As the director of the St. Croix Valley Business Innovation Center, Dr. Sheri Marnell has run into a problem: the center is running out of space for local businesses looking to join the incubator. Thankfully for Sheri and everyone else involved, the Business Innovation Center is about to get bigger. The City of River Falls and the River Falls Economic Development Corporation recently received a grant for $2.2 million to expand the innovation center, meaning more local businesses can grow and thrive – and in turn, help the local economy.

On this episode of the Kinni Cast, Sheri joins to talk about the innovation center and the work she does to help entrepreneurs. She also discusses the expansion and what this grant will mean for the innovation center as it continues to help businesses grow right here in the St. Croix Valley.

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Early in her career, Keri Schreiner realized that she could make a direct impact at the local level of government. For over a decade, she’s been doing exactly that with the City of River Falls. After starting as a fellow, Keri has worked her way up to become the Economic Development Manager for the City.

Keri joins this episode of the Kinni Cast, where she talks about what thoughtful, strategic economic grown looks like for River Falls. She also discusses some of the standout projects she’s worked on, talks about the importance of the St. Croix Valley Business Innovation Center, and more.

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It’s back to school time for students in River Falls – and for Officer Adam Amaro, who will also be heading back to school this fall as the School Resource Officer for the River Falls Police Department.

Officer Amaro is the guest on this episode of the Kinni Cast, where he shares more about what his role as School Resource Officer entails, what inspired him at an early age to pursue a career in law enforcement, and how he’s come to love living in Wisconsin after growing up in Massachusetts. All of that and more on a brand-new Kinni Cast episode.

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