DMC Discovery Square

Collaborators 

Lead Organization: DMC EDA

Contact: Lisa Clark ; Email: TBD ; Phone: TBD

Known/Likely Collaborators: City of Rochester, MN ; DMC EDA ; Mayo Business Accelerator ; Mayo Clinic Ventures

Potential Collaborators:

Related Projects

Destination Medical Center (DMC) ; Discovery Square One ; Discovery Walk Co-designing ; Heart of the City Peace Plaza Public Realm ; Residence at Discovery Square (Third Ave Lofts Residence at Discovery Square) ; Saint Marys Place Design Process with citizen's participation ; Two Discovery Square

Impacts 

Major Impact:  Universal Design

PlanScape Impacts :

Level 1: Economic Development

Level 2:

DMC Impacts:

Technology, Discovery Square

Community Health Impacts:

Type of Project

Planning, Special  

DMC Discovery Square Slides

Extracted from November 2022 DMCC Board

Back to TOC

Memo to DMCC

Back to TOC

September 2019 and May 2019 Presentations to DMCC Board.

Status presented to DMCC Feb. 2019 meeting

Mayo Clinic has hired the DMC development manager, Hammes Co. of Madison, Wis., to analyze the Discovery Square piece of the DMC vision and offer a market plan of how the medical and technology research area might be developed. Mayo is paying Hammes $1.5 million to conduct the study, which is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

DMC EDA presented Discovery Square status to the DMCC. 

September 2024 DMCC Board Meeting with 2025 Workplan Breakout

May 2024 DMCC Board Meeting and City, County, DMC Joint Meeting

Feb 2024 DMCC Board Meeting

Vision 2050 AI-Powered Interactive Survey LINK

Mayor Norton Memo to the Public

September 2022 DMCC Board Status: NTH to run a developer selection process with Mayo

City teammates providing an update on this work, specifically regarding legacy public infrastructure projects, Unbound, infrastructure investments and regulatory milestones.  

Sept. 16^th: Workshop: Finding your First Customers and sell without being salesy; Sept 21^st: Workshop: Financial Literacy; Sept. 28^th: Workshop: How to Start a Business from Scratch (Part 1); Oct. 5^th: Workshop: How to Start a Business from Scratch (Part 2);

3Q2024: July 2024 Admin Message and Reports

2Q 2024: June 2024; May 2024 - Admin Message, TBE Report; April 2024 - Admin Message, TBE Report

1Q 2024: Feb 2024 - Admin Message, TBE Report; Jan 2024: Admin Message, TBE Report

Special callouts: Women in Construction; City of Rochester Equity in Development 

DMCC Board Updates:

1. May 2024 Status Memo to DMCC Board  

2. Feb 2024 DMCC Board Meeting: Video Clip of Discussion at Feb 1 2024 DMCC Board - DMC part of MedTech 3.0; Memo to DMCC

3. Nov. 2023 Video Clip of Discussion at DMCC Board Meeting about MN MedTech 3.0 Description and Webinar

References: US DEA Tech Hub Awardees 

Transit Village

Business Development

Historic District

Application Due April 5, 2024: Workforce Development, Inc. is seeking a friendly and professional Career Navigator to join our team.  

We invite community organizations and partners who expressed interest in the Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS) initiative to participate at no cost in several opportunities hosted by CEACR.

Presentation Slides

Video Recording

2023 Annual Report

DEI Presentation Topics: Language Access and Accessibility; Equity in the Built Environment; 2024 Initiatives

Economic Development Incentives for Housing

Mayor Updates: Black History Month, Luther College: Mutable City; International Relations Committee