Lillian's to Host Next DTC Meet-n-Greet Aug. 27
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The Downtown Art Crawl Sizzled!
| The Art Crawl was hot hot hot! Artists, musicians and so much more lined the streets last Friday in St. Cloud's Downtown. Thank you to the Art Crawl organizers and participants, and we hope those that came Downtown for the festivities had wonderful time. See you November 6th.   |
Virtual Safety Network Meeting
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Businesses, particularly if you have security cameras, should join us for an information meeting about an extremely powerful tool that would help deter and investigate criminal activity by joining forces. LEARN MORE
 Does your business have external or internal security cameras? If so, we hope to see you on: Thursday, August 27th, 7:30 - 9:30am
Law Enforcement Center
101 11th Ave N in the Public Training Room
RSVP to Pegg by Monday, August 24
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Featured Events & News
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Bremer Promotes Gainsforth & Kruchten St. Cloud
Bremer Bank has promoted 2 employees in the St. Cloud region: Curt Gainsforth to business banker vice president and team lead, and Hamilton Kruchten to client service associate supervisor.
Gainsforth has a BS degree from NDSU as well as 12 years of banking experience. He is a board member for both the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central MN and the Independence Center. He has been a Junior Achievement volunteer for the last decade.
 Kruchten joined Bremer in January 2014 as a part-time client service associate while attending SCTCC. After graduating, he decided to pursue a career in banking and accepted a full-time position.
"Curt and Hamilton truly care about our clients," said Tom Rickers, region CEO. "They are dedicated to providing exceptional services and to helping our clients reach their financial goals."
Social media is a dish best served fresh. Keep up with the ever-changing social media marketing industry with DAYTA's Lunch & Learn Series! DTC members free with code: DTCOUNCIL
August 20, 22:30 am - 1:30 pm
St. Cloud Country Club
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5th Avenue Block Party
 The 5th Avenue Block Party, sponsored by Capital One will be held on Thursday, September 10th, from 7 - 10pm. It is expected to draw nearly 2,000. Stop on by to welcome the students.
Also, if your business would benefit by reaching the student population, contact Lydia at (320) 253-1962
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Winter Parade Planning Has Begun
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Join our Winter Nights & Lights Parade Committee. Next meeting scheduled for Thursday, August 27, 3:00 - 4:00pm in the conference room at 1010 W. St. Germain St, Suite 250.
Not too soon to think about your Parade entry, sponsorship and other activities.
The theme this year is All Aboard the Polar Express on Saturday, December 12th.
Some things we are considering include:
- Adding activities on December 11th
- Buttons for prizes
- Collector items
- Treasure Hunt
- Touch A Truck
- Live music / snow dance
- Snow shoe or cross country ski race through Downtown
Other ideas? Send an email or join our committee.
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Have You Noticed?
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The City has been quite busy in Downtown, and we are certainly grateful. A group from the City, Capital One and Pegg pulled weeds throughout Downtown last Thursday as well.
You may have notice the white dots throughout Downtown on the brick sidewalks. These marked bricks will all be replaced.
Als o worth noting are the very aged garbage containers. 7 were sandblasted and painted so far. Thanks go to City crew for taking on the project and improving the aesthetics of Downtown.
Keeping Downtown looking nice and safe is really up to all of us. If you see garbage on the sidewalks or streets, pick it up and throw it away. Throw cigarette butts away (not on the streets or sidewalks). If you see weeds, particularly if they are outside your business/property, pull them. Similar to the Adopt-A-Highway program that many volunteer for, let's start our own ongoing Adopt-A-Downtown program.
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Job Seekers Summer Series; Next one Aug 27
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Coffee & Careers held at Capital One Cafe.
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Reserve Your Loft Today
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If you are interested in the new Downtown loft housing units, contact: - Rod Lindquist is the spokesman and developer for the project representing a South Dakota-based groups, Makenda LLC.
- Makenda is working with architects, Murray Mack and Tim Gellet with HMA Architects.
- Noel Johnson, agent with Premier Real Estate Services is the contact to purchase or for more information. (320) 259-4554
The one and two bedroom units will range in price from $180,000 - $300,000. The plan is to start construction in the Fall and would be completed in 2016. URBAN LAND INSTITUTE VIEWS ON HOUSING |
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How Do Great Downtowns
Become Great?
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Great downtowns don't happen by pure happenstance; it is a long, deliberate process. In every "successful" and vibrant downtown, getting people to live there is of crucial importance. READ MORE
And why investing in Downtown is so important -- it's all about ROI. LEARN MORE
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Our Organization
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St. Cloud Downtown Council
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St. Cloud, MN 56301
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