Becca Cruger is an experienced economic developer, with an expertise in workforce analysis, who builds talent strategies that help people love where they live and businesses connect to talent pipelines in greater Grand Forks. She is the director of the award-winning talent recruitment and retention initiative Greater Grand Forks: Way Cooler than You Think! (gfiscooler.com). She is a creative strategist, a mixed media artist, and a person who never stops dreaming.

She has received numerous awards for her contributions to workforce development including being named Development Counselor International’s Top 40 under 40 Economic Developers, Prairie Business Magazine’s 40 under 40 Professionals, NDANO’s Statewide Nonprofit Emerging Leader, three International Economic Development Council Awards for program excellence, and a Governor’s Main Street Award for 21st Century Workforce.