Arrowhead Regional Development Commission Email Format
Government AdministrationMinnesota, United States11-50 Employees
The Arrowhead Regional Development Commission (ARDC) is a government-focused regional planning organization serving northeastern Minnesota, specifically Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, and St. Louis Counties, with a presence in Duluth. Established as one of Minnesota’s nine regional development commissions, it provides professional planning, direct support, and technical services to support regional development and planning needs, and partners in transportation planning for adjacent areas in Wisconsin. The organization is organized into three divisions: Regional Planning, the Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging, and the Duluth-Superior Metropolitan Interstate Council, reflecting its range of planning and aging services, as well as metropolitan transportation collaboration. ARDC operates from Duluth, Minnesota, and has a regional scope that includes a cross-border transportation planning partnership with Douglas County, Wisconsin. A recent collaboration highlighted its role in supporting local economic development efforts, exemplified by a partnership to examine environmental constraints and opportunities for a site with federal funding assistance.