of my earliest memories from childhood was a hot summer day when I took a large spoon out of my mother’s kitchen drawer and went into the backyard to dig a giant hole. It was not going to be just any hole. It would be a hole so big I would get all the way to China!
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The Chinese word for “crisis” is a combination of “danger” and “opportunity.” That’s clearly how they see the current world economic situation, at least that’s how it looked during the 11 days I just spent there. Minnesota has tremendous opportunity in China but we have to be smart and strategic about it.
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On Sunday, May 17 Mayor Rybak goes to China to promote Minneapolis as a travel destination for the rapidly growing Chinese market, as well as to promote Minneapolis companies doing business in China. The trip is part of the City’s long held goal of widening relations between Minneapolis and major Chinese cities. Mayor Rybak is [...]
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The City of Minneapolis has again received the highest credit ratings, despite financial challenges in this difficult economy. Both Fitch Ratings and Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services assigned the City of Minneapolis the highest rating possible, AAA. Moody’s also gave the City a very high Aa1 rating. All three rating agencies noted Minneapolis’ strong financial [...]
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For the third year in a row, Minneapolis is giving grants to help local neighborhoods and grassroots community organizations fund creative ways to engage residents to fight climate change. This year we are giving $75,000 in 15 small grants to neighborhood and business groups, faith-based organizations and nonprofits whose efforts inspire their members to curb climate [...]
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Minneapolis and Hennepin County are hosting Project Homeless Connect at the Minneapolis Convention Center on May 11th. This incredible event, which brings together hundreds of service providers to create a one-stop shop to end homelessness, has served thousands of people and engaged nearly 4000 volunteers over the past three years. If you are interested in [...]
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Much discussion is currently underway as Minneapolis parents, teachers, school administrators, community leaders and many others grapple with the challenges faced by the Minneapolis school system. Major demographic shifts are underway in this city, state and country that require our school district to change, to reform and to improve the way we prepare our kids [...]
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Join me , County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin, and WCCO Anchor Don Shelby on Monday, May 4th at 2 PM as we rally for the Minnesota Shubert Center. The rally will include brief performances by the hip hop crew The Battle Cats and ARENA Dances, and perhaps a few surprises! Why rally? Because the Shubert is [...]
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