4th of July
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 This photo seems fitting since I recently returned from NYC. Hope you all had a wonderful and safe 4th of July celebration. We have a great deal to celebrate. Pegg |
Annual Meeting Committee Members
| We are just beginning the planning for our Annual Stakeholder Meeting to be held on Tuesday, October 18th, 4:00 - 6:00 at Pioneer Place on 5th (entire building). Jeff Peterson, Michelle Redding, Gail Ruhland, Tami DeLand and Penny White have all volunteered to serve on the committee. It will be fun, informative and set the "stage" for our future.
If you'd like to join the group, please email Pegg.
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Winter Festival Committee Members
| We are so fortunate to have so many involved in the planning of our 16th Winter Nights & Lights Festival. Bringing close to 20,000 people to Downtown takes a great deal of time and effort by many extremely talented and creative individuals.
Shelly Janorschke-Nagel Bernie Perryman
Peggy Goskowicz Penny White
Pat Shea Morgan Kingston
Sharon Kemp Melissa Mumm
Linda Feddema Melissa Althaus
Jessica Johnson Jon Weaver
Lynn Neumann Jimmer Neis
Katie Graham Kelly Nelson
Devin Jarvi
If you'd like to join the group, have suggestions for activities or for a theme, please email Pegg.
Likely theme: May the Frost be with You!
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IDA Leadership Fellow
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The week-long Fellowship in NYC was intense and extremely rewarding. I now have 27 new friends and connections in similar positions from across the globe. The timing was perfect with so many large projects ahead. Here is a sampling and we hope to get all of you involved in the very near future:
1) Working with consultant, Urban Works on Downtown portion of City's
Comp Plan next steps
2) Mississippi Riverwalk planning
3) Streetscape planning
4) Annual Meeting planning
5) Winter Festival/Parade planning
6) Lofts Condominiums project
7) Downtown Parking
8) Governor's Fishing Opener
Our organization was not the smallest city represented, but we do have the smallest budget and smallest staff. What we accomplish, together, is nothing short of magic!
Thank you all for your continued trust in me and the organization. In June, I celebrated 15 years as the President of the DTC. I am deeply grateful to the membership and the board of directors. We truly are an organization that harnesses the strength of volunteers and partnerships, and puts that power to work in our community. I am excited about our future and honored to serve this organization and its members. Pegg
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News, Announcements
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2015 Comp Plan Receives Award
The City's 2015 Comprehensive Plan is receiving the Innovation in Planning Award from the Minnesota Chapter of American Planning Association. This is a well-deserved recognition from those that know existing best practices in community planning and engagement. Ours is an excellent model for others. The Plan sets a grand shared vision for our future.
Huge Change at Initiative Foundation
Kathy Gaalswyk has announced her resignation as president after 30 years with the organization. We wish her all the best and appreciate all she has done as for Central MN!
Award-Winning Falcon National Bank Falcon National Bank has been recognized as an award-winning, 5-Star Superior bank from the nation's bank and credit union rating firm: BAUERFINANCIAL, INC., Coral Gables, FL.
Karen L. Dorway, president of BauerFinancial, congratulates Falcon National Bank on its continued success. "Community institutions, like Falcon National Bank, are an integral part of the communities they serve, so to say that it is 'award-winning' is to say that the community is as well. Congratulations on their continued success."
CENTRACARE Received Recognition CentraCare Clinic-Big Lake was recognized for quality lab services by the MN Dept of Health.
Marco Expands Marco recently purchased 3 companies: Data Comm, located in Missouri; Nexus Office Systems, located in Illinois; and Paragon Solutions Group, based in Plymouth, MN. This marks 15 company acquisitions by Marco in the past 3 years.
St. Cloud Hospital Earns Award
Truven Health Analytics named St. Cloud Hospital a 100 Top Hospital for the 10th time.
Coborn's Promotes Emily Coborn was promoted to the new role of vice president of fresh merchandising.
Quinlivan Announces Board Members Steve Schwegman to serve second 3-year term to its Board of Directors. He serves as CEO. Also elected, Ron Brandenburg, to CFO and Dyan Ebert to secretary.
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Events
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 What's on Stage
THIS WEDNESDAY - Rotary's Summertime by George!
Be sure to stop by the Middletown Market to enjoy the foods offered by DTC members: Quarks, Heavenly Treats, and D.B. Searle's. MORE INFO
Barden Park Thursday Concert Series, July 7 - August 11
Takin' It to the Streets, July 30
National Night Out, August 2
Black Box Theatre, August 4-7, TRUST, a play directed by John Woehrle
Cathedral H.S. Reunion Weekend, August 12-14
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St. Cloud's Downtown
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| Working on behalf of our members for the betterment of Downtown, the heart of the region.
RENEW or BECOME A MEMBER TODAY!
"Downtown is our face
to the world."
We don't network,
we connect.
We don't lobby,
we influence.
We don't hold events for the sake of it, they all have a purpose.
Most importantly, all Downtown Council members get a
return on investment.
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Our Members
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Our Board
| Check out our web site for the full list of our Board of Directors.
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DTC Members Host Business After Hours
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Thursday, July 14, 4:30 - 6:30 @ D.J. Bitzan Jewelers
Tuesday, August 9, 4:30 - 6:30 @ Courtyard Marriott
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Members - Share Your News
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DTC members should remember that this newsletter is a FREE way to share your news, announcements, events, etc. Simply send an email to Pegg by the end of week. |
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Our Organization
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St. Cloud Downtown Council
& Alliance Foundation
501 W. St. Germain Street
St. Cloud, MN 56301
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Downtown Is...
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...the heart and soul of every city. It is the gathering place for its people and the physical and aesthetic expression of its collective visions. A downtown is the manifestation of the diversity of the intellectual, cultural, social, business and political consciousness of its people.
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