The Vadnais Heights Economic Development Corporation (VHEDC) received the 2018 Partnership Award by the Economic Development Association of Minnesota (EDAM) last week for the Gen Z Connection: Skills and Careers in Manufacturing program. Late last week, EDAM hosted an awards ceremony as part of their annual Winter Conference to recognize projects and professionals in the [...]

Vadnais Heights, Minn., (January 10, 2018) – The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) recently named the Academy for Sciences & Agriculture (AFSA) a High-Quality Charter School. The designation is based on data in reading growth and proficiency, math growth and proficiency, science growth and proficiency, graduation rates and other operational and financial factors. AFSA is [...]

The VHEDC is entering into strategic partnership with UpTurnships beginning in 2018. UpTurnships, created in 2014,  is a nonprofit that prepares under-resourced college students for success through training, coaching and paid internships during college. UpTurnships works with area colleges to recruit candidates, prepare them for the work experience, and provides professional development and mentoring throughout the [...]

The VHEDC Board of Directors elected its 2018 officers and approved the ballot results of its new Board of Directors at their 2017 Annual Meeting held on December 6, 2018. Directors are elected to two-year terms, and they meet monthly to foster, develop and implement creative networking, business development and positive outcomes for the business [...]

November 27, 2017. Saint Paul, Minnesota. MGC Diagnostics Corporation, (Nasdaq: MGCD) a global medical technology company (“MGCD”), announced it has agreed to be acquired by affiliates of Altus Capital Partners, Inc. (“Altus”). Altus is a private equity firm that makes control investments in middle market manufacturing businesses. Altus will acquire all outstanding shares of MGCD [...]

As a part of the BestPrep Mentorship program, 42 HealthEast employees email weekly with students from AFSA High School located in Vadnais Heights.  The students learn from their mentors about different career and education paths and hone their emailing skills. Last week, they met in person at St. Joseph's Hospital. After an energetic conversation, the [...]

Vadnais Heights will be home to a new HealthEast Clinic. The clinic will be located on the corner of Highway 96 and Oak Grove Parkway. This HealthEast’s primary care clinic will occupy the majority of the 18,000 sq. foot building. Construction will start this fall and HealthEast will relocate their existing Vadnais Heights practice to [...]

The VHEDC Annual Dinner celebrated a year of hard work and the vitality of the Vadnais Heights and Northeast Metro business community. Business Award winners are either located in Vadnais Heights or are VHEDC investing businesses. Additionally, the award-winners demonstrate strong commitment to social responsibility and exemplify strong community involvement. The 2017 Award Winners are: [...]

My name is Gina Schmidt and I am proud to be joining your organization, and assisting executive director Ling Becker, with a ‘mid-termship’ position.  While I am transitioning my career, I would like to lend my skills and experience to support the mission of VHEDC and look forward to acquiring meaningful community connections.  My role [...]