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LEDA redefines director position

By Sara StrongThe Luverne Economic Development Authority is fine-tuning the job description of the director or coordinator, left this week by Dan Statema.LEDA member Nate Golla said he hopes the job description will outline that the LEDA has some control over the position and whoever works in it.Administrator Greg LaFond will be the direct, day-to-day supervisor, but the LEDA is going to be more involved in program direction.The LEDA will also likely have influence in hiring and performance reviews of the new director or coordinator.New business possibilitiesoEsurance is looking to hire a few people in Luverne. Whether the LEDA will be involved is still undecided since not many jobs will be created, though.Esurance is a company that employs 411 people, 158 of which are soon to be employed in Sioux Falls.It sells and services car insurance through the Internet and competes with companies such as Geico and Progressive.oAnother new business possibility is a "dark redundancy" company that would employ one or two people. The company would back up computer systems.

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