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  • CCEDC Employee of the Month - April 2024

    Laurie Dietz|Jun 3, 2024

    Pizza Ranch manager Greg Carmona was recently honored as the Employee of the Month for April by the Carrington Chamber & Economic Development Corp. The nomination states, "Greg has completely turned Pizza Ranch around. It's our main stop after church on Sundays. It is always so clean, and the buffet is always full. He meets you with a smile and is always appreciative while you are there. Greg is a great asset to Carrington." Greg received a framed certificate and $20 in Carrington Cash....

  • Business Beat: April 1, 2024

    Laurie Dietz, Carrington Chamber and Economic Development Director|Apr 1, 2024

    Welcome to another edition of Business Beat. I wanted to share a few updates with you. We have new faces on our CCEDC board and also on our Convention & Visitors Bureau board! Now serving on the CCEDC board we have: Chairman Scott Tweed, Vice Chair Ashten Dewald, Secretary-Treasurer Deedra Aasand, Mayor Tom Erdman (city rep), Becky Hagel (county rep), Nikki Mertz and new to the board: Sara Richter, Taryn Van Bedaf and Braxton Hewitt. On our CVB board are: Chairman Tom Erdmann, Vice Chair Wendy...

  • Business Beat: October 2, 2023

    Laurie Dietz, Carrington Chamber and Economic Development Director|Oct 2, 2023

    Welcome to another edition of Business Beat. This month we will highlight new happenings with our Carrington Chamber and Economic Development Corp. We have had our community app for your smart phones and other devices for over a year now. It can be downloaded from your Apple App Store or Google Play Store and it is a free app. To find app in store, type in Carrington, N.D., in the search bar. The app will have access to a ton of information on Carrington. Business directory, community groups, sc...

  • Employee of the Month: July 2023

    Laurie Dietz, Director, Carrington Chamber and Economic Development Corporation|Aug 21, 2023

    The Carrington Chamber and Economic Development Corporation recognized Lexi Page as Employee of the Month for July. She receives a framed certificate and $20 in Carrington Cash for the awesome care she gives. The nomination is as follows: "It takes a special person to be a certified nursing assistant as CNA's are a very important part of the entire health care team. I would like to nominate Lexi Page for the Chamber's employee of the month, as over the last couple of years she has taken...

  • Business Beat: June 19, 2023

    Laurie Dietz, Carrington Chamber and Economic Development Director|Jun 19, 2023

    Welcome to another edition of Business Beat. This month we will highlight a few more of our incentive programs available through our Carrington Economic Development. The funds for these programs are made possible through our local city sales tax funds. Our Carrington Chamber & Economic Development board members review the applications that are submitted. If the project falls into the parameters of the incentive program, the board will recommend City Council approval of the application. In past...

  • Business Beat: April 17, 2023

    Laurie Dietz, Carrington Chamber and Economic Development Director|Apr 17, 2023

    Welcome to another edition of Business Beat. This month we will highlight a few of our incentive programs available through our Carrington Economic Development. The funds for these programs are made possible through our local city sales tax funds. Our Carrington Chamber & Economic Development board members review the applications that are submitted. If the project falls into the parameters of the incentive program, the board will recommend City Council approval of the application. Let’s look a...

  • Business Beat: March 6, 2023

    Laurie Dietz, Carrington Chamber and Economic Development Director|Mar 6, 2023

    Welcome to another edition of Business Beat. This month we will highlight a few of our incentive programs available through our Carrington Economic Development. The funds for these programs are made possible through our local city sales tax funds. Our Carrington Chamber & Economic Development board members review the applications that are submitted. If the project falls into the parameters of the incentive program, the board will recommend City Council approval of the application. Let's look at...

  • Business Beat: January 30, 2023

    Laurie Dietz, Carrington Chamber and Economic Development Director|Jan 30, 2023

    Welcome to a new column in the Foster County Independent. Previously, I wrote an occasional Chamber Chatter article to inform the public on Chamber of Commerce happenings and events. As many of you are aware, in 2022 our merger of the Chamber, Carrington Community Development Corp. and Carrington Economic Development took place. We are now known as CCEDC. Karlee Griffin was the Economic Development Director at that time and last summer she pursued a new career at our Carrington School. In the...