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Minnesota Humanities Center’s Rochester – Community Input Session Nov 22, 2019 10:00 AM Oct 28, 2019 06:00 PM
Isaiah Forum with Rochester Area Legislators Aug 05, 2023 01:00 PM Aug 02, 2023 09:16 AM Join ISAIAH and the Muslim Coalition of ISAIAH for a housing forum with Senator Lindsey Port, Senator Liz Boldon, and Representative Mike Howard, leaders of the MN Senate and House Committees on Housing and Homelessness Prevention. The Minnesota legislature passed $1 billion in funds for housing this year, the state's largest-ever investment. What was in the bill, and what will it mean for Minnesota and Olmsted County? This will be a full-room
Isaiah Forum with Rochester Area Legislators Apr 10, 2021 01:00 PM Aug 02, 2023 09:16 AM
ISAIAH Honesty and Equity in Education: a narrative and messaging training Sep 26, 2021 05:30 PM Sep 26, 2021 12:57 PM We’ll get equipped with messaging tools to engage effectively in conversations around education equity issues, CRT, Covid safety, and the urgent need to fully fund public education so all students have the opportunities to thrive no matter their race, socioeconomic status, gender, or geography
Isaiah: October 2023 Rochester Area Summit Oct 22, 2023 04:30 PM Oct 27, 2023 12:42 PM Summit of neighbors, leaders, and elected officials. We're expecting 200 attendees so far and 13 elected officials serving in the city, county, school board, and state legislature!
Isaiah: Rochester Area Summit Nov 23, 2019 02:00 PM Oct 23, 2019 08:17 PM
Intercultural City Initiative - Completing the Index Oct 23, 2019 06:30 PM Jun 23, 2024 09:09 AM Purpose of this Session: To explore the Index features, benefits and usefulness to Rochester's efforts to be a culturally diverse, inclusive and equitable city for residents, visitors and other stakeholders. To review the content in depth, and clarify/frame the questions. To review some of the data already collected and continue to capture objective information about policies and activities within the thematic areas listed above.
DMCC Board Meeting Oct 18, 2019 04:00 PM Oct 20, 2019 07:07 AM
Free Speech vs. Hate Speech: Understanding the Boundaries and Building Resilient Communities Oct 29, 2024 04:00 PM Oct 29, 2024 09:14 AM Cohosts: Winona State, RCTC: This timely event will feature two key sessions aimed at exploring the balance between free speech and hate speech, as well as the impacts of hate on marginalized communities. We will be moderating the discussions.
American Cancer Society 12th Annual Gala Oct 12, 2019 11:30 PM Oct 10, 2019 08:47 AM
Public Review of 2045 Olmsted County Transportation Plan Draft Oct 15, 2019 06:30 PM Oct 09, 2019 06:50 AM
City of Compassion Panel on Homelessness Assisi Heights Oct 22, 2019 08:00 PM Oct 04, 2019 09:55 AM
EquityLogic for Growing Business Series 2.0 Oct 15, 2019 10:00 AM Oct 03, 2019 08:09 PM
MPR Connects: MPR chief meteorologist Paul Huttner Oct 14, 2019 07:00 PM Oct 03, 2019 07:08 AM
Marshall Brittney on Census Complete Count 2020 @ Kiwanis of Rochester Oct 31, 2019 01:00 PM Oct 31, 2019 08:46 AM
Kiwanis of Rochester: Minnesota Association of Townships (MAT) Oct 10, 2019 01:00 PM Oct 22, 2019 08:16 AM
2023 C2C Annual Education Summit Oct 04, 2023 04:00 PM Jan 20, 2024 10:04 AM Learn, Reflect and Connect with us at this free event as we come together to support children and youth from cradle to career
Bear Creek Church: Affordable Housing Sep 05, 2019 01:00 PM Sep 26, 2019 10:25 AM
Chad Campbell: Boys and Girls Club Sep 12, 2019 01:00 PM Sep 26, 2019 10:20 AM
Linda Freeman: School Referendum Sep 26, 2019 01:00 PM Oct 06, 2019 11:02 AM
Entrepreneurship in Minnesota: Fireside Chat with Mary Grove of Revolution Ventures and Rise of the Rest Sep 27, 2019 12:00 PM Sep 25, 2019 10:08 PM
Moving to the Cloud: Consortium IT Webinar with Alliance and Open Beam Oct 01, 2019 01:30 PM Nov 02, 2022 02:24 PM
DMC Heart of the City Art + Design Sep 26, 2019 06:30 PM Sep 22, 2019 10:54 AM
September 2019 Destination Medical Center Corporation Board of Directors Meeting Sep 26, 2019 12:00 PM Sep 22, 2019 08:26 AM
Stakeholder Meeting - Intercultural Cities Initiative Oct 02, 2019 06:30 PM Oct 27, 2019 11:14 AM Hosted by City of Rochester, MN Government and 6 others
April Sutor: Meadow Park Initiative Oct 03, 2019 01:00 PM Oct 03, 2019 11:26 AM
Village Potluck Sep 26, 2019 07:00 PM Sep 18, 2019 02:04 PM
MN Council API Launches API Complete Count Committee Sep 25, 2019 01:00 PM Sep 17, 2019 09:22 AM
REAT: Diversity Ally Training Sep 16, 2019 07:30 PM Sep 15, 2019 03:31 PM
Jeremiah Program 1st Annual Pathways Gala Oct 11, 2019 09:30 PM Sep 14, 2019 02:27 PM
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Two types of event information being shared in the following:

1. A list of Beam aware upcoming community events of all types. 

2. A list of noteworthy past events that have one or more of the following contents: presentation slides, video recordings as well as takeaways. 

Upcoming Events
RAVA Holiday Happy Hour Dec 19, 2024 04:30 PM - 06:30 PM — Forager Brewery
Rochester City Council Swearing In Public Hearing Jan 06, 2025 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM — Olmsted County Government Center, 151 4th St SE, Rochester, MN 55904
RPS Jan 2025 Family Engagement Meeting: Opportunities for Students to Earn College Credit in High School Jan 14, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM — Virtual
The Sound of Gospel Music Feb 28, 2025 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
United Way of Olmsted County Centennial Gala Mar 15, 2025 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM — J. Powers at the Hilton in Downtown Rochester
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Olmsted County shares 2025 budget information

The 2025 budget for Olmsted County and the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) combined totals $428,667,792.

Last Updated December 18, 2024


Olmsted County rolling out new mobile crisis response process in 2025

Press Release: ROCHESTER, Minn. – Mental health continues to be a top concern for Olmsted County residents. When someone is experiencing a mental health crisis, timely assistance from trained mental health professionals is critical.  

Last Updated December 16, 2024


City Housing Support

Home Ownership Creation Program - Prairie Ridge: "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, MN hereby approves the contribution of $4,000,000 to the Prairie Ridge development to support the creation of 201 for-sale homes via the Home Ownership Creation Program.

 PB Reporting regarding TIF $14M Requests (Sherman and Prairie Ridge) 2024-12-14 

Last Updated December 14, 2024


ISAIAH: Rochester Faith in MN Calendar and Strategic Missions

2025 Rochester Faith in MN Calendar and Strategic Missions

Last Updated December 13, 2024


Rochester-Olmsted County 4(d) Affordable Housing Incentive Program

The current Rochester-Olmsted County 4(d) Affordable Housing Incentive Program application is for the Tax Assessment Year 2025 - Tax Payable Year 2026, the tax savings for this application will not be realized until the Tax Payable Year 2026.

 

Last Updated December 11, 2024


Mayo Platform: A wealth of data, but how is it protected?

PB Reporting: Measuring the breadth of Mayo Clinic’s medical data abundance. 

Researchers beyond Mayo Clinic’s walls might make use of the Mayo Clinic Platform. Its data network, Connect, uses millions of de-identified patient records, test results, imaging, pathology reports and more from Mayo Clinic and seven other large health care systems across the world.

Last Updated December 09, 2024


"Link BRT a milestone project for Rochester

City of Rochester Receives $84.92 Million Federal Grant for Transformative Link Bus Rapid Transit Project

LINK Progress Report to City Council 

Rochester eyes TIF to support Transit Village, Public Parking

Last Updated December 07, 2024


Rochester Public Transit

To better serve the needs of residents in the southeast part of the city, Rochester Public Transit’s (RPT) on-demand transit service “RPT GO” has been modified in the following ways: 

Last Updated December 06, 2024


City of Rochester, MN Mayor's Medal of Honor Recipients

Mayor Norton Honors 2024 Mayor's Medal of Honor Recipients

Mayor Norton Honors 2023 Mayor's Medal of Honor Recipients

Mayor Norton Honors 2022 Mayor's Medal of Honor Recipients

Last Updated December 05, 2024


Exam Room Podcast

Rochester Clinic featured on The Exam Room podcast by Chuck Carroll alongside Rochester's Mayor Kim Norton.

 

Last Updated December 04, 2024


Resources for Homeless Students and Families in Rochester

Collaboration of Rochester Public Schools, Olmsted County, and Three Rivers Community Action

PB Reporting

RPS Nov 2024 Family Engagement Presentation

Last Updated November 22, 2024


Workforce Development, Inc. presents The Downtown Business Pitch Day 2024

John Marshall High School eleventh grade Economics students will take center stage at the Chateau Theatre for the Downtown Business Pitch Day! 

Last Updated November 19, 2024


Cultivating Well-being in the Workplace

MENTAL HEALTH FOR ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER PROFESSIONALS:

" Ascend’s Mental Health Survey of API professionals found that overall, APIs reported mental health was worse than Americans’ mental health as a whole, with 39% of APIs reporting fair to poor mental health compared to 25% of the general American population." 

Last Updated November 14, 2024


Restorative Practices Advisory Committee

Press Release: Olmsted County residents encouraged to apply for Restorative Practices Advisory Committee (RPAC)

This new RPAC will bring together residents, justice system representatives, and community organizations to promote and sustain restorative practices throughout Olmsted County. 

Last Updated November 14, 2024


Rochester Public Schools Referendum Nov 2024

RPS Superintendent Video and Presentation Slides

Referendum to support: Strong Communities; Strong Schools; Strong Young People

PB Reporting on Referendum Efforts and Results

Last Updated November 11, 2024


Partnership to develop software platform to improve homeless medical care

PB Reporting: "A partnership between the Zumbro Valley Medical Society and the PathCheck Foundation, an open-source software nonprofit, aims to create a digital platform to boost care coordination for people experiencing homelessness."

Last Updated November 11, 2024


City of Rochester Encourages Area Youth to Participate in Statewide Mayor for a Day Essay Contest

The City of Rochester and Mayor Kim Norton are excited to once again participate in the League of Minnesota Cities’ (LMC) annual Mayor for a Day Essay Contest.  

Last Updated November 09, 2024


Certification Workshops

City of Rochester, DMC EDA, Equity in The Built Environment Program, and State of Minnesota Department of Administration APPEX Accelerator are partnering to host a series of Free Certification Workshops” to help Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) and Targeted Group/Economically Disadvantaged/Veteran-Owned (TG/ED/VO) companies apply for certification.

Last Updated October 25, 2024


Rochester NAACP And Mayo Clinic AD MERG

Love Wins: Community Empowerment Initiative

Free Workshop and Community Townhalls Press Release

Last Updated October 24, 2024


DMC September 2024 Job Creation Metric

Presentation Slides 

Video Clip of Job Creation Metric

 

Last Updated October 21, 2024