News & Events

Non-Profit Organizations Can Apply for CARES grant

Pine County non-profits impacted by COVID-19 can apply to receive financial assistance to help with expenses incurred during the pandemic. Grants will be provided to non-profit businesses financially impacted by the pandemic and reimburse direct costs up to $5,000 per organization. Expenses must be related to responding to the COVID 19 pandemic. Eligible expenses include […]

Bingo with the Arts!

The Pine Center for the Arts will host a new event this year on Wednesday, September 9th. An evening of BINGO will take place at Three Twenty Brewing Co. where all prizes awarded for the evening will be local art pieces. This event is limited to 50 players and guests must be 18+ to play. […]

DEED Partners with Coursera for free training to businesses

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has partnered with Coursera to provide free career-focused, online learning resources to Minnesotans. Coursera offers 3,800 courses and training modules from over 200 top businesses and universities, including more than 60 courses from the University of Minnesota. These learning opportunities are aimed at preparing people for […]

September Special with Anytime Fitness

Now is the time to make sure your 2020 fitness goals are complete. Join a  clean and safe environment that provides all the support that you need.  September 1st through September 25th, you can join Anytime Fitness for just $1. Along with a community that will be there to support you, from a safe distance, […]

Annual Golf Tournament Success!

On August 21st the Pine City Area Chamber hosted the annual Golf Tournament in partnership with the Pine City Country Club. It was a beautiful day to enjoy the outdoors, even if it was slightly warmer than our usual June event. Thanks to our event sponsors and participating teams, the Chamber was able to raise […]

New Member: Early Years Academy

On August 19th our welcome team visited the Early Years Academy Childcare Center in Pine City, welcoming Amy Miesner to the community. The Center opened in September 2019 after completing a full remodel of the building located at 1687 Main Street N in Pine City. Early Years Academy provides educational childcare programs for infant, toddler, […]

City Hall Seeks Input on Council Meeting Time

City Council members directed staff to create a poll for citizen feedback on their regular meeting times. The City Council currently meets twice a month. The first Wednesday at 6:30pm and the last Thursday at 8am. Due to the pandemic, council meetings have been moved to an online video conferencing format and the second meeting […]

Incumbent Worker Training with CMJTS

Central Minnesota Jobs and Training Services, Inc. (CMJTS) provides our communities with employment and training programs serving entry-level to highly-skilled jobseekers. Jobseekers’ skills and interests are professionally evaluated to help ensure job matching and job retention. CMJTS provides quality individualized training services for demand and growing occupations. Our job seekers offer current skills and are […]