Mayor R.T. Rybak will deliver his annual State of the City Address at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at the new Coloplast North American Headquarters (1601 West River Road North, Minneapolis). Given the economic challenges facing Minneapolis, Minnesotaand our nation, Mayor Rybak will use his Address to lay out a road map with [...]
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The Star Tribune wrote last week about the challenges that small business owners face when their enterprise fails. Although very touching and informative, the report did not tell the whole story. It’s important to know that if your self-employment ends, you don’t have to go it alone; help is available. The City of Minneapolis’ Dislocated [...]
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In these tough economic times, the entire City of Minneapolis government is working together with our partners to remain focused on sustaining our areas of market strength – such as health care, education and the arts - while helping businesses and residents hard-hit in this economy. Late last year we launched the Working Capital Loan Guarantee Program to help [...]
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MPR incorrectly reported this morning that Mayor Rybak “wants pothole repair high on the list of priorities, even though his budget cuts public works by $2.2 million.” While the MPR story correctly pointed out that in recent years Mayor Rybak proposed to fund police at the expense of street repair, the Mayor’s 2009 budget approved by the City Council [...]
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After months of planning, our goal to bring public bike sharing to Minneapolis just got a big boost: $1.75 million in federal funding. This giant infusion of money gets us much closer to the $3.3 million we need to be up and running by next year. The Minneapolis Bike Share Program will be the nation’s [...]
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Mayor Rybak was on Minnesota Public Radio this morning discussing the troubling state of affairs of the giant state deficit and how Governor Pawlenty’s fiscal mismanagement has made life more difficult for Minnesota cities. Mayor Rybak pointed out a few facts that Governor Pawlenty doesn’t seem to understand or remember: FACT: The State of Minnesota [...]
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Welcome to The Mayor Blog, the official blog of the Office of Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak. We hope you’ll come back often to read about and discuss the latest news and issues facing the City of Minneapolis. Right here, we’ll be posting updates on the latest happenings in Minnesota’s largest city, along with our opinions [...]
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