Before the end of this year, the MnPASS Express Lane on northbound I-35E will extend from Little Canada to Lino Lakes and the southbound lane will extend to County Road 96. Transit buses, motorcycles, and vehicles with two or more people (including children) may use the lanes for free while solo motorists must pay a [...]
The ramps at CR 96 and I35E will open as follows: SE ramp will open mid-October. SW ramp will close sometime next week and will open after ~4 weeks. The NE and NW ramps will remain open. (MnDOT updated map 9/19/16) Download map HERE Project Website
Join us for this upcoming event! This summer, the VHEDC hosted panel discussions on Marketing for Talent and Generations in the Workplace. The 3rd session in this series will focus on three topics that were raised by the audience at the August session. The Roundtable topics will be: 1) Attendance 2) Cell Phone and [...]
On Saturday, October 1, 2016, a new initiative known as the White Bear Lake Area Senior Housing Awareness Day will be happening in the local community. This event is held in collaboration with the White Bear Area Senior Program, local senior living communities, business groups, and municipalities served by the White Bear Lake Area School [...]
2016 is the inaugural season of the Vadnais Heights Farmers Market. The market has been running each Wednesday this summer from 2:00 to 6:00 pm in the parking lot of the Helene Houle Medical Center located at 1155 County Road E East in Vadnais Heights. The St. Paul Growers Association have been operators of the [...]
Du Fresne Manufacturing and MME group both headquartered in Vadnais Heights have been named finalists in this year’s Minnesota Business Magazine Manufacturing Awards. Du Fresne Manufacturing is a precision metal fabricator and is a finalist in the Image Category which honors businesses who have significantly worked toward changing the way the manufacturing industry is viewed. They [...]
Each year the Vadnais Heights Economic Development Corporation hosts an annual dinner for the local business community. The evening consists of social hour, a silent auction to raise funds for our workforce development efforts, dinner, presentation of annual business awards, and a keynote speaker. Last year we had nearly 250 folks attend and anticipate a [...]
In an effort to enhance and beautify the City Center District business area, we will be replacing the existing street lights with new poles and LED fixtures. This work will replace dilapidated poles and street lights with a new and energy efficient system that will illuminate the public streets serving the business area. We will [...]
Vadnais Heights Economic Development Corporation Appoints New Board Members The VHEDC Board is pleased to announce the addition of Wayne Kazmierczak and Emilie Berg to their board positions. These two positions were vacated by Kristine Wehrkamp, Community Services Director of White Bear Lake Schools, who recently left the school district. In addition, Tom Colgan, Executive [...]
Contributed by Kathleen Motzenbecker, Minnesota Trade Office Global business is on the rise and small companies in Minnesota are increasing their bottom line by selling products overseas. Many of them tap into funds provided by the Minnesota Trade Office to take that first step. This financial assistance comes in the form of the State Trade [...]
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