Habitat For Technology (HFT) is a unique venture that started here in Eden Prairie as a joint effort of the School District, the Chamber of Commerce, Hennepin Technical College, and the City. The idea behind the venture was to create a local environment that would nuture and grow “tech” industry companies.
I snapped this photo of a recent HFT Board meeting. That’s Irene Kelley on the right. She is the Executive DIrector of Habitat For Technology. That’s Dr. Melissa Krull in the middle. She is on the Board of HFT and the Superintendent of Eden Prairie Schools. That’s Mr. Scott Thiss on the left. He is the President and CEO of S&W Plastics. He is also the current President of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.
Our Board met on Friday morning, January 16th for our quarterly Board of Directors meeting. I am also on the Board. Other Board members include Joe Stoebner from AVI Systems, Nick Eian from Endurant, and Dr. Sharon Grossbach, President of Hennepin Technical College.
We also added a new member to our board at this meeting. His name is Tom Crain. He is the founder and publisher of Epicenter, a local business journal of business activities in and around Eden Prairie. That’s him below:
One the new initiatives of the Habitat is the development of a new web portal tool. You can check out the portal at MNedenprairie.com.
MNedenprairie.com is going to be good for Eden Prairie. Wait and see.
