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You can learn more about IRRRB activities in its publication, RangeView. The issues posted below are downloadable in PDF format.

Spring 2011 Job growth. The focal point of Governor Mark Dayton, IRRRB Commissioner Tony Sertich and Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Commissioner Mark Phillips, is the RangeView spring 2011 cover story. Inside this edition, you’ll learn about the IRRRB’s investment in regional health care and assisted living facilities. Find out about the success of Mesabi Range Community & Technical College’s Wind Energy Technology Program; new jobs at Delta Air Lines IRC Reservations Center in Chisholm; Giants Ridge award-winning 13th hole; and see what new IRRR Board members have to say about creating more jobs in the region. A look at the back page provides you with a calendar of summer community celebrations. Enjoy a safe and sunny summer on the Iron Range! Download (2.6 MB)

Winter 2011 It's been seven decades since Iron Range Resources was created by the Minnesota Legislature and the late Gov. Harold Stassen. This edition marks the 70th anniversary (1941-2011) of the agency with interviews of six former commissioners and Tillie Morrissey, a former Iron Range Resources clerk stenographer, believed to be the state's longest serving employee. You'll also learn more about Minnesota Twist Drill, one of the agency's earliest business success stories, the agency's longstanding commitment to building healthy communities and its history of developing the regional workforce. Read a profile about Jack Ryan, a citizen member of the IRR Board. Get into the edition through a front-page tribute to Minnesota's taconite industry, the largest economic engine in northeastern Minnesota. Pleasurable reading. And Happy New Year! Download (2.98 MB)

Fall 2010 The development of solar and renewable energy projects is bringing new jobs to northeastern Minnesota. Learn more in this issue about construction of a solar module manufacturing plant at the Mountain Iron Renewable Energy Park and investments made by area loggers that have created jobs in the biomass industry. To grow the region's workforce, a solar photovoltaic instructional program at Hibbing Community College is training students for jobs in the solar industry. Read an update about Mesabi Nugget, the world's first commercial demonstration iron nugget facility and how Iron Range Resources Citizen Board member Shelley Robinson got her start. Discover the big plans that are ahead at Giants Ridge. And as the leaves again begin to turn colors and the sights of fall remind us of northeastern Minnesota's bountiful natural resources, find out why this part of the state is a hunting destination. Download (1.88 MB)

Summer 2010 How many reasons are there to love living on the Iron Range? Read in the summer 2010 RangeView why residents of the Iron Range believe it to be a special place to live, work and play. In celebration of our communities, you will also discover the origin of the names for northeastern Minnesota cities. Learn the secrets to success behind some of the region’s longest serving family-run businesses and how Cast Corporation, a Hibbing business, has grown into a multi-million dollar company. Other stories in this summer edition detail construction of a new clinic in Aurora, the first year success of a wind energy technology program at Mesabi Range Community & Technical College, Iron Range Resources Board citizen member Joe Begich and the 100th anniversary of the scenic Split Rock Lighthouse. Happy reading, and have a safe summer. Download (1.77 MB)

Spring 2010 Made in northeastern Minnesota. Read about the entrepreneurship, innovation and new products being created by northeastern Minnesotans and the nurturing of the region’s talent in this issue of RangeView. Find out more about this year’s Minnesota Cup competition, a successful Grand Rapids utility vehicle accessories manufacturer, a new range of housing development and how northeastern Minnesota has become a birders’ paradise. You’ll also discover what two former 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey players say about their legendary coach Herb Brooks and about the upbringing of Iron Range Resources Board member Senator Rod Skoe. We hope you will enjoy this issue and this spring! Download (1.54 MB)

Winter 2010 New value-added and energy economic development projects are creating optimism across the Mesabi Iron Range. Find out what employment and community leaders are saying about the economy of tomorrow in the winter 2010 RangeView edition. You’ll also learn more about the status of base and precious metals projects projected to bring billions in investment and thousands of new jobs to the region. Read about a Two Harbors manufacturer whose products will help you keep track of your pet, a $9 million expansion at Fairview University Medical Center – Mesabi, a recently-launched graduate engineering program, and an updated snowmaking system at Giants Ridge. In addition, discover how the nation’s largest high school cross country ski meet has grown at Giants Ridge and how Tom Anzelc, the son of an iron ore miner, advanced to become a state representative. Have a safe winter! Download (1.41 MB)

Fall 2009 Fall is here and a new era in iron is about to be born on the Mesabi Iron Range. Read about the history-making start-up of Mesabi Nugget, the world's first commercial iron nugget plant in the fall 2009 RangeView. Learn about a host of renewable and wind energy projects underway or planned across the region, a wide variety of fine wood products manufactured at Ryan's Rustic Railings in Orr, the national success of the Minnesota Iron Range Retriever Club, and find out why all-terrain vehicle riders love to recreate in northeastern Minnesota. Discover how the athletic careers of Senator Tom Saxhaug and Northeast Higher Education District President Sue Collins impacted their professional careers and find out how an Iron Range Resources Community Business Partnership Program is helping business owners renovate and expand their facilities. Enjoy your fall and the latest edition of RangeView! Download (1.65 MB)

Summer 2009 Do you know a famous Iron Ranger? Chances are we all do. In the summer 2009 RangeView edition, some of the region’s most well-known former residents reflect on their upbringing in northeastern Minnesota. You’ll also learn more about the newly established four-year Iron Range Engineering Program; trout fishing in abandoned Iron Range mine pits; a growing commercial-retail development in Mountain Iron; additional golf accolades for Giants Ridge; energy improvements at Iron Range Resources headquarters and why State Representative Tom Rukavina is proud to be from the Range. We hope you enjoy this edition and your summer. Download (2.1 MB)

Spring 2009 A spirit of optimism is alive within Mesabi Iron Range communities as several large scale economic development projects take shape across the region. Read in this RangeView edition about how Mesabi Iron Range mayors see the future of their communities. You will also learn about how thousands of University of Minnesota students receive scholarships as a result of taconite mining and how Northshore Manufacturing's success and Granite Gear's outdoor gear business are expanding in Two Harbors. Become informed about the commercial start-up of Magnetation, the first iron concentrate production facility of its kind in America and read about a unique workforce development program in which students help build Habitat for Humanity homes across the Iron Range. A profile on Iron Range Resources Board member Tony Sertich and a guide to free summer entertainment round out the spring 2009 edition. Enjoy your spring! Download (2.07 MB)

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