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Board Officers
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Jeff Peterson
Kate Hanson
Gail Ruhland
MaryKay Pfannenstein
Penny White
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Board Members
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Brett Anderson
John Bestgen
Tami DeLand
Brad Goskowicz
Bradley Konkler
Steve Laraway
Ryan Laudenbach
Rob Ruprecht
Mark Stafford
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| Community Profile for St. Cloud |
| The City of St. Cloud has created their very first Community Profile.
The 8-page document shares so many things that make St. Cloud GREATER. Feel free to share the profile in recruitment efforts, community outreach, or other reasons that benefit your business/ organization.
The final product includes hard copy and digital versions. If interested in hard copies, please contact Tammy in the St. Cloud EDA Dept. Link to document.
Along with the hard copy/digital versions, 5 short videos were also created to share the message in a more social media friendly format. Link to videos.
Awards/Recognitions - Below is a list of more recent awards:
- 2017 Bicycle Friendly Community - Bronze Category - Bikeleague.org
- America's Best Hockey Town in 2017 (#17 of 118 U.S. Cities) - SmartAsset.com
- Best Metro Area for Young Entrepreneurs (#19 of 381 MSA's) - NerdWallet.com
- 2016 Best Performing Small City (#47 of 201 U.S. small cities) - Milken Institute 2016
- Top Leading Location for Development in 2016 (#69 of 394 MSAs) - Area Development.com
- Best City For Women in the Workforce 2016 (#39 of 529 U.S. cities) - Nerdwallet.com
- 2016 Innovation in Planning - Comprehensive Plan - MN American Planning Association
- 2016 Clean Energy Community Award - MN Dept. of Commerce
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 The DTC and St. Cloud Rotary Club are quackers about ducks, rubber ducks that is. Join us for the quaziest race ever when we "drop" 5,000 rubber ducks off the Veteran's Bridge into the historic Mississippi River as part of the 2017 Granite City Days Festival.
YOU have the opportunity to cheer on your little quacker racing for the finish line AND help raise money for our community. Your "ducky donation" will allow us to raise funds for the Mississippi RiverWalk project.
Get your ducks in a row for the Downtown Duck Drop on June 24. The drop expected to take place around 1:30 pm, immediately following the Granite City Days Festival. Watch from along the Beaver Island Trail behind the River's Edge Convention Center. LET'S PLAY! ADOPT TODAY
Take Metro Bus to Downtown and walk to our event.
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A Fun-Filled Summer Planned in Downtown!
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Downtown is a place filled with shops, galleries, nightlife and restaurants so it's no surprise that there is always something new going on. Whatever your interests, you're sure to find an event that will excite you.
Friday, June 9, 5 - 9 pm | Downtown Art Crawl
Wednesday, June 14, 5 - 9pm | Summertime by George begins
Thursday, June 15 - United Way's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Thursday - Sunday, June 22 - 25 | Granite City Days
Saturday, June 24 around 1:30pm | Downtown Duck Drop
Tuesday, July 4 | 4th of July Fireworks!
Friday - Saturday, July 28 - 29 | Tech H.S. Centennial Celebration
Friday, Aug 11, 2 - 9 pm | Downtown Art Crawl
August 24 - New Flyer Community Bus Pull
Friday, Sept 8 | Granite Games competition
Saturday, Sept 16 | Takin' It to the Streets concert
All these events bring thousands to our Downtown and community. Start planning your outings now! |
 1st Street South from 4th to 5th Avenue South wilol be closed starting TODAY due to a road and utility reconstruction project. This closure is expected to last approx. 3 weeks.
Transit Center Bus Operations moving one block west due to 5th Avenue road construction.
The City of St. Cloud, Public Services Section, will be conducting weekly meetings with the businesses. Watch for email notices. These weekly meetings will be held at City Hall.
Construction is anticipated to start the first week of June with a completion date of 9.15.17. |
DTC Needs Volunteers
We are seeking 2 people with a truck to pick up 50+ bags of mulch for around the raised tree rings in Downtown. Please let Pegg know if you are able to help. We'd like to get them picked u this week. We'll also need 4-6 people to help spread the mulch.
Free Metro Buss passes for Kids
Kids ages 17 and younger can ride Metro Bus free this summer with the U-Go Summer Youth Pass. To get the pass, a parent or guardian must register their kids at the Transit Center located in Downtown at 510 1st St. S. The pass is valid for unlimited rides between June 1 - August 31.
Free Metro Bus How-To-Ride Class for Kids
Free bus riding skills class for kids ages 10 and up and their families at the Metro Bus Mobility Training Center, 700 W. St. Germain St. Pre-registration required. Call 320.529.4497 or email info@stcloudmtc.com by TODAY.
Street Light Project
The City is upgrading street light in the Central Business District to improve system reliability and performance. The upgrade includes the latest LED lighting technology and includes electronic banners, flower hangers and a sound system capable of announcements and music. The project should be completed by the end of July. Thank you for your patience.
Jean Robins Joins ThinkTourism Team
Jean bring with her many years of tourism experience which she gained while working for the greater St. Cloud CVB. She's ready to help with your advertising needs in the 2018 Greater St. Cloud Visitor's Guide. Link
Larger Events at River's Edge
Over 7,000 people expected during the month of June
Under the Stars Movie Series - FREE
Love movies? Love being outside? Grab your family, friends and a blanket on the 3rd Thursday of each month this summer and head over to Whitney Memorial Park. Movie seating opens at 7:30 pm; film will start at dusk. Concessions will be available for purchase.
June 15th is Sing
July 20th is The Secret Life of Pets
August 17th is Finding Dory
Register Now for Arts Camp 2017, June 14-15 This year's Arts Camp for Educators and Teaching Arts, Expanding Your Teaching Toolbox, provides an opportunity to explore many ways to add depth, variety and new pathways to help ensure success for all students. Link
2017 Tech H.S. Centennial Celebration
Mark your calendars for July 28 - 19 to help celebrate St. Cloud Tech's 100 years of history, tradition and legacy. If you are a Downtown business, consider placing a welcome sign and decorate in orange/black to show your support of this milestone. Link
Boys & Girls Club, Get Your Kicks
...Route 66. The 2017 Summer Benefit is August 3, 5:30 0 8:30 pm at the River's Edge Convention Center. Link |
 The national trend of migrating inward to urban areas is spreading like wildfire. Downtown dwelling is picking up speed. Businesses are continually moving closer to the city center. Take a look at what i garnering all the hype. Find-a-Property Tool Link
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Become our partner and become a Downtown builder. Every day is our chance to make our Downtown and this region a little better. The DTC continually provides support, resources, strategy and a little TLC to ensure Downtown continues to grow. 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 of the week. DTC Monthly Radio Show on WJON We invite you to listen to WJON at 12:40 pm on the 2nd Thursday of each month where Downtown, the Downtown Council and our members will be featured. Link Website Redesign We're working with Cohlab to redesign our website in order to provide better value to our members. We plan to add a business spotlight series, sponsored by Capital One. Let us know what would be helpful to YOU as a member that should be considered in the redesign. Link |
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