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You are here: Home / News / Nathan Fuerst completes internship with the City of Jordan

Nathan Fuerst completes internship with the City of Jordan

Posted by Christie on October 29, 2017

Nathan Fuerst recently completed an internship with the City of Jordan.  This is what he had to say about the experience:

Interning with Jordan has proven to be a very wise decision for my planning career. Before entering the position, I had little planning experience with a degree in Environmental Science and Policy. While I was not well versed in the administrative or economic development sides of planning, I was prepared to learn as much as possible and contribute wherever I could. As luck would have it, I was immediately able to help Jordan leapfrog from Step 1 to Step 3 status in the Minnesota GreenStep cities program.

As I began to focus more on economic development it became clear that Jordan’s sustainability efforts had much in common with economic development. “Buy local” campaigns and efforts to maintain a vital downtown work towards both economic and ecological ends. This internship has left me with an understanding of how to be a part of an effective planning department and the role that planning plays in economic development. I was very fortunate to be introduced to the economic development side of
planning and look forward to using this knowledge to reach my future career goals.

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