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Start Date Title Description Tags
May 25, 2023 09:30 AM May 25, 2023 DMCC Board Meeting Topics include: A. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Utilization B. Downtown Riverfront C. Heart of the City D. Main Street Program E. McKnight Grants F. Mobility G. Private Development H. Equitable Economic Development I. BIPOC Home Ownership J. Soldiers Field Memorial Park ('EDA', 'Entrepreneurship')
May 17, 2023 08:30 AM Eggs and Issues: Workforce and the Talent Pipeline The latest installment of the Eggs and Issues series will focus on the talent pipeline and workforce. ('workforce',)
Apr 24, 2023 08:00 AM 2023 E1 Summit & Expo Gain tools, tactics and connections to help you take your startup to the next level from expert entrepreneurs and others from the ecosystem. ('Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Apr 17, 2023 03:30 PM Rochester City Council Study Session: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Barriers Study Consultant Group: MKC presenting to City Council on DBE study, To understand the current eco-system, challenges, and the barriers of key stakeholders, so that DMC and the City of Rochester can increase participation of Small, Minority/BIPOC, Women and Disadvantaged businesses in its projects. ('key', 'Entrepreneurship')
Apr 05, 2023 11:00 AM DEED: Cultivating a Supportive Workplace Culture for Youth We will hear directly from youth and representatives from schools, nonprofits, and businesses about meaningful practices and approaches to cultivating a supportive workplace culture for youth. ('youth', 'workforce')
Mar 23, 2023 09:30 AM March 23, 2023 DMCC Board Executive Committee Bryke Presentations; Video Recording; Takeaways ('EDA', 'Entrepreneurship')
Mar 18, 2023 10:00 AM Culturally Responsive Business Startup Workshop Managing Your Business and Local Support Services ('Diversity', 'openbeam', 'Entrepreneurship')
Mar 04, 2023 01:00 PM Global Market (Cooking Class, Small Business Training, Food & Deserts) Rochester's cultural communities hosting family friendly winter activities. Come to experience authentic flavors and vibrant traditions. ('food', 'Diversity', 'openbeam', 'Entrepreneurship')
Mar 01, 2023 11:25 AM RAEDI Annual Meeting & Lunchen Governor Walz and Commissioner Steve Grove to Both Speak at RAEDI Annual Meeting & Luncheon ('governance', 'Entrepreneurship')
Feb 25, 2023 10:00 AM Black Excellence Expo! This year’s NAACP Rochester Branch MN Black History Month programming will be ending with the launch of a public exhibition – in collaboration with Black Entrepreneurship Team (Black Entrepreneurship Team of Rochester, MN) – featuring black owned businesses in Rochester, Minnesota! ('NAACP', 'DMC', 'Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Feb 18, 2023 11:00 AM DMC and NAACP: What's Still In It for Me? Questions and Answers for the Community of Color ('NAACP', 'DMC', 'Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Feb 18, 2023 10:00 AM Culturally Responsive Business Startup Workshop Money Issues - Payroll, Accounting, and Taxes ('Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Feb 18, 2023 09:00 AM Global Market (Cooking Class, Small Business Training, Food & Deserts) Rochester's cultural communities hosting family friendly winter activities. Come to experience authentic flavors and vibrant traditions. ('food', 'Diversity', 'openbeam', 'Entrepreneurship')
Feb 09, 2023 12:30 PM 2023 DMCC Board Collaborative Session joint gathering of the DMCC board, DMCC EDA board, Rochester City Council & Mayor, and Olmsted County board, along with their respective staff. Goals for the meeting: Allow organizations to share ideas: Learning each group’s priorities, Shared learning on Next Generation Infrastructure with David Gamble, principal of Gamble Associates, Harvard design instructor, and author of several books on city development. ('EDA', 'Entrepreneurship')
Feb 09, 2023 09:30 AM Feb. 2023 DMCC Board Meeting Topics include: Annual Report: 8:24 DMC EDA Chair Report: 14:36 DMC Metrics: 22:15 Soldiers Field: 32:54 Recommendation: 39:59 Riverfront Small Area Plan: 53:16 LINK Bus Rapid Transit and West Transit Village: 1:11:14 Downtown Recovery Taskforce: 1:19:00 Awareness of Rochester as a Life Sciences Destination 1:25:46 Biggest Barriers 1:55:17 Strategic Directions 2:02:16 Team Collaboration 2:05:08 2023 Program of work 2:07:05 ('EDA', 'Entrepreneurship')
Feb 08, 2023 03:00 PM Capacity Builders Listening Session (By Invitation) The City of Rochester and Destination Medical Center want to increase project participation of Small, Minority, Women and Disadvantaged businesses on our projects. ('Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Jan 21, 2023 10:00 AM Culturally Responsive Business Startup Workshop Growing Your Business - Sales and Marketing ('Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Jan 21, 2023 09:00 AM Global Market (Cooking Class, Small Business Training, Food & Deserts) Rochester's cultural communities hosting family friendly winter activities. Come to experience authentic flavors and vibrant traditions. ('food', 'Diversity', 'openbeam', 'Entrepreneurship')
Jan 07, 2023 10:00 AM Culturally Responsive Business Startup Workshop Funding Your Business - Loans and Grants ('Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Jan 07, 2023 09:00 AM Global Market (Cooking Class, Small Business Training, Food & Deserts) Rochester's cultural communities hosting family friendly winter activities. Come to experience authentic flavors and vibrant traditions. ('food', 'Diversity', 'openbeam', 'Entrepreneurship')
Dec 03, 2022 10:00 AM Culturally Responsive Business Startup Workshop Free Work Shop Second Topic: Legal Issues - Business Registration and Trademark ('Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Dec 03, 2022 09:00 AM Global Market (Cooking Class, Small Business Training, Food & Deserts) Rochester's cultural communities hosting family friendly winter activities. Come to experience authentic flavors and vibrant traditions. ('food', 'Diversity', 'openbeam', 'Entrepreneurship')
Nov 15, 2022 05:30 PM CoStarters Start Something CO.STARTERS helps communities build vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems by equipping them with the best tools and resources needed to support starters of all kinds. ('DMC', 'diversity', 'workforce', 'Entrepreneurship', 'openbeam')
Nov 13, 2022 08:30 AM Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Business Summit Topics include: 1. Business Communication and Marketing 2. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 3. The Government Contract and Business Certification Process 4. Small Business Financial Management and Investment Trends ('social services', 'community', 'Entrepreneurship')
Nov 10, 2022 09:30 AM DMCC November 10, 2022 Board Meeting Topics include: Patient, companion, visitor, employee and resident experince Metrics: 7:48 Survey: 15:42 Soldiers Field Memorial 32:00 Equity 40:57 Discovery Square 54:30 Mortenson 59:16 Prospecting Occupants 1:09 Additional Business 1:11:03 Survey result comments 1:20:04 Heart of the city 1:29:48 Mobility 1:33:25 DEI 1:35:08 Diversity Council Comments 1:48:07 Equitable Co-design 1:49:03 Relationship Building 1:53:13 Comments 1:58:08 Main Street Grant 2:09:15 ('DMC', 'Entrepreneurship')
Nov 09, 2022 01:00 PM Asia Mall Private Opening CMRC SC members connections with MSP resources to explore collaboration potential. ('Culture', 'culture center', 'openbeam', 'Entrepreneurship')
Nov 05, 2022 08:00 AM Winter Market ('food', 'Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Oct 03, 2022 03:00 PM RAEDI Economic Development Center Grand Opening October 3, 2022 ('Entrepreneurship',)
Sep 22, 2022 10:00 AM LATINX SUMMIT 2022 For Social Entrepreneurs Open to all college students and recent graduates in Greater Minnesota that are interested in learning about social entrepreneurship in the Latinx community! ('Education', 'diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Sep 22, 2022 09:30 AM September 2022 DMC Board Meeting ('DMC', 'Entrepreneurship')
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Two types of event information being shared in the following:

1. A list of Beam aware upcoming community events of all types. 

2. A list of noteworthy past events that have one or more of the following contents: presentation slides, video recordings as well as takeaways. 

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Two state-supported Mayowood housing projects

Olmsted County Trailside Apartments $13 million project 36-Unit Senior Apartments,

Bear Creek Development and Three Rivers Community Action $22.7 million Restoration Glen, 48-Unit Apartment Complex,

 

Last Updated July 11, 2024



United Way of Olmsted County Report

$1.1 million funding for 48 participants 2024-07-10

FoodSecurity noun “limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways” (USDA).

Last Updated July 10, 2024



2024 Targeted Business Enterprise Utilization Plan Reports

2Q 2024: June 2024May 2024 - Admin Message, TBE Report; April 2024 - Admin Message, TBE Report

1Q 2024: Feb 2024 - Admin Message, TBE Report; Jan 2024: Admin Message, TBE Report

Special callouts: Women in Construction; City of Rochester Equity in Development 

Last Updated July 01, 2024



City of Rochester - Justice, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (JEDI) Audit Status

June 24, 2024 City Council Study Session: Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Audit per Goodenough 

Departmental Audit reports of: Human Resources; Rochester Public Library; Parks & Rec 

 

Last Updated June 26, 2024



Rochester Area Volunteer Administration Training Info

Volunteer Recruitment Effectiveness: What can advertising teach us? 

Volunteer Process Assessment 

Last Updated June 22, 2024



Somali American Social Service Association

SASSA to receive $1M from MN to train workers for high-demand employment. 

The funding is awarded under the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Targeted Populations Workforce Competitive Grant Program.

Last Updated June 21, 2024



Community Building Fund

The City of Rochester welcomes applications for the Community Building Fund.  This fund is all about supporting projects, programs, and events in the city that actively promote equity and inclusion.

Last Updated June 20, 2024



Homes for our Neighbors Community Gathering

Calling for Community Support at Community Meeting:  The most recent Olmsted County Maxfield Study found that from 2020-2030, housing demand required 18,000 new housing units. 71% would need to be general-occupancy and 29% age-restricted senior housing.

 

Last Updated June 15, 2024



Mixed Housing Mayo Civic Center Parking Lot

June 3, 2024 City Council Meeting 

Council action is requested to continue development negotiations with Sherman Associates and conditionally approve development assistance of up to $13,000,000 in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) assistance and up to $3,000,000 in DMC General State Infrastructure Aid.  

Last Updated June 13, 2024



PossAbilities Announcements

June 20, 2024 Skills Class: The Art of Theatre

Collaboration with CMRC: Presentation Slides, Video Recording Clip

Last Updated June 11, 2024



Three Rivers Restorative Justice Circle

Three River Restorative Justice and Project Legacy Restorative Circle re Century High racial hate incident

Circle included Kendall Hughes, co-founder of Three Rivers Restorative Justice, a partner of Project Legacy

Last Updated June 11, 2024



Olmsted County Community Indicators 2023

Report contains info: 

1. Demographics 2. Population by age 3. Diversity 4. Foreign-born population 5. Languages and ancestry 6. Educational trends 7. Household income 8. Poverty status 9. Health factors 10. Housing and living 11. Labor force 12. Unemployment rate 13. Election trends 14. Community safety 15. Environmental factors 16. Highlights 17. References

Last Updated June 09, 2024



ISAIAH Rochester Agenda

Focus Area: Housing; Our Next Generation; Healthcare; Community-Building; Climate

Activities: Rochester Faith in MN & ISAIAH Calendar and Strategic Missions

Reference: CMRC June 24, 2024 Meeting Presentation Video

 

Last Updated June 09, 2024



Metro State University Invitation

White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) Economic Summit in St. Paul, MN on July 2, 2024

Last Updated June 07, 2024



May 2024 Minnesota Compass Newsletter

May MN Compass Newsletter

Importance of data disaggregation: Minnesota's Asian Population, Minnesota's Black communities

Last Updated June 03, 2024



Mr and Ms JuneTeenth 2024

2024 Recognition

$1K Scholarship: 2024 Rochester H.S. Graduate: Application and Nomination, Sponsorship and Donation support

Facebook photos of 2024 Mr. and Miss Juneteenth

Last Updated May 29, 2024



DMC's BioRoch effort to Collaborate with MN MedTech 3.0

DMCC Board Updates:

1. May 2024 Status Memo to DMCC Board  

2. Feb 2024 DMCC Board Meeting: Video Clip of Discussion at Feb 1 2024 DMCC Board - DMC part of MedTech 3.0; Memo to DMCC

3. Nov. 2023 Video Clip of Discussion at DMCC Board Meeting about MN MedTech 3.0 Description and Webinar

References: US DEA Tech Hub Awardees 

Last Updated May 27, 2024



1H 2024 Destination Medical Center

Proceedings

May 2024 DMCC Board Meeting and City, County, DMC Joint Meeting

Feb 2024 DMCC Board Meeting

Last Updated May 24, 2024



M.O.V.E: A Collaboration of SHIP, Joint Study, One Olmsted

Mobilizing Olmsted Voices for Equity (M.O.V.E.) community council application

M.O.V.E. Promotional Flyer and Application to join M.O.V.E.

5/10/2024 Conversation Olmsted County Rep and CMRC Rep.: Regarding Olmsted County Community Council's DEI initiative called Mobilizing Olmsted Voices for Equity (M.O.V.E) 

Rochester Area Foundation Support Message

 

Last Updated May 21, 2024



Minnesota Housing Profile Housing Statistics and Findings

2023 Olmsted County Housing Profile

State of MN Profile and Findings

Last Updated May 17, 2024