2018 Board of Directors.......................................10
VHEDC: Who We Are.........................................................11
VHEDC Business Leaders..................................................12
Welcome to Vadnais Heights............................................14
Letter from the Mayor........................................................17
IC System: 80 th Anniversary................................................18
Collaborations: Vital to the Community...........................19
VHEDC Dinner and Business Awards................................25
Keith Warner’s Enduring Legacy.......................................30
Women in Industry.............................................................32
Career Pathways Program..................................................36
Gen Z Connections.............................................................40
Year in Review: Photo Gallery............................................42
T HA N K YO U

T O O U R C O N T R I BU T O R S !
Nicola Kelley Hyser | Senior Editor
Gina Schmidt | Assistant Editor
Doug Heimstead | Photographer
Steve Kjelland | Photographer
Joe Vruno | Photographer
Jeff Remme | Graphic Designer
Press Publications Photography
O N T H E C OV E R
Collaborations. Connections. Partnerships. These are not
buzzwords. They are dynamic, powerful connections that
energize, enrich and strengthen the community.
Vadnais Heights Economic Development Corporation has
made a passionate commitment to Workforce Development.
This vital collaboration among local businesses, nonprofits,
educational institutions and government helps students
train to become the skilled workers needed by employers so
they can remain competitive, productive and “alive” in their
communities.
For its efforts, the VHEDC received the 2017 Economic
Development Association of Minnesota Partnership Award
and recognized its partners. VHEDC Executive Director Ling
Becker says, “This award truly represents what it means to be a
community.”
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Century College ADM Program........................................44
Century Students/Innovize Interns....................................46
President Angelia Millender..............................................48
Partners for Good Collaborative.......................................50
Nonprofits...........................................................................51
Lakeshore Players Theatre.................................................54
Education K – 12.................................................................57
Hospitality...........................................................................59
Healthcare...........................................................................62
Public Safety........................................................................66
BizRecycling Grants............................................................68
Index of Advertisers............................................................68
Local Business Directory....................................................69
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