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Your help is needed to close one hole in Minnesota safety net
06 February 2012 3:11 PM | No CommentsYou may have read about Charles Van Heuveln in Jon Tevlin’s Star Tribune column a few weeks ago. A good program that benefits people with disabilities — Medical Assistance for Employed People with Disabilities (MA-EPD) — has a loop hole in it. A hole that...
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Theater of Public Policy
02 February 2012 12:19 PM | No CommentsPolitical satire and improvisational theater have a long history in the Twin Cities thanks in part to Dudley Riggs. Huge Improv Theater on 30th and Lyndale in south Minneapolis is adding a new chapter to this legacy with the Theater of Public Policy. In partnership...
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Communities Built to Last
30 January 2012 8:11 AM | No CommentsLast week, President Obama gave his annual State of the Union address, in which he raised the call for creating an economy that is “built to last.” For anyone who is a fan of business guru Jim Collins, this is a familiar term and title...
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Portland: myth, legend or reality?
Posted on September 8, 2011 | 1 CommentIn 2011, the InterCity Leadership Visit (ICLV) is celebrating its 10th anniversary. In early October the civic leadership of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, will travel to Portland. The Minneapolis Regional and Saint Paul Area Chambers of Commerce launched this initiative by traveling to Denver in... -
What could Minnesota learn from Texas?
Posted on August 11, 2010 | 5 CommentsIn March 2010, Time Magazine featured Austin, Texas as a community that ”is emerging as one of the first pockets of the country where people are getting back to work, showing that even in this dreary economic environment, job creation can happen—and illustrating how it... -
Hop On & Explore Minneapolis
Posted on June 23, 2010 | 2 CommentsIf you have been driving around Minneapolis over the last week or so you should have noticed some new bike racks with yellow bikes in them — These are the first pieces of NiceRideMN. June 10th was the official launch date of the new Nice Ride... -
Can the Minneapolis and Saint Paul Chambers of Commerce create “A Merger of Equals?”
Posted on January 20, 2010 | No CommentsDenver and Seattle have one. So does Atlanta, Boston and Charlotte. All these cities have succeeded in creating a single, effective business-lead organization that drives economic development and promotes regional leadership. Could the Minneapolis Regional and Saint Paul Area Chambers merge two successful Chambers into... -
To Merge or not to Merge. That is the Question.
Posted on December 28, 2009 | 6 CommentsLast week came the announcement that Kristofer Johnson was leaving his post as the President of the Saint Paul Chamber of Commerce. Before their board goes on a lengthy search for a new president, I think both chambers need to seriously consider this question: is... -
1 hour 33 Min = $19! — Downtown Parking Price Gouging Alert!
Posted on November 22, 2009 | 6 CommentsAlmost everyone I know hates to pay to park but it is often a necessity from time to time. This last Friday I was completely shocked to pay $19 for parking 1 hour and 33 minutes when I was downtown for a community meeting. At...
