The City of Minneapolis is moving quickly and aggressively to ensure that federal economic recovery dollars create jobs in Minneapolis and the region. Of the $787 billion dollars included in the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act, some will go to cities and states through a competitive grants process, and I am working to ensure that the City works strategically [...]
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The City of Minneapolis is adding two new options for people to receive news and event updates (other than from The Mayor Blog that is). The City now has a profile on Twitter (www.twitter.com/CityMinneapolis) that city communicators will use to alert about breaking news, announcements, events, road closures and programs sponsored by the City. The [...]
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Applications are now open for Minneapolis Advantage, a city-funded home loan program with two hundred, $10,000 loans, forgivable after five years, to help people buy a home in Minneapolis. Now is the perfect time to buy a home in Minneapolis. Not only are homes affordable and interest rates low, but the City of Minneapolis can [...]
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Minneapolis has 1,000 trees for city residents to plant this spring. Trees available include Black Hills spruce, Korean mountain ash, prairie fire crab, accolade elm, bur oak, and mount royal plum trees. Order your tree by visiting www.TreeTrust.org or by picking up an order form at your neighborhood group or library. Tree pick-up dates are Saturday [...]
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The Star Tribune and the Business Journal ran stories today about the rising unemployment rate in our region and our country. What both failed to note, however, is the fact that the unemployment rate in Minneapolis (7.1%) continues to be lower than the metro region (7.8%), lower than the state (8.8%), and lower than the [...]
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These are not easy times, but I can guarantee they would be a lot tougher if Barack Obama had not been elected President. When you look at all the challenges we face–stagnant economy, foreclosures, the list goes on— it means a lot to have partners in the new Administration. In the past couple months I [...]
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