Monday Morning Memo

March 16, 2015

See You At Mantra on Tuesday!

In This Issue

Mantra to Host Meet-n-Greet

Art Crawl Time~

New Member: DAYTA Marketing

DTC Member Training Benefit

Member News

Training @ MSB

Featured Events

Featured Real Estate

That Time of Year!

Celebrate Spring! (We hope!!) Come downtown for the March 20th Art Crawl, from 5-9pm! New Artists and New Venues. We are celebrating our 10th year of fabulous crawls. Join us!

Welcome New Member

DAYTA Marketing is a social media agency. On behalf of our clients we pin, we post, we tweet, we blog. In short, we do the work . We also teach. DAYTA University was created in order to help people learn how to exploit the intricacies of the various social media platforms for the benefit of their business or organization.

Member Training / Benefit

DAYTA Marketing is offering a 40% discount to DTC Member Businesses (only). Use Discount Code: DTCOUNCIL40

Friday, March 27, 8am - 5:30 pm

River's Edge Convention Center

Would you like to know how to:

Effectively use the Facebook Ad platform to speak to a highly targeted, large audience?
Make your business be found more easily via internet search queries?
Have more control of your online reputation?

Learn from our social media experts how to:

Produce graphics that help your message go viral
Directly tweet at potential customers
Get your business on the Instagram bandwagon
Promote your event via social media

Member News / Announcements

St. Patty's Day fun at Capital One 360!

The pot o' gold has landed in the Capital One 360 Caf�. Stop in on Tuesday, March 17^th from 8AM to 3PM for happy hours, games and sweet treats.

Business After Hours at Gaslight Creative
Gaslight is hosting the Chamber Business After Hours on Thursday, March 19, 4:30 - 6:30 pm. Gaslight is located on the 2nd floor of 713 W. St. Germain Street.

Whitney Longheed joined iiW Minnesota as an architect bringing historic preservation, green building, and specialized commercial design expertise to the growing company. She holds both a Masters of Architecture and a Bachelors of
Science degree in environmental design from NDSU.

Join us June 22 - Save the Date

On June 22, 2015, the Women's Fund presents We Can Do It! Featuring the 1940s, perhaps the greatest decade in United States history, the event will provide all you've come to expect from a Women's Fund event - a casual evening full of fun, good food, and socializing. Learn more

Training Opportunity at MSB

Featured Events

St. Cloud Public Library Programs

Entrepreneur Series - March 18, 1-2pm

The St. Cloud Public Library's entrepreneur series for adults continues on Wednesday with a session titled Legal Considerations to Starting a Business. Learn about various business structures such as sole proprietorship, partnerships and corporations. This session will be helpful in determining which structure fits your business idea best. It is offered in conjunction with the SBDC.

Tech Tutors eBook Help - March 19, 7-9pm

Adults and teens can receive one-one-one eBook help at the St. Cloud Public Library on Thursday. Call the library at 320-650-2500 to register for a half-hour session. Staff will explain the checkout and download process and troubleshoot common issues. Bring your device.

Conversation Circles - March 20, 1-2pm

Non-native English speakers are invited to practice their English in a Conversation Circle taking place at the St. Cloud Public Library on Friday. Make new friends in an informal, volunteer-led setting.

March Makerspace Madness - March 21

Teens are invited to stop by Room 263 on the upper level at St. Cloud Public Library on Saturday to enjoy March Makerspace Madness. Test your creative ability exploring technology with a simple DIY project to make and take home.

Outspoken - March 21, 4-4:45pm

Teens and young adults ages 13 to 23 can let their voices be heard at the St. Cloud Public Library on Saturday, March 21, 4:00 to 4:45 p.m. Bring your original poem, song, or other written work to perform for your peers.

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This MAGICAL evening is on Friday, April 10 at 5:30 pm at the St. Cloud River's Edge Convention Center.

Lee and Eric Hurd are this year's BBBS Magic Moments Gala event co-chairs and Tim Gabrielson as the emcee and entertainment. CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS.

Available Real Estate

916 W. St. Germain Street

Mahowald Properties

Prime Downtown Office space with underground parking

1500 SF finished space
Up to 2000 SF unfinished space

Free parking at back and metered parking at front door.

Contact: Greg Murray at (320) 257-2683

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1410 & 1420 W. St. Germain Street

$8-$12/SF

Newer Office/Retail space with private entrances & free onsite parking

A great end cap with a patio for a coffee or deli shop with an option size available of 1395 or 2533 sf

A number of sizes available ranging from 817 - 2690 sf available

Professional Building with stone & stucco finishing, accent canopies and a large property sign

Ample free parking with designated employee parking on south side of alley

1/2 block west of the St. Cloud Library

Professionally managed building anchored by Express Employment Professionals

Contact: Jill Magelssen (320) 267-1577 or Dave Magelssen (320) 267-4881

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501 W. St Germain St. (Historic Professional Building)
Now taking reservations for space!
19,320 total SF with the following availability:
MC's Dugout will remain in lower level as a wonderful asset to the building
14,478 total available SF in 3 floors
approximately 4,000 SF per floor; NNN
Rivers Edge Convention Center is across the street
Shopping and restaurants within steps of front door
Main floor layout will be designed with professional design team to "fit" needs
Professionally managed building
New parking ramp directly behind building (expected completion July 2016)
le St-Germain Hotel to be Marriott Courtyard April 2015
Contact: Inventure Properties at (320) 980-2300

New Parking Ramp

Construction begins April 1st
One block north of Germain on 5th Avenue will be closed for a period of 12-16 months. Hopefully we'll have something new to report next week.

For ideas and concerns regarding the new parking ramp, contact Pegg or Steve (Public Services at 650-2900).

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