Economic Development
The following are all future and past events that have impacts on economic development.
Note: For more info about the Destination Medication Center initiative, please visit Beam's DMC Document Portal.
| Start Date | Title | Description | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 09:30 AM | September 24, 2026 DMCC Board Meeting | TBD | ('commerce', 'DMC', 'community') |
| Sep 22, 2026 05:30 PM | SBDC: A Practical Guide to Selling to Your Ideal Customers | This workshop will help Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs better understand their ideal customers, how to reach them, and how to turn interest into sales. | ('cmrc', 'Entrepreneurship') |
| Sep 15, 2026 02:00 PM | Small Business Support Series: Financials - Debts, Dollars, Decisions | Join this free series along with our experienced professionals and local partners who can help you talk through your situation, understand your options, an identify realistic steps forward | ('Entrepreneurship',) |
| Sep 09, 2026 12:00 PM | Youth Voice as Community Expertise: Lessons from Rochester's First Youth Co-Design Lab | Rochester's young people already hold expertise about the challenges facing our community. This summer, a first of its kind Youth Co-Design Lab paid high school students from Rochester Public Schools and near-peer facilitators from the University of Minnesota Rochester to put that expertise to work on two real problems: cannabis and vaping prevention, with Olmsted County Public Health, and pathways into health tech and med-tech careers, with Destination Medical Center. Over nine weeks, they interviewed more than 90 peers, family members, and community members inside their own networks, made sense of what they heard, and built and tested ideas on real feedback. | ('city', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'governance', 'Civic Equity', 'key') |
| Sep 08, 2026 02:00 PM | Small Business Support Series: Marketing that works | Join this free series along with our experienced professionals and local partners who can help you talk through your situation, understand your options, an identify realistic steps forward | ('Entrepreneurship',) |
| Sep 01, 2026 02:00 PM | Small Business Support Series: Introduction and Mini Financial Workshop | Join this free series along with our experienced professionals and local partners who can help you talk through your situation, understand your options, an identify realistic steps forward | ('Entrepreneurship',) |
| Aug 12, 2026 12:00 PM | Building an Inclusive Space | Laura Salveson, formerly Director of Facilities and Guest Services, and Karyn Sciortino Johnson, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Manager, discuss ways in which McKnight Foundation strives to be inclusive for staff, guests, and people working in the Foundation office. The presentation will include some of the thought and design process that went into renovation of the Foundation’s new office space, as well as the ways in which inclusion and equity are embedded in the day-to-day work of the foundation. | ('city', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'governance', 'Civic Equity', 'key') |
| Jun 22, 2026 03:30 PM | Land Use Revenue Analysis; Tax Increment Financial Studies | Jun 22 2026 City Council Study Session | ('DMC', 'funding', 'Housing', 'governance', 'sustainability', 'key') |
| Jun 13, 2026 10:00 AM | Preparing for a loan - Spanish Language | “Preparing for a loan” and other financial teachings. | ('education', 'diversity', 'Entrepreneurship') |
| Jun 10, 2026 12:00 PM | Co-Design as Civic Infrastructure | Persistent gaps in health, education, and civic participation are not failures of community behavior; they are the predictable consequence of systems built without the people most affected. serve. Participants will leave with sharper language for distinguishing community engagement from community governance and a clearer sense of how co-design can build civic infrastructure in their own contexts. | ('city', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'governance', 'Civic Equity', 'key', 'co-design') |
| Jun 04, 2026 06:00 PM | MN Paid Leave | LegalCORPS will be in Rochester to give a presentation on “MN Paid Leave”. | ('Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship') |
| May 28, 2026 01:00 PM | Home Innovation Lab Open House | Well Living Lab is partnering with Urbaneer to establish a Home Innovation Lab in Rochester. Our mission is to transform how living environments are designed, constructed, and occupied to advance healthy aging and wellness in the residential building industry. | ('aging', 'DMC', 'housing', 'Health/Wellness', 'tech', 'health work product') |
| May 28, 2026 09:30 AM | DMC 2026 Real Estate Development and Investment Summit (4/16/25) | State of the District update from DMC leadership • DMC’s HealthTech business attraction strategy • Link Bus Rapid Transit and transit-oriented development • University of Minnesota Rochester expansion | ('housing', 'dmc', 'key', 'Entrepreneurship') |
| May 21, 2026 09:30 AM | May 21 2026 DMCC Board Meeting | Authorizing EDA as Agent for Trademark Licensing on behalf of DMCC; Discovery Square Talent Recruitment, Retention, and Training Infrastructure; Public Realm Infrastructure | ('commerce', 'DMC', 'community') |
| May 13, 2026 12:00 PM | PossAbilities: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow | This presentation will cover the rich history of PossAbilities and the mission at hand. PossAbilities creates opportunities for children and adults with disabilities to contribute to and connect with the community. A mission that has stayed strong and consistent, which leads us to our vision for the future: the Achievement Hub. | ('city', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'transit', 'key', 'community engagement') |
| Apr 08, 2026 12:00 PM | When Transportation Choice Expands, What Becomes Possible? | This presentation will explore the City of Rochester’s and Destination Medical Center’s adopted mode shift goals and discuss how transportation demand management (TDM) can help achieve them. | ('city', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'transit', 'key', 'community engagement') |
| Mar 11, 2026 12:00 PM | Unlocking Potential: Lowering barriers, creating new pathways, and empowering emerging developers | This presentation will review an evaluation report by the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund (GMHF) of Minnesota's efforts from 2021–2025 to pair Emerging Developer Programs with Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH) Preservation initiatives. | ('city', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'Housing', 'key', 'community engagement') |
| Feb 28, 2026 12:00 PM | Black Excellence Expo | For the Rochester Branch of the NAACP, achieving economic stability is a strategic priority. Initiatives like the Black Excellence Expo directly support this goal by uplifting local entrepreneurs, expanding opportunity, and strengthening our regional economy. | ('diversity', 'education', 'NAACP', 'Entrepreneurship') |
| Feb 11, 2026 12:00 PM | When Calendars Reflect Community Faith, Equity, and Public Education | Are you seeking to enhance engagement in your school or organization? Discover how Hopkins Public Schools broke down barriers to full participation by creating and adopting an equitable calendar. | ('city', 'rps', 'dmc', 'diversity', 'key', 'community engagement', 'Education') |
| Feb 05, 2026 09:30 AM | Feb 2026 DMCC Board Meeting | ICE Impacts; 5 Year Plan Update; Historical preservation; Housing; Annual Report | ('commerce', 'DMC', 'community') |
