Region Five Development Commission

08/27/2026

Please join us in celebrating Stephanie's 8 years of service with R5DC & NCEDA! 🥳

Steph, your warm personality, positive attitude, and thoughtful approach make working with you a pleasure and strengthen the relationships you build with businesses and partners every day. 💙

We are grateful for your dedication to helping businesses succeed, making a meaningful impact across our region. 🤩

08/04/2026

Angela brings a rare gift to our team - turning the everyday into the eye-catching and finding the words the rest of us didn't know we needed. Under her voice, our communications have genuinely transformed: sharper, warmer, and more human.

Happy 8 Years at R5DC! 💙✨

06/10/2026

Shoutout to our friends in Mission Township - we need your feedback to create your community's comprehensive plan.🎯

Take the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XR9Y5L9

Mission Township is updating its Comprehensive Plan.

05/18/2026

Watch this video to learn more about our regional survey. 👇

We want to know what matters most to you! 🩵

Take the survey:
www.regionfive.org/surveys

04/24/2026

We've been blessed to have Savannah Winkler on our team for 3 Years! 💙 She brings positive energy, a strong work ethic, and a passion for the people in our communities. ✨

Congrats, Savannah!🙌

04/22/2026

Hey, Remer residents! Want better roads, cooler parks, more jobs?
Your ideas can help make it happen!

Take the survey and tell us what matters most to you.
It’s your city - help shape what’s next!

👉 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Remer

Remer Volunteer Fire Department
Remer Area Chamber of Commerce

04/10/2026

What’s working? What needs to improve?

Take this 6-minute survey to help guide decisions in our region and enter for a chance to win a gift card.

👉 Share your input: www.regionfive.org/surveys

04/09/2026

🥳 We're celebrating a big anniversary this month! Please join us in congratulating our executive director, Cheryal, on 20 years of dedicated service to R5DC and the communities we serve.

🤩 Cheryal has been a steady and visionary leader - guiding complex projects, building strong partnerships, and always keeping the needs of our region at the center of our work. Her commitment has helped shape not just programs, but real progress across our communities.

💛 On behalf of the Commission and our partners, thank you, Cheryal, for your leadership, your passion, and the lasting impact you’ve made over the past two decades.

04/02/2026

Big news for us - and for our region! 🎉

R5DC is excited to share that we have relocated our headquarters to the Sourcewell facility in Staples—strengthening collaboration while continuing to serve our communities as an independent organization.

👉 What does this mean for you and the region? Read more:

Region Five Development Commission (R5DC) will relocate its official headquarters to the Sourcewell building, located at 202 12th Street NE in Staples, Minnesota, effective April 1, 2026.R5DC is a regional development organization serving Central Minnesota and has been a longtime regional partner of...

03/25/2026

Non-profit partners: check out this webinar from the Blandin Foundation on their upcoming grant opportunity for rural Minnesota non-profits. 🤎

Blandin Foundation’s grants team hosted an informational webinar to share information about the upcoming grant opportunity available to rural Minnesota non-profits. The RFP will open April 1st, 2026.