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PlanScape Impact(s): Vision/Identity
DC Internal Report by Post Bulletin
Last modified: January 15, 2023

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Destination changes A decade after its inception, has DMC delivered?

 

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2023-01-15 PB Reporting and quotes

 

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 Some observations

DMC is moving forward, but the downtown, the revitalization of which was viewed as a key part of DMC, is in a lackluster state, business leaders say.

Some saw it as creating the medical equivalent of Silicon Valley. The 20-year plan would make Mayo Clinic and Minnesota a global center for medical care and wellness. It would lead to spin-off companies and tens of thousands of new jobs, catalyzed by Mayo Clinic’s investment of $3.5 billion and additional private investment of $2.1 billion. The state would also pitch in $585 million for large-scale infrastructure costs to handle such rapid growth.

 

ThaiPop Restaurant Balow comments:  

The pandemic changed patterns of personal, consumer and work behavior that adversely impacted the downtown.

Balow said an out of-town customer who comes to his restaurant on a regular basis inquires about the state of DMC and is dismayed at the lack of promise as it relates to the downtown in terms of entertainment. The guest, Balow said, gets regular check-ups at Mayo.

“He’s like, ‘Every time I come back, I’m expecting something. And every year, it’s less and less enthusiastic for me to be here, because I’m not seeing the entertainment value. I’m not seeing the things to do,’” Balow said, explaining the customer’s observations.

 

Joe Powers Comments

Powers said he remains optimistic about DMC’s overall prospects, because Mayo is, frankly, doing very well. The hospitality industry’s interactions with Mayo give it a glimpse into how Mayo is doing.

 

Mayo officials and Mayor Kim Norton Comments

The clinic provided care to a record-breaking 1.4 million patients in 2021, Mayo officials say.

Norton said it would be premature to judge DMC when it hasn’t yet reached the 10-year mark. And it would be wrong to blame DMC for the problems created by the pandemic.

 

 

 

 

  

 

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