THERE’S A LOT GOING ON WITH LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
Preparing for installation of new windows in the Harvester Square, a new wedding and event venue on the east side of downtown St. Cloud. Image courtesy of Harvester Square.
Whenever developers invest in new ventures, they are demonstrating their confidence in both a concept and a location. That’s great news for downtown St. Cloud and elsewhere in the region, because a lot of new office and hospitality development have been happening lately.
Last week, Bremer Bank opened its gleaming new building on the site of the former St Cloud City Hall. In the coming days, about 150 Midland Credit Management employees will begin working in newly-renovated space in the former Herberger’s building, providing a nice boost to downtown shops and restaurants.
Harvester Square and its Iron Street Distillery have been hosting wedding receptions and other events on St. Cloud’s east side for a few months now.
Developers are also creating fun new options for food and drink. The Blue Goose Speakeasy and Nautical Bowls recently opened in downtown St. Cloud, and Tequila Town will soon open there, too.
Also coming soon are Whit’s Craft, featuring St. Cloud’s first tap wall with around 40 Minnesota craft beers, seltzers and ciders, and The Boil, a Cajun and Creole restaurant.
This isn’t an all-inclusive list, but it’s an exciting one. We will cover other development in Benton, Sherburne and Stearns counties in future editions of Developing News.
NEW GSDC CEO NETIA BAUMAN INVITES YOUR INPUT
Now two weeks into her role as the new Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation CEO, NeTia Bauman has had the pleasure of meeting many investors and other leaders. If you’d like to schedule a meeting or provide suggestions, contact here anytime at 320-437-1430 or nbauman@greaterstcloud.com.
If you missed her introductory greeting, it’s here.
3-MINUTE VIDEO RECAPS ST. CLOUD QUARTERLY BUSINESS REPORT ATTENDEE OPINIONS
A packed room of business people recently greeted King Banaian, Dean of the SCSU School of Public Affairs, and Mana Komai Molle, Chair of the SCSU Dept. of Economics, who presented findings from the latest St. Cloud Area Quarterly Business Report.
They polled those in attendance on several questions, then created a three-minute video that recapped participant responses.
The QBR presentation is here.
The printed QBR is here.
INVESTOR SPOTLIGHT: KNIFE RIVER
Knife River, founded over a century ago, is one of the largest construction materials and contracting businesses in the U.S. With locations from Hawaii to Alaska, the West Coast to right here in Central Minnesota, Knife River stacks up some significant numbers, including 1 billion tons of rock and 6,000 employees.
Learn more about their local commitment in this feature story from StCloudShines.com.
THE REALITIES AND MYTHS OF GENERATIONAL STEREOTYPES
Image courtesy of Freepik.
A recent podcast by McKinsey & Company titled “Making sense of generational stereotypes at work” explores thinking that is familiar but often inaccurate.
The podcast’s subhead sums it up: “Boomers to the left of you; Gen Z to the right. Are we really so bafflingly different?”
Of course, if you’re not accustomed to getting information from a podcast, you might be strengthening a stereotype!
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NeTia Bauman, CEcD, CEO & President
pgartland@greaterstcloud.com | 320.260.2442
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