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  • Wobbema surprised with Employee of the Month honor

    Amanda Hegland|May 31, 2021

    Community pride and involvement is a consistent theme when talking with the Chamber's May Employee of the Month. The board of directors were able to surprise Chamber president, Amy Wobbema, owner of Transcript Publishing, with this month's award. Wobbema started her professional career in New Rockford in 2006, and thus began her journey with the New Rockford Chamber of Commerce. Wobbema's involvement with the Chamber, her business and many other community events is what stood out in her...

  • NRABC, Chamber partner to encourage local shopping

    Amanda Hegland, New Rockford Area Betterment Corporation|Feb 24, 2020

    Did you know that when you visit an independent local business that you keep more money in our local economy? You celebrate the uniqueness of our community. You support local jobs. You support city projects through your sales tax. You invest in entrepreneurship. You make this community a destination. The New Rockford Area Betterment Corporation and the New Rockford Chamber of Commerce work to promote our local businesses, and organize value added events to draw people into our community to ultimately support our local independent businesses....

  • What exactly is the NRABC?

    Amanda Hegland, NRABC Executive Director|Jan 27, 2020

    What exactly is the NRABC? That was my question when I first moved to the area, and a question that I now often get. I was so impressed that a small community had a progressive organization such as this, and as the director I’m proud to tell people what we are all about. Economic and community development is an important issue in North Dakota. Our community is fortunate to have New Rockford Area Betterment Corporation, a group that has been dedicated to this endeavor since 1990 and an office staff focusing on this since 2006. So what is the...

  • Co-op Month Spotlight: CenDak Cooperative

    Amanda Hegland|Oct 15, 2018

    As October is Co-op Month, New Rockford Area Betterment Corporation spotlights CenDak Cooperative, a locally owned co-op. The New Rockford store has recently gone through a complete renovation, remodeling both the inside and the outside of the building. When you walk into CenDak cooperative in New Rockford you will be greeted by their employees and the Petroleum and Retail manager Ron Keller. Keller has worked for CenDak since 2010, and has been at the New Rockford store for 5 years. "Since...

  • Letter to the Editor: NRABC response to October President's Point about childcare

    Amanda Hegland, New Rockford Area Betterment Corporation Executive Director|Oct 8, 2018

    This Letter to the Editor is in response to the President’s Point by Calvin Packard published in the Oct. 1 edition of the “New Rockford Transcript.” Packard began the article by saying, “This month I want to talk about responsibility and personal perception,” and went on to discuss the issue of childcare in our community. In doing so, he cited not only inaccurate facts, but also made damaging comparisons. As the Executive Director of the New Rockford Area Betterment Corporation (NRABC), it is my goal to have an open and working relat...

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