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REP. WEST ANNOUNCES GRANT FOR NATIONAL SPORTS CENTER

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

ST. PAUL – State Representative Nolan West (R-Blaine) announces that the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has awarded the National Sports Center in Blaine with a $125,000 Convention Center Relief Grant.

 

"The National Sports Center is crucial to the future of Blaine,” West said. “The events every year have been an economic boon for our small businesses. The pandemic has put the sports center in dire straits, and this grant will help the National Sports Center survive to serve Blaine families long into the future."

 

Speaking of the NSC, Representative West was recently appointed to the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission, which oversees the National Sports Center. West also received an appointment to the Task Force on Medical Cannabis Therapeutic Research, which evaluates the impact of the use of medical cannabis and evaluates Minnesota's activities and other states' activities involving medical cannabis.

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