Marshall airport and education co-op included in federal appropriations bill

(WASHINGTON, DC) - U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson announced that both the Marshall Airport, and the Southwest/West Central Services Cooperative are slated to receive funding through the federal appropriations bill that passed the House last weekend.

“I’m pleased to see these two projects recognized in the appropriations process, and I am glad I was able to help secure funding for Marshall and the surrounding region,” Peterson said.

The Marshall Airport will receive $1 million as part of the Airport Improvement Program.

The SW/WC Services Cooperative will receive $340,000 from the Fund for the Improvement of Education, for the development of infrastructure of a youth program that teaches free enterprise and entrepreneurship.

The SW/WC Service Cooperatives serve 56 K-12 school districts in 18 counties and over 50,000 students, and will help rekindle an entrepreneurial spirit in southwest and west central Minnesota. Entrepreneurship is key to the growth of the rural communities in southwest and south central Minnesota.

The co-op has a well-established partnership that includes the University of Minnesota Extension Service, Southwest Minnesota State University, Southwest Minnesota Foundation, Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Regional Economic Development Commissions, Southwest Minnesota Workforce Center, Junior Achievement of the SW/WC Region, and the Students in Free Enterprise organization.

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