The challenges and methods for dealing with those challenges of cities across the region is strikingly similar. Job creation and economic growth are challenges that nearly every smaller community deals with, and in Crookston, MN, they’ve been managing those efforts from two different organizations. But a lack of resources and overlapping missions forced them into a situation where joining forces was the best decision. Quick Commentary: this is something we should be looking at in Minot with MADC and Visit Minot.