 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 9, 2014
Contact:
Julie Caniglia, Hennepin County Public Affairs, 612-348-6883
Media advisory
Hennepin
County Community Works fosters collaboration among communities and government
agencies to stimulate economic development and build the long-term value of
communities by investing in redevelopment, public works infrastructure, parks
and trails, and environmental restoration.
Today, October 9, 3 to 4:30 p.m., Midtown Global Market, 920 East Lake Street, Minneapolis
Welcome:
- Mike Opat, Hennepin County Board chairman, 1st District
Community Works legacy and impacts:
- Peter McLaughlin, Hennepin County commissioner, 4th District
Keynote address:
-
William Morrish, professor of Urban
Ecologies and Design Strategies, Parsons the New School
for Design, New York
Panel discussion:
Building communities where
people want to live, work and play. Exploring the
intersection between public infrastructure and community
development.
-
William Morrish, professor of Urban Ecologies and Design Strategies, Parsons the New School for Design, New York
- Caren Dewar, executive director,
Urban Land Institute - MN
- Andriana Abariotes, executive
director, Twin Cities LISC
- Jim Campbell, former chair/CEO,
Wells Fargo
- Sean Kershaw (moderator),
president, Citizens League
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Look for more news on the Hennepin County website at www.hennepin.us/news.
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