Bike to Work Day, May 16, in Duluth was spectacularly successful.
Read, see the coverage.
The News Tribune has a front page story here, as well as an editorial here.
You can also see a video of coverage from KBJR’s coverage here.
And some blog coverage here.
Remember that Friday, May 16 is Bike to Work Day in Duluth. Rally at 9 a.m. in Minnesota Power Plaza. Free DTA bus rides for people with bikes. Panel discussion on the future at 2 p.m. in the Holiday Inn.
How is Bike to Work Day and week going elsewhere in the country.
In Minneapolis, events have [...]
The magazine Governing, the monthly feature magazine for elected officials published by Congressional Quarterly, has a story this month about the different ways that universities can drive the economy of regions. The article focuses on the impact of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, but also delves into the growing realization that universities drive the [...]
A new report in the Economist magazine talks about the great demand for executives and other top talent for companies responding to the Green movement.
In the article, Peter Rothstein, a venture capitalist, says “A lack of talent, especially entrepreneurial talent, was one of the biggest bottlenecks to growth we identified in the clean-tech industry.”
Read the [...]
A New York Times Magazine article by William Galston and Pietro S. Nivola makes the claim that as a country we are more divided than we have ever been: but divided by geography and therefore politics. In other words, we are more likely to live near people who are like ourselves and vote like ourselves.
A [...]
Reinvigorating the Great Lakes with GLUE
Friday, May 16, 12 noon
KCCI/APEX/The Northland Works/Minnesota Power Economic Development Brown Bag
Minnesota Power Building, Room 140,
30 West Superior Street, Duluth.
Who Can Come? Everyone is welcome and it’s FREE!
How? Bring your own lunch and enjoy the conversation.
Speakers:
Jennifer Hawkins, Senior Economic Development Analyst, Minnesota Power.
John Bennett, Regional Extension Educator, University [...]
How well is a community doing? There are thousands of statistics to pick and choose from. An exciting new project in Minnesota, the Compass Project, is underway in the Twin Cities and working on expanding outward to the rest of Minnesota.
Take a look at their extensive website here.
In the Twin Cities, they have the backing [...]
Friday, May 16, 12 noon. (Note New Date)
KCCI/APEX/The Northland Works/Minnesota Power Economic Development Brown Bag
“Reinvigorating the Great Lakes with GLUE”
Minnesota Power Building, Room 140,
30 West Superior Street, Duluth.
Who Can Come? Everyone is welcome and it’s FREE!
How? Bring your own lunch and enjoy the conversation.
GLUE, which stands for the Great Lakes Urban Exchange, is an organization [...]
The New York Times today has an article about a new bicycle sharing program in Washington DC.
The program starts with 10 locations and lets users pick up and drop off bikes at their convenience. A little like the Zipcar programs that have started.
May is going to be an exciting month to show off all of the work that’s been done on the Twin Ports KCCI project and the partners that have worked with our teams. Some of the highlights:
The Mix-It-Up Group has started their Hodge Podge Supper Club dinners to bring people together in the Twin Ports [...]
