1400 West Broadway Avenue. Source: Northside Veneer.
On Monday, January 8, Hoodstarter, the Center Cities Competitiveness Initiative, and Greater MSP kicked-off a new marketing campaign to promote property development in Saint Paul and Minneapolis called In Like a Lion. This campaign is a collaborative effort between these
organizations and the City of Minneapolis, the City of Saint Paul and several
community partners to promote improved community participation in property development via leveraging technology and community passion.
Currently, five Minneapolis
properties are listed on Hoodstarter and you have the opportunity to share
your ideas on how you would like to see the properties be developed.
- 1400
W. Broadway
- 927 & 1001 W. Broadway
- 38th Street Station
- 2015 Lowry Avenue N.
- Bassett Creek
Your ideas and feedback can inform developers what community
members like you want to see in their neighborhoods. Get your neighbors
involved by having them share their ideas on Hoodstarter, too. If you
are interested in developing the property contact the City of Minneapolis or WBC.
Nicollet Mall reconstruction ushered in three new public artworks to downtown Minneapolis, and welcomed back the return of six others. The new mall includes artworks that you can experience, use, study, and enjoy – it is the largest collection of public art in the city outside of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. These pieces feature different generations of artists, styles, approaches, materials, and technologies – from the 1960s to the present day. We encourage you to visit the art over and over again, as their qualities and meanings continue to be revealed over time and through the seasons. |
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Prairie Tree created by Ned Kahn.
The Nicollet Mall virtual tour is now available, along with
six other tours featuring the Minneapolis’ Public Art Collection. Each tour
provides information on each individual artwork such as its location,
materials, an image, and other public artworks nearby.
Check out
the Nicollet Mall Tour and our other tours online.
Source: Cleveland Neighborhood Association
In 2017, Minneapolis saw unemployment fall to the lowest levels in a
decade. Businesses, more than ever, began to see an imminent labor shortage and turned to STEP-UP as a vital partner in preparing, recruiting, and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce.
This year, STEP-UP focused on deepening support for both interns and
supervisors by creating high quality internships through innovative trainings
for supervisors and professional development for interns. By emphasizing these
practices, STEP-UP was able to offer solutions to the regional labor shortage
and offer pathways to young people for future success well beyond the STEP-UP
experience.
STEP-UP by the numbers:
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1,653 interns employed
- 91% interns of color
- 89% interns with free or reduced lunch
- 51% interns from immigrant families
- 17% interns with disabilities
- 226 employers
- $3 million in wages earned with $1.69 million coming from the private sector
See the whole report.
STEP-UP is the City of Minneapolis internship program for young adults ages 14-21. Each year, STEP-UP recruits, trains and places more than 1,600 Minneapolis youth in meaningful paid internships with over 220 top Twin Cities businesses, public agencies and nonprofits.
Find youth applications for STEP-UP online here; applications close on Friday, February 16, 2018.
Become a STEP-UP employer. There is a tremendous opportunity to tap the thousands of talented Minneapolis youth who are eager to bring fresh ideas, energy and creativity to your workplace. Pledge to be a STEP-UP employer.
Photo Source: Pillsbury United Communities
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Source: SI.com
Want to learn more about the Super Bowl? Visit the
Know
Before You Go website to find out information about transportation options and details on the increased service around the city. This page also provides frequently asked questions such as, "Is there a way for me to still have a Super Bowl experience if I'm not planning on attending the game?" You sure can with the 10-day event festival leading up to the Super Bowl.
Visit the City’s Super
Bowl Page for information about media, visitors, temporary vendors, road closures, and much more.
Need resources in another language? The City of Minneapolis has put together the following resources for cultural communities:
Spanish
- Radio: La Raza 1400 am or 97.5
FM every Tuesday, 3-4pm
- TV: Tune into Univision on Saturday, Jan
20 and 28 at 11am and Telemundo at Saturday, Jan 20 and 28 at 10:00 a.m.
- Web:
www.minneapolismn.gov/superbowl/spanish
Hmong
Somali
Additional Super Bowl webpages are also available in Oromo, Vietnamese and Lao. Or interpreters are available in any language by calling 311.
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The City of Minneapolis is partnering with Hennepin County and The Sundance Family Foundation to hold an interactive manufacturing job fair for the community.
This event will be held Tuesday, January 30, 2018, from 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the North Minneapolis Workforce Center. Click here for directions.
Youth ages 14-18 are encouraged to attend as well. A special activity called Wunderkammer (Cabinet of Curiosity) will teach youth with a hands-on approach, allowing them to fully experience the careers. This space fosters a sense of belonging and imagination.
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Photo by Pat Carney
State Unemployment
Rate Drops to 3.1 Percent in November Minnesota’s unemployment rate last month fell to its lowest
level since July 2000, according to figures announced by DEED. The U.S.
unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in November. State employers eliminated 4,000
jobs in November on a seasonally adjusted basis, while October’s figures were
revised from 4,500 jobs lost to 2,400 jobs lost.
Minneapolis
Unemployment Rate Remained Stable in November
The November 2017 unemployment rate remained at 2.4 percent,
resulting in 5,682 residents unemployed and actively seeking employment, a
decrease of 148 unemployed from October to November.
November’s 2.4 percent unemployment rate in Minneapolis is
.2% lower than the State of Minnesota, .1 percent higher than the seven county
metro area, and 1.5 percent lower than the national average.
The October Issue of
Minnesota Employment Review is now available.
Read full Press release.
Minneapolis Ranks Among Top 12 Cities for Tech Hiring in First Half of 2018
Technology hiring in Minneapolis is expected to start strong in 2018, according to the Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Forecast and Local Trend Report. Twenty-five percent of CIOs surveyed here say they plan to add full-time technology professionals to their teams in the first half of the new year, up 5 percentage points from a year ago. In addition to hiring plans, the report also highlights technology skills in demand and CIOs' top priorities for the first six months of the year.
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Andrew Zimmern Developing Destinations Food Market for Minneapolis Dayton's Project
The first official tenant has been locked in for The Dayton’s Project, a massive redevelopment effort underway at the old Macy’s building on the Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis. Twin Cities resident and celebrity chef Andrew Zimmern will be teaming up with Robert Montwaid, creator and co-founder of Gansevoort Market in New York City, to develop a 40,000-square-foot, multi-faceted food market split between the first and lower floors of the building.
Read more in Twin Cities Business Magazine
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