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October 2025 Advantage Magazine
What’s Inside
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FEATURE From Classroom to Career: The Value of Internships
PAGE 4 A Roundtable with interns, employers, and educators on the value of internships
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CEO PROFILE Dave Geschwind, Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency
MEET THE MEMBER Braun Intertec
CHAMBER NEWS • Upcoming Events • Chamber Welcomes Incoming Board Members • Where Young Talent Connects • Shop Local - Holiday Gift Guide • Educator Industry Experience • Sponsorship Enrollment Opens • Gwen Stevens, Chamber Board Chair, Selected as Next CEO of People’s Energy Cooperative • Linking Leaders and Industry COMMUNITY NEWS • Reimagining Sixth Avenue W • Businesses Report Cautious Optimism, but Higher Costs, for Year Ahead • 2026 National Small Business Week Awards Nominations are Open
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RIBBON CUTTINGS Grand Openings, Anniversaries, New Members, and Other Celebrations
NEW MEMBERS Welcome to the Chamber
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