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Minneapolis Theaters Receive Mellon Grants
Mixed Blood Theater and Ten Thousand Things received Mellon Foundation grants that will enable them to hire full-time playwrights for three years. The grants cover salaries and benefits and are for $175,000 to $200,000. Minneapolis was the only city outside of New York to have two theaters chosen. More information can be found online.

CoCo One of America's Coolest Co-Workspaces
Business Insider magazine named CoCo one of the 17 coolest co-workspaces in America, citing its unique meeting rooms, in-room beverage service and catering, and game room. The magazine says co-workspaces are "an affordable solution to a private office, and offer perks that working in a solo office doesn't."  The full list is available online.

Minneapolis a "Hottest Travel Destination"
Citing its Scandinavian-inspired cuisine, Travel and Leisure magazine named Minneapolis one of the hottest travel destinations in 2013. The selection of Minneapolis highlights several local restaurants, including The Bachelor Farmer, Fika and Union. Only 13 destinations around the world were selected and Minneapolis is the only U.S. city to land on the list. 

Pinnacle Airlines Moving Headquarters to Minneapolis
Pinnacle Airlines recently announced it will move its headquarters from Memphis to Minneapolis. The airline will operate as a subsidiary of Delta Airlines and will occupy a vacant space at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport.

Neighborhoods Are Top Arts Destinations
ArtPlace America, a consortium of national arts groups, named the Downtown West and Loring Park neighborhoods of Minneapolis as top arts destinations in 2013, saying they are "neighborhoods where the arts are central to creating the kinds of places people want to be."

Business Spotlights

Brave New Workshop Expansion Paying Off
Brave New Workshop, in the single year since the City financed their purchase of a City-owned property at 824 Hennepin Avenue as an expansion location, has increased payroll by over $300,000, paid an additional $30,000 in sales taxes, paid over $36,000 in property taxes, and has hosted more than 300 events with more than 40,000 guests.

Glam Doll Donuts Coming to Eat Street
Retro-style Glam Doll Donuts will open in February on Eat Street in the vacant space at 2605 Nicollet Avenue. Owners Arwyn Birch and Teresa Fox say, "It'll be like stepping through a local time warp," into the 1940s and 50s, as the bakery will feature an old chemical photo booth, vintage art and music, as well as vintage employee clothing.

What's New at CPED?

City Seeking Proposals for Great Streets Business District Support Program
CPED is seeking proposals for activities that will strengthen neighborhood commercial districts and address the City's economic development objectives to create jobs, grow the tax base, and support business vitality. Proposals are due February 28th.  For more information, please visit the CPED website.

SBA e200 Free Business Training Offered
CPED is for the third year partnering with the Small Business Administration to promote a free, intensive training course to area businesses. Past year participants include:

Applications are due March 5th.  For more information, please contact Cindy Collett via email or at (612) 370-2312.

A Sample of New and Expanding Businesses

Food trucks go brick and mortar:

To have your business or program featured in What’s New?, please contact Kristin Guild.

Last updated Feb. 6, 2013