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Start Date Title Description Tags
Sep 22, 2022 10:00 AM LATINX SUMMIT 2022 For Social Entrepreneurs Open to all college students and recent graduates in Greater Minnesota that are interested in learning about social entrepreneurship in the Latinx community! ('Education', 'diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Sep 22, 2022 09:30 AM September 2022 DMC Board Meeting ('DMC', 'Entrepreneurship')
Sep 19, 2022 09:00 AM Dee Sabol on DEED: Grants, Loans & Advice: State Supports for Startup Businesses & Entrepreneurs BAC, The Wongs did receive an official thank you letter from the Diversity Council for their contribution of coupons. Perhaps something additional is needed from...board? [...] ('Entrepreneurship',)
Sep 19, 2022 09:00 AM DEED: Grants, Loans & Advice: State Supports for Startup Businesses & Entrepreneurs ('Entrepreneurship',)
Sep 15, 2022 04:00 PM 2022 Destination Medical Center’s Annual Meeting ('DMC', 'Entrepreneurship')
Sep 09, 2022 04:30 PM Asian Pacific Minnesotans Leadership Awards Dinner: Democracy in the Time of Covid Strengthening Our Ties to One Another ('networking', 'HEALINGS', 'Entrepreneurship', 'Culture', 'Asian', 'Diversity')
Aug 12, 2022 12:00 PM NAWIC Annual Scholarship Golf Outing ('women', 'Diversity', 'community', 'Entrepreneurship')
Jul 20, 2022 10:00 AM Business Development Exchange (BDX) - Budget Development 101 ('chamber', 'commerce', 'Entrepreneurship')
Jul 08, 2022 12:30 PM Rochester First Electric Public Transit Buses Ribbon Cutting ('transportation', 'transit', 'workforce', 'community', 'job', 'diversity')
May 23, 2022 08:30 AM 2022 Minnesota Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit ('diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
May 14, 2022 09:00 AM 1st Annual AAPI Small Business Expo ('Asian', 'Entrepreneurship')
May 11, 2022 12:00 PM Economic and Cultural Exchange (Invitation Only) Explore the cultural and economic development connectivity potential between MN Metro and Rochester-area resources from a BIPOC perspective and specifically from an MN Asian perspective ('Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship', 'Culture', 'openbeam', 'Asian')
Apr 14, 2022 11:00 AM DEED Innovation Roundtable Commissioner of Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Steve Grove ('commerce', 'diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Apr 13, 2022 08:00 AM RAEDI: Community-Led Financing Rountable ('Entrepreneurship',)
Apr 08, 2022 01:00 PM Main Street Grant Opportunity ('dmc', 'diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Apr 06, 2022 11:00 AM Workforce Wednesday: Engaging with Minnesota's Second Chance Workforce Resources ('diversity', 'workforce')
Mar 26, 2022 05:00 PM Small Business Administration: Business Training in Rochester Topics include: Business Financing 101 with potential SBA loan and DEED grants; Business Trend in MN - Amour, Ange and Kim ('networking', 'diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Feb 10, 2022 09:00 AM Free Workshop for Women, Minority and Veteran-Owned Businesses The City of Rochester and Destination Medical Center, partnering with the Minnesota Departments of Administration Office of State Procurement and the Minnesota Department of Transportation Office of Civil Rights, are hosting a workshop to help Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) and Targeted Group/Economically Disadvantaged/Veteran- Owned (TG/ED/VO) companies apply for certification. ('Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Feb 03, 2022 09:30 AM Februray 3, 2022 DMCC Board Session and Collaborative Session ('DMC', 'housing', 'workforce', 'governance', 'Entrepreneurship', 'sustainability', 'transit', 'Work Product: DMC')
Jan 29, 2022 01:00 PM The Leader in You Webinar ('leadership', 'Entrepreneurship')
Jan 27, 2022 10:00 AM African American/Black Construction Entrepreneur Event Entrepreneurs will learn about: Contracting goals on Rochester and DMC projects; Free business planning resources; Minority-owned business certification. Developers, project sponsors are invited to join. ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'workforce', 'Entrepreneurship')
Jan 26, 2022 11:30 AM HEALTH AS A CATALYST FOR GROWTH ('DMC', 'sustainability', 'housing', 'workforce', 'governance', 'Entrepreneurship', 'America City for Health', 'Health', 'transit', 'Work Product: DMC')
Jan 15, 2022 10:00 AM Technovation[MN] 2021-22 Season Launchappalooza! We are looking forward to an exciting year with continued growth and interest in computer science education. It is our hope that by creating engaging technological experiences with girls and students of color that we can expand computer science learning opportunities for all Minnesota students and begin to bridge the technological divide. We are thankful for your support! Technovation[MN] is committed to supporting Diversity Council. Please let us know if there is anything that we can do for you. ('Diversity', 'workforce', 'youth', 'tech', 'openbeam', 'Education', 'women')
Dec 16, 2021 12:00 PM Emerging Entrepreneur Loan Program Webinar on Thursday, December 16th RAEDI is offering a FREE information webinar on Zoom tomorrow, Thursday, December 16h at noon, regarding the Emerging Entrepreneur Loan Program (EELP) it is launching in January. ('funding', 'Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Dec 07, 2021 01:30 PM DMC/City of Rochester DBE Winter 2022 Workshop Planning Meeting Agenda A. Why we are meeting and planning an event(s) B. Purpose of event(s) C. Target audience D. Event(s) details Host Speakers Schedule Budget Items ('Education', 'Diversity', 'workforce', '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')
Oct 29, 2021 12:00 PM Productive Hacks by Collider ('Education', 'Entrepreneurship')
Oct 27, 2021 08:30 AM Explore Careers in Construction ('Diversity', 'workforce')
Oct 20, 2021 11:00 AM Racism and the Economy Series: Focus on the Wealth Divide The ninth installment of our virtual event series focuses on how racialized barriers to wealth accumulation deny families and communities long-term economic mobility and financial resiliency. ('diversity', 'openbeam', 'Entrepreneurship')
Oct 07, 2021 10:30 AM Meet and Learn from Certified Minority-Owned Construction Business Owners ('Education', 'Diversity', 'workforce')
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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
Rochester's Sister City - German Trip Jun 12, 2026 - Jun 22, 2026
ROCHESTERFEST 2026 Jun 20, 2026 - Jun 28, 2026 — Soldiers Field
Bike to Work (or Anywhere!) Day Returns June 23 Jun 23, 2026 06:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Bush Fellowship Information Session Jun 23, 2026 04:30 PM - 06:00 PM — United Way of Southeast Minnesota Services Building at 903 West Center St, Suite 100, Rochester, MN
Olmsted County CarePortal Active Community Gathering Jun 23, 2026 06:15 PM - 08:00 PM — Calvary E-free Church 5500 25th Ave NW
Rochester Branch of the NAACP Presents Line-Ups and Legacy Jun 27, 2026 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM — Century High School 2525 Viola Road NE Rochester, MN 55906
S.M.A.R.T. Pre-K Workshop SMIF & A Chance to Grow Jul 14, 2026 - Jul 16, 2026
Healthy Brain Workshop 4: Sound Bowl Healing and Stress Management Jul 20, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM — 125 Live
Disability Summit Jul 24, 2026 09:00 AM - 12:30 PM — Commons Area at the Rochester Community and Technical College (RCTC) Heintz Center
6th Annual Rochester Community Back-to-School Party Aug 15, 2026 12:00 PM - 04:00 PM — Soldiers Field
Upcoming events…
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