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The following are all DMCC future and past events.

 

Note: For more info about the Destination Medication Center initiative, please visit Beam's DMC Document Portal.  

 

 

Start Date Title Description Tags
Sep 25, 2025 09:30 AM Sep 2025 DMCC Board Meeting ('DMC', 'education', 'community')
Aug 20, 2025 12:00 PM DMC Going Local, Thinking Big: A Conversation with Steve Grove How can cities grow without losing their sense of place? Join us for a thought-provoking discussion with Steve Grove—author, former Google executive, and CEO of the Star Tribune—as he sits down with DMC Executive Director Patrick Seeb to explore how communities like Rochester can grow with equity, health, and purpose. Grove will share insights from his new memoir, How I Found Myself in the Midwest, and reflect on leadership, reinvention, and what it takes to thrive in today’s world. Books will be available on-site from Garden Party Books. Don’t miss this inspiring conversation about the future of Rochester and the power of local leadership ('DMC', 'education', 'community')
May 22, 2025 12:00 PM 2025 DMC Collaborative Session Joint gathering of the DMCC board, DMCC EDA board, Rochester City Council & Mayor, and Olmsted County board, along with their respective staff. Goals for the meeting: Allow organizations to share ideas: Learning each group’s priorities, ('EDA', 'key', 'Entrepreneurship')
May 22, 2025 11:45 AM Marking 10 Years of the DMC Initiative We will welcome former Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton and other special guests for this important occasion. We hope you can join us. ('dmc', 'key')
May 22, 2025 09:30 AM May 2025 DMCC Board Meeting Budget; Metrics; Private Development Applications for DMC Funding ; BioLabs Rochester; Loom Apartments (Onward Investors) ('DMC', 'key')
Mar 26, 2025 03:30 PM March 2025 DMCC Executive Committee Destination Medical Center status include: metrics, DMC agency reporting, projects updates ('DMC',)
Feb 06, 2025 09:30 AM Feb 2025 DMCC Board Meeting ('DMC',)
Sep 26, 2024 09:30 AM Sep 26, 2024 DMC Board Meeting DMCC Form 990; Metrics; EDA Board President Comments; Private Development Funding Request; 2025 DMC Work Plan and Budget; Status reports ('DMC', 'community engagement', 'key')
Sep 19, 2024 04:00 PM DMC Annual Meeting 2024 Description This year the DMC annual meeting will highlight public space assets in our community, celebrate the several 2024 milestones, provide the opportunity to connect with members and organizations in the community and learn about what is on the horizon for the following year. The evening includes gathering outside with strategic activities coordinated by community partners and a program. We hope to see you there. 4:00-5:30pm Open House Highlighting Strategic Initiatives and Networking 5:30-6:00pm Program 6:30-7:00pm Networking and Light Bites ('DMC', 'community engagement', 'key')
May 23, 2024 12:00 PM 2024 DMC Collaborative Session Joint gathering of the DMCC board, DMCC EDA board, Rochester City Council & Mayor, and Olmsted County board, along with their respective staff. Goals for the meeting: Allow organizations to share ideas: Learning each group’s priorities, ('EDA', 'key', 'Entrepreneurship')
May 23, 2024 09:30 AM May 23, 2024 DMCC Board Meeting Destination Medical Center status include: metrics, DMC agency reporting, projects updates ('EDA', 'key', 'Entrepreneurship')
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')
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')
Sep 28, 2023 09:30 AM September 28, 2023 DMCC Board Meeting Metrics, 2024 Work Plan and Budget, Business Development and Lead Generation, Communications Strategy, DEED Main Street, Discovery Square, District Energy, Downtown Riverfront, Equitable Economic Development, Heart of the City, Housing, Mobility, Rochester Downtown Task Force, Soldiers Field Memorial Park, West Transit Village ('EDA', 'key', 'Entrepreneurship')
Sep 21, 2023 04:00 PM 2023 Destination Medical Center’s Annual Meeting Destination Medical Center Economic Development Agency cordially invites you to our 2023 Annual Meeting on September 21, 2023. The meeting will be held near Soldiers Memorial Field in the grassy area east of Zumbro Lutheran Church from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm. Please register on the Eventbrite page. If you have any questions, please reach out to Anna Hicok at [email protected]. We hope to see you there! The Destination Medical Center team ('DMC', 'Entrepreneurship')
May 25, 2023 09:30 AM May 25, 2023 DMCC Board Meeting Topics include: A. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Utilization B. Downtown Riverfront C. Heart of the City D. Main Street Program E. McKnight Grants F. Mobility G. Private Development H. Equitable Economic Development I. BIPOC Home Ownership J. Soldiers Field Memorial Park ('EDA', 'Entrepreneurship')
Mar 23, 2023 09:30 AM March 23, 2023 DMCC Board Executive Committee Bryke Presentations; Video Recording; Takeaways ('EDA', 'Entrepreneurship')
Feb 09, 2023 12:30 PM 2023 DMCC Board Collaborative Session joint gathering of the DMCC board, DMCC EDA board, Rochester City Council & Mayor, and Olmsted County board, along with their respective staff. Goals for the meeting: Allow organizations to share ideas: Learning each group’s priorities, Shared learning on Next Generation Infrastructure with David Gamble, principal of Gamble Associates, Harvard design instructor, and author of several books on city development. ('EDA', 'Entrepreneurship')
Nov 10, 2022 09:30 AM DMCC November 10, 2022 Board Meeting Topics include: Patient, companion, visitor, employee and resident experince Metrics: 7:48 Survey: 15:42 Soldiers Field Memorial 32:00 Equity 40:57 Discovery Square 54:30 Mortenson 59:16 Prospecting Occupants 1:09 Additional Business 1:11:03 Survey result comments 1:20:04 Heart of the city 1:29:48 Mobility 1:33:25 DEI 1:35:08 Diversity Council Comments 1:48:07 Equitable Co-design 1:49:03 Relationship Building 1:53:13 Comments 1:58:08 Main Street Grant 2:09:15 ('DMC', 'Entrepreneurship')
Nov 04, 2021 09:30 AM November 4, 2021 DMCC Board Meeting Topics Include: Metrics (downtown post-occupancy analysis); Discovery Square; Development Framework (America City for Health/Lead Generation); DMC Project Updates (Heart of the City, Riverfront, Rapid Transit, District Energy, McKnight Foundation Grants) ('DMC', 'housing', 'workforce', 'governance', 'Entrepreneurship', 'sustainability', 'transit', 'Work Product: DMC')
Document Actions

Two types of event information being shared in the following:

1. A list of Beam aware upcoming community events of all types. 

2. A list of noteworthy past events that have one or more of the following contents: presentation slides, video recordings as well as takeaways. 

Upcoming Events
C4G Library Discussioni Forum Aug 21, 2025 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM — Christ United Methodist Church, 400 5th Av SW, Rochester, MN 55902 (enter on the 5th Ave side).
Oxbow Park: Celebrate New Public Art Installations with Artist Cassandra Buck Aug 23, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM — 5731 County Road 105 NW in Byron
Public Hearing 1 - Rochester 2040 Comprehensive Plan Aug 27, 2025 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM — Rochester Police Department North Station / Development Services & Infrastructure Center Room 164 (4001 West River Parkway NW, Rochester)
Quarry Hill Nature Center: Celebrate New Public Art Installations with Artist Cassandra Buck Aug 30, 2025 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM — 701 Silver Creek Road NE in Rochester
Quarterly Coming to the Table September 2025 Sep 03, 2025 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM — Rochester Public Library
Cascade Lake Park: Celebrate New Public Art Installations with Artist Cassandra Buck Sep 07, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM — Address: 88 23rd Avenue SW in Rochester
Public Hearing 2 - Rochester 2040 Comprehensive Plan Sep 08, 2025 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM — Rochester Public Utilities’ Community Room (4000 East River Road NE, Rochester)
3Q 2025 County Health Assessment and Planning Partnership (HAPP) Sep 11, 2025 07:30 AM - 09:00 AM — Olmsted Medical Center
2025 Destination Medical Center Annual Meeting Sep 18, 2025 04:00 PM - 07:00 PM — Chateau Theater and Peace Plaza
Latino Fest Gala Sep 19, 2025 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM — Chateau Theatre
Upcoming events…
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