The action plan was created from the city’s ongoing participation with the RCCIP, an incentive of First Children’s Finance, funded by the Minnesota Department of Human Services and Michigan Department of Education
Paul Gorte, the East Grand Forks economic development director, said workforce shortages are one of the top challenges business leaders are facing this year along with supply chain issues and inflation, which are all affecting businesses on a national level.
The Grand Forks Herald sat down with Paul Gorte, economic development director for East Grand Forks, and Brianna Feil, a mother and Water & Light accountant for East Grand Forks, to talk about its work to help bridge the gap between East Grand Forks families in need of child care and child care providers.