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Apr 01, 2021
GOP Firm Tied To Trump-Endorsed WinRed Fundraiser Tool At Center Of Minnesota Dispute
A Minnesota member has raised a stink within the RNC over half of the state party’s online fundraising total flowing to a D.C.-based consultant as commissions.
WASHINGTON ― Republican consultants with links to the Donald Trump-endorsed WinRed fundraising platform have sparked an angry dispute within the Minnesota GOP, which saw fully half of its online donations flow to the suburban Virginia firm.
Of the $202,126 raised by the Minnesota Republican Party online, $103,607 went to WinRed, with most or all of it passed on to IMGE LLC, based in Alexandria, Virginia, even though that company had little to do with much of the money raised, according to an email from Max Rymer, a Republican National Committee member from Minnesota.
Bemidji reaches settlement with 3M to handle chemicals in water bemidjipioneer.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bemidjipioneer.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
3M agrees to pay $12.5 million for new Bemidji water treatment plant to handle chemicals
The city of Bemidji and 3M came to an agreement for the company to pay the city $12.5 million to support operations at a new water treatment plant. The facility will remove chemicals, produced by 3M, from the city s water wells. 10:13 am, Mar. 10, 2021 ×
The water treatment plant is at 3115 Gillett Drive NW, near the Bemidji Regional Airport. (Jillian Gandsey / Bemidji Pioneer)
BEMIDJI, Minn. After nearly five months of negotiating, the city of Bemidji and Minnesota-based 3M have reached a settlement related to chemicals in local water systems.
The city of Bemidji and 3M came to an agreement for the company to pay the city $12.5 million to support operations at a new water treatment plant. The facility will remove chemicals, produced by 3M, from the city's water wells.
Pandemic caused passenger numbers at Bemidji airport to plummet in 2020
Across the country, the coronavirus pandemic led to fewer passengers making their way through airports, and Bemidji was no exception. The Bemidji Regional Airport had nearly 30,000 less passengers go through its terminal in 2020. 7:50 am, Mar. 6, 2021 ×
BEMIDJI The number of passengers traveling to and from the Bemidji Regional Airport decreased dramatically in 2020 in comparison to both 2018 and 2019 because of the coronavirus.
After years of arriving and departing passengers increasing, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a major reduction. In 2016, the airport had nearly 51,000 passengers arrive and depart, in 2018, the number was 61,430 and in 2019, it reached 61,826.