The Destination Medical Center Corp. board of directors made it clear that innovative energy and sustainability solutions will be an integral part of the coming Destination Medical Center developments.
At a Thursday meeting, the board agreed to pursue a sustainability and energy initiative laid out by the Center for Energy and Environment, a grantee of The McKnight Foundation.
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Development Magazine Features DMC, Minnesota
Site Selection, a news magazine publication covering development and corporate investment, recently featured Destination Medical Center and Minnesota’s push for sustained development in Rochester around Mayo Clinic.
The article targets an audience of investors and developers, who routinely seek out visionary and supportive communities. Reporter Adam Bruns caught up with what he called a “significant” delegation of representatives from Minnesota at last month’s BIO Convention in Philadelphia.
A week after Bio, those Minnesota delegates from Rochester had some top-shelf follow-up material, as CNBC named Minnesota No. 1 in its ninth annual list of America’s Top States for Business.
— Adam Bruns, reporter, Site Selection Magazine
(Read the blog post about the CNBC recognition)
CNBC: Minnesota Is Best State for Business
50 States, 60+ metrics, 10 categories of competitiveness… and Minnesota takes the top spot!
The Boston Globe: Destination for reluctant but hopeful travelers
“We’re a global destination for complex care,” said John H. Noseworthy, the Melrose-born Mayo Clinic chief executive. “That’s what we excel at, providing hope where there is none.”
MinnPost: Rochester’s economic engine shifts into overdrive with Destination Medical Center plans
“DMC sets in motion a new future for Rochester’s downtown as one of the most economically vibrant, densely settled districts in the Upper Midwest.”
Rochester’s economic engine shifts into overdrive with Destination Medical Center plans
Rochester Ranked Best Midsize City for Women in the Workforce
The home of Mayo Clinic and Destination Medical Center recently received top honors as the country’s best midsize city for women in the workforce, as ranked by consumer financial website NerdWallet.
“A strong employment picture paired with Rochester’s affordability — the lowest percent of women’s earnings are spent on rent for midsize cities on our list — makes the city an attractive place for women,” NerdWallet reports.
Nationally, women earn about 78 cents for every $1 a man makes when working in the same position, according to the site. But not so, here in Minnesota. Not only did Rochester come out on top for best midsize city, Minneapolis ranked No. 2 among large cities, coming in behind Durham, North Carolina.
In 2013, the jobless rate for women [in Rochester] was 3.7% or 0.3% below male unemployment.
— NerdWallet.com analysis of U.S. Census data
Elements common to both large and midsize cities where women thrive in the workforce include having a large health care employment sector and geography. The Midwest is best for working women, NerdWallet reported.
Post-Bulletin: DMCC board sets three priorities for rest of year
“During a report to the board Thursday morning, DMC Corp. Board Chairwoman Tina Flint Smith suggested board members focus for the remainder of 2015 on meeting three established goals: development in the Discovery Square and Heart of the City DMC districts, and planning for transit and transportation systems.”
Fast Company: The $6.5 Billion, 20-Year Plan To Transform An American City
“Lisa Clarke, the DMC’s executive director, speaks bluntly about what the DMC would offer. “It’s between 25,000 and 45,000 jobs over 20 years, with the accompanying growth in tax revenue,” Clarke tells Fast Company.”
The $6.5 Billion, 20-Year Plan To Transform An American City
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Destination Medical Center Corp. approves Rochester projects
“Rochester’s Destination Medical Center Corp. on Thursday approved $20 million in city-funded projects aimed at assisting a large mixed-use tower called Broadway at Center as well as the redevelopment of a historic theater.”
Destination Medical Center Corp. approves Rochester projects
Finance & Commerce: Board OKs Destination Medical Center development plan
“The Destination Medical Center Corp. board on Thursday adopted a comprehensive framework for the 20-year project that will redefine downtown Rochester, pledging in the meantime to collaborate with other stakeholders to address environmental and social issues.”