Economic Development
The following are all future and past events that have impacts on economic development.
Note: For more info about the Destination Medication Center initiative, please visit Beam's DMC Document Portal.
| Start Date | Title | Description | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2024 04:00 PM | DEED and Other Small Business Resources for a Free Small Business Event | In Celebration of Black History Month. Building your Business from the Ground Up Thursday, February 15, 2024 4 – 7 pm - Exhibitor open house featuring lenders, business | ('education', 'community engagement', 'Entrepreneurship') |
| Feb 14, 2024 12:00 PM | How We Rise: Lessons from Rochester’s Black History | What can Rochester's local Black history teach us about how to center equity and racial justice today? What role does history play in how we understand and confront current issues of equity? Andre Crockett Sr. and Nicole Nfonoyim-Hara explore lessons from the new traveling exhibit Still We Rise: Rochester's Black Legacy. The exhibit is a showcase of the key leaders and events that have shaped the local community and its history. | ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'CMRC', 'key') |
| Feb 01, 2024 09:30 AM | Feb 1, 2024 DMCC Board Meeting | Five year DMC Plan Heads Up, Shared Lab Spaces, Riverfront Small Area Plan 2.0, UMR developing human potential for healthcare industry, Bioech Hub, West Transit | ('EDA', 'key', 'Entrepreneurship') |
| Jan 10, 2024 12:00 PM | Advancing Equity in the Built Environment | 1. An overview of the City of Rochester’s and Destination Medical Center's adopted targeted business and workforce participation goals for 2024; 2. Equity in the Built Environment Program | ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'Housing', 'key', 'CMRC') |
| Dec 01, 2023 10:00 PM | December 2023 Bi-Monthly Community Co-Design Meeting (By Invitation) | We will be 1) offering updates on co-design projects and training, 2) sharing guidance and tools for co-design project preparation (what questions to ask, how much will it cost, how long will it take, etc), and 3) discuss future co-design opportunities, barriers, and ways we might be able to support them/you. | ('DMC', 'diversity', 'openbeam', 'key', 'co-design') |
| Dec 01, 2023 03:00 PM | Mayo Clinic Walleye Tank Life Science Pitch Competition | Join us December 1st from 3:00pm - 5:00pm in Rochester, MN to celebrate life science innovators and entrepreneurs! Click here to register to attend Walleye Tank, Ice Fishing Edition 2023 | ('America City for Health', 'STEM', 'Entrepreneurship') |
| Nov 22, 2023 12:00 PM | Business Practices – a key lever to drive equity in the workplace and community | Garfield Bowen Vice President of Social & Environmental Justice, 3M | ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'CMRC', 'key') |
| Nov 18, 2023 08:30 AM | Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit - The 16th Annual National IES | The Summit helps drive success for immigrant-owned businesses. Join our educational workshops to make connections and learn ways to accelerate your business. Minorities and those new to business are encouraged to attend. | ('Entrepreneurship',) |
| Nov 17, 2023 09:30 AM | November 17, 2023 DMCC Board Meeting | Five year DMC Plan Heads Up, Shared Lab Spaces, Riverfront Small Area Plan 2.0, UMR developing human potential for healthcare industry, Bioech Hub, West Transit | ('EDA', 'key', 'Entrepreneurship') |
| Nov 16, 2023 06:00 PM | SBDC: How Do I Start a Business - Session 6 | How do I get started? | ('cmrc', 'Entrepreneurship') |
| Nov 09, 2023 06:00 PM | SBDC: How Do I Start a Business - Session 5 | How will people know my business? | ('cmrc', 'Entrepreneurship') |
| Nov 02, 2023 06:00 PM | SBDC: How Do I Start a Business - Session 4 | Managing your money | ('cmrc', 'Entrepreneurship') |
| Oct 26, 2023 06:00 PM | SBDC: How Do I Start a Business - Session 3 | Finding money for you business | ('cmrc', 'Entrepreneurship') |
| Oct 25, 2023 08:00 AM | Next Level Conference: Inspiring Beginnings | Organized in Rochester, Minnesota, each year in cities across the United States, Small Business Forum will host a two-day event that brings together hundreds of restless minds united by their passion for business. 1 Learn from and be inspired by renowned individuals from business and beyond – a blend of content comprised of CEOs, entrepreneurs, innovators, thinkers, and celebrities. 2 The conference focuses on the issues most relevant to today’s businesspeople, stimulating new thinking and inspiring action. 3 It provides a unique exclusive networking environment to connect with business leaders. | ('Education', 'Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship') |
| Oct 26, 2023 10:00 AM | 2023 Fall Co-design Leadership Training Session 2 Option 2 | Co-design has become a valued and effective community-centric approach to developing healthy and equitable projects, policies, and practices in the Rochester region. However, we have also seen what can happen if co-design is co-opted as just another “box” to be checked. If you are not familiar, co-design is an approach to encourage, compensate, and prioritize the inclusion of diverse populations throughout the design and development process. We would like to invite you to participate in training sessions designed to proactively ensure that those leading organizations and projects are able to create meaningful co-design opportunities and structures for shared decision-making in the work that you do. | ('diversity', 'dmc', 'co-design') |
| Oct 25, 2023 12:00 PM | Data-informed tools to drive racial equity and inclusion within organizations | Data-informed tools to drive racial equity and inclusion within organizations: the Racial Equity Dividends Indices | ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'Housing', 'key', 'data', 'CMRC') |
| Oct 24, 2023 01:00 PM | 2023 Fall Co-design Leadership Training Session 2 Option 1 | Co-design has become a valued and effective community-centric approach to developing healthy and equitable projects, policies, and practices in the Rochester region. However, we have also seen what can happen if co-design is co-opted as just another “box” to be checked. If you are not familiar, co-design is an approach to encourage, compensate, and prioritize the inclusion of diverse populations throughout the design and development process. We would like to invite you to participate in training sessions designed to proactively ensure that those leading organizations and projects are able to create meaningful co-design opportunities and structures for shared decision-making in the work that you do. | ('diversity', 'dmc', 'co-design') |
| Oct 12, 2023 06:00 PM | SBDC: How Do I Start a Business - Session 2 | What do I need to start a business? | ('cmrc', 'Entrepreneurship') |
| Oct 12, 2023 11:00 AM | 2023 Fall Co-design Leadership Training Session 1 Option 2 | Co-design has become a valued and effective community-centric approach to developing healthy and equitable projects, policies, and practices in the Rochester region. However, we have also seen what can happen if co-design is co-opted as just another “box” to be checked. If you are not familiar, co-design is an approach to encourage, compensate, and prioritize the inclusion of diverse populations throughout the design and development process. We would like to invite you to participate in training sessions designed to proactively ensure that those leading organizations and projects are able to create meaningful co-design opportunities and structures for shared decision-making in the work that you do. | ('diversity', 'dmc', 'co-design') |
| Oct 10, 2023 01:00 PM | 2023 Fall Co-design Leadership Training Session 1 Option 1 | Co-design has become a valued and effective community-centric approach to developing healthy and equitable projects, policies, and practices in the Rochester region. However, we have also seen what can happen if co-design is co-opted as just another “box” to be checked. If you are not familiar, co-design is an approach to encourage, compensate, and prioritize the inclusion of diverse populations throughout the design and development process. We would like to invite you to participate in training sessions designed to proactively ensure that those leading organizations and projects are able to create meaningful co-design opportunities and structures for shared decision-making in the work that you do. | ('diversity', 'dmc', 'co-design') |
