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Beam/Compass Metrics
DMC/Compass Metrics

GDP Data: Data courtesy MN Compass

Annual GDP Change Comparison

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://www.mncompass.org/chart/k173/economic-output-gdp#5-14850-g' target='_blank' >Annual GDP Change Comparison</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

Compare GDP Southern Cities

<h2>Compare GDP Southern Cities</h2>

Real per capita GDP Greater MN

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://www.mncompass.org/economy?economic-output-gdp#5-14861-g' target='_blank' >Real per capita GDP Greater MN</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

Per Capita GDP By Regions

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://www.mncompass.org/chart/k173/economic-output-gdp#5-13829-g' target='_blank' >Per Capita GDP By Regions</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

Annual Change GDP 2021

<h2>Annual Change GDP 2021</h2>

Change in GDP 2020 (Covid)

<h2>Change in GDP 2020 (Covid)</h2>

% Change in Jobs (Southern, MN, US)

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://www.mncompass.org/chart/k279/jobs#5-10262-g' target='_blank' >% Change in Jobs (Southern, MN, US)</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

Median Household Income

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://www.mncompass.org/chart/k202/median-income#5-5361-g' target='_blank' >Median Household Income</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

% Jobs Change Southern MN Cities (Covid Yr)

<h2>% Jobs Change Southern MN Cities (Covid Yr)</h2>

% Jobs Change Southern MN Cities

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://www.mncompass.org/chart/k279/jobs#5-7103-g' target='_blank' >% Jobs Change Southern MN Cities</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

Ref Links:  DMC Dashboard   DMCC Mtg   DMC Beam Portal Metrics

DMC Private Investment (P 7)

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zuNqTTrDfVbJYmsv0pZe_pGIh-EMLugk/view' target='_blank' >DMC Private Investment (P 7)</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

State Aid (P8)

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zuNqTTrDfVbJYmsv0pZe_pGIh-EMLugk/view' target='_blank' >State Aid (P8)</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

Minnesota Jobs

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://prmp.trans411.com/smartcomp/dmcPublicDashboard.jsf' target='_blank' >Minnesota Jobs</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

Olmsted County Jobs

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://prmp.trans411.com/smartcomp/dmcPublicDashboard.jsf' target='_blank' >Olmsted County Jobs</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

Rochester Jobs

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://prmp.trans411.com/smartcomp/dmcPublicDashboard.jsf' target='_blank' >Rochester Jobs</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

DMC District ('16)

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://prmp.trans411.com/smartcomp/dmcPublicDashboard.jsf' target='_blank' >DMC District ('16)</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

Culmulative new jobs in the DMC district

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://infogram.com/dmc-5-years-cumulative-new-jobs-1hnq41001wvdk23' target='_blank' >Culmulative new jobs in the DMC district</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

% Jobs Change Southern MN Cities

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://www.mncompass.org/chart/k279/jobs#5-7103-g' target='_blank' >% Jobs Change Southern MN Cities</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

Path to 30K Jobs (DMC Sep 2024 P3)

Click below to view source info. <h2> <a href = ' https://drive.google.com/file/d/14SfvRkJj8HQUYN7FupyvsUByUenymvRH/view' target='_blank' >Path to 30K Jobs (DMC Sep 2024 P3)</a> </h2><p/><p/> (xx:yy) explanation <p/> When present, xx=acronym of source info; yy=page location. <p/> Go to https://tinyl.io/6Spw for more info. For example: <p/> CP = Compass Points;

 

 

A sampling of Economic Development Assets
Discovery Square

Concept Description   Discovery Square Design 

Discovery Square Related Projects
15 Discovery Square Related Project(s) registered shown in alphabetical order

Discovery Square Related Status
25 Discovery Square Related Status Report(s) registered, max. 20 shown in date order

Saint Marys Place

Concept Description Saint Marys Place Design

St Marys Place Related Status
15 St Marys Place Related Status Report(s) registered, max. 20 shown in date order

Heart of the City

Concept Description  Heart of the City Design

Heart of the City Related Status
28 Heart of the City Related Status Report(s) registered, max. 20 shown in date order

Water Front

Concept Description Per Original Plan

Waterfront Related Projects
16 Waterfront Related Project(s) registered shown in alphabetical order

Waterfront Related Status
19 Waterfront Related Status Report(s) registered, max. 20 shown in date order

All Economic Development

Economic Development Related Organizations
69 Organizations(s) registered, shown in alphabetical order

Economic Development Related Projects
54 Economic Development Related Project(s) registered shown in alphabetical order

Economic Development Related Status
192 Economic Development Related Status Report(s) registered, max. 20 shown in date order

Central Station

Concept Description
UMR/Rec District

Concept Description

UMR and Recreation Related Status
22 UMR and Recreation Related Status Report(s) registered, max. 20 shown in date order

 
DMC Status/News

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West Transit Village Housing Development (May 24, 2026)

May 2026 DMCC Board Update April 1 2026 AEON Affordable Housing Townhall May 2025 DMCC Board Meeting Report Feb 2025 DMCC Board Meeting Memo PB reporting re Jan 6 City Council Meeting "A final plan for dividing a 14.1-acre Mayo Clinic parking lot into developable sections is expected to be reviewed Monday by the Rochester City Council. The site, being dubbed “West Transit Village,” sits between Second Street Southwest and Cascade Lake. It is currently used as a Mayo Clinic employee shuttle lot, and Mayo Clinic plans to construct a 2,500-stall parking structure." ... Read more ...

Loom Apartments (Onward) (May 24, 2026)

May 2026 DMCC Board Meeting: Status Update Dec 2025 DMCC Board Meeting: Request for Extension Authorize an extension of the $4 million GSIA allocation to this project until August 15, 2026. May 2025 DMCC Board Meeting ... Read more ...

Discovery Square Biolbab In Rochester (May 22, 2026)

May 2026 DMCC Board Meeting: Biolabs Status December 2025 DMCC Board Meeting:
  • Request for Action Memo
  • Business Development Quarterly Review about Biolabs
... Read more ...

DMC STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL (May 22, 2026)

May 2026: Consider a recommendation to approve up to $3 million in DMC General State Infrastructure Aid (GSIA) ... Read more ...

America's City for Health - DMC Development Plan 2025 Update (April 06, 2026)

September 2025 Equity Alliance Series Presentation- Video Recordings, Selected Presentation Screen Shots References - Sep 2025 DMCC Board 10-Year Midpoint ... Read more ...

DMC Private Investment Status (March 31, 2026)

 Annual Report to DEED Prep 
  • Mar 2026 DMCC Exec Committee Meeting - Video Recording, PB Reporting - Private Investment Status
  • Mar 2025: DMCC Exec Committee Briefing " Overall private investment related to the Destination Medical Center initiative bounced back in 2024, but non-Mayo Clinic development continued to decline in the DMC district for the sixth year."
... Read more ...

Development Assistance Agreement Relating to the Citywalk Apartments for Tax Increment Financing (March 03, 2026)

Mar 2, 2026: Rochester Economic Development Authority  Approving and Authorizing the Execution of Development Assistance Agreement (Citywalk Project) ... Read more ...

Downtown Mobility Network (March 03, 2026)

Mar 2 2025 City Council: Memo, Video, Presentation Sep 2025 Press Release: City of Rochester Launches “Reimagining Sixth Avenue W” to Reconnect Downtown Mobility Network ... Read more ...

Downtown Historic District Investment (February 26, 2026)

Feb 23, 2026 City Council Study Session  DMCC Board Meeting Dec 10, 2025
  • Request Memo
  • Video Recording
  • Presentation 
... Read more ...

Olmsted County Press Release: (February 19, 2026)

We are Water MN Traveling Exhibit Feb 25 thru Apr 20, 2026: A statewide partnership that deepens connections between Minnesotans and the water we rely on. ... Read more ...

DMC 2025 5 Year Plan Updates (February 10, 2026)

Feb 5, 2026 DMC Board Meeting: Final DMC Plan Update Dec 15, 2025 DMC Board Meeting  :Request for Action; Video Recording; Presentation';2025 5-year plan draft References: Nov 2025 City Council Study Session Materials; Feb 2026 DMCC Annual Report ... Read more ...

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