Loading ...Bonander appointed to the ECRDC Revolving Loan Fund Board.
Leonard Bonander has been recently appointed to the East Central Regional Development Commission (ECRDC) Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Board of Directors representing Pine County. The ECRDC RLF provides gap financing to small businesses in Isanti, Pine, Kanabec, Chisago and Mille Lacs Counties.
Mr. Bonander has ownership in the Gaslight in Sandstone and Americana Fireworks, both family owned businesses. He is also on the Northern Lights Express rail advisory committee, was past president of the Sandstone Chamber of Commerce, and served several years on the Sandstone City Council.
The ECRDC is a public agency whose board members are represented by officials appointed by county boards, townships, municipalities, school boards and citizens at large from Chisago, Mille Lacs, Pine, Isanti and Kanabec Counties. The ECRDC is funded through a local tax levy and planning / program grants and contracts from state and federal agencies and foundations.