Equity in the Built Environment (Bloomberg)

Collaborators 

Lead Organization: City of Rochester, MN

Contact: Mayor Kim Norton ; Email: MRogers@rochestermn.gov ; Phone: TBD

Known/Likely Collaborators: City of Rochester, MN ; Community Development Department (Formerly Rochester-Olmsted Planning Department) ; County of Olmsted, MN ; Diversity Council ; OpenBeam

Potential Collaborators: Community Mobilization Resource Coalition (CMRC) ; Community Networking Group (CNG) ; DMC EDA

Related Projects

America's City for Health ; Destination Medical Center (DMC) ; Targeted Business Enterprise Utilization ; Update Intercultural Cities Initiative (ICI) Index

Impacts 

Major Impact:  Workforce Development

PlanScape Impacts :

Level 1: Best Practice, Business Process, Diversity and Inclusion, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Governance/Public Policy, Workforce Development, Vision/Identity

Level 2:

DMC Impacts:

Community Health Impacts:

Type of Project

Planning, Programming  

Global Mayors Challenge

Info on City website

Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative

Mayor Kim Norton was on the 2019 Cohort:

To help local economies, cities need to get creative.

In Rochester, MN, @MayorNorton has created a grant program that enables businesses to help each other weather this crisis.

We're all in this together, and @BloombergDotOrg is proud to support mayors as they lead the way. pic.twitter.com/PDamLdsd2g

— Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) May 18, 2020

2. Career Opportunities for Women of Color

1. PB Reporting Empowering 11th-grade students

2. Trade Readiness: Message from program manager and program flyers; Trades Readiness Certificate program

3. Video recording at Jan 10. 2024 Equity Alliance Talk 

4. Star Tribune Feb 17, 2024 Reporting

(2) 2022-01-18 Press Release City of Rochester Winner;

(3) September 2021 DMC Presentation;

(4) References: 90 Second Pitch Video, Public Media 

PB Reporting Apr 21, 2025

Apr 2025 Updates

The Early Childhood Resource Hub, a collaboration between C2C and IMAA, aims to connect Olmsted County families with young children to various resources and services.

Press Release: The City of Rochester is beginning its 2026-2027 budget process and invites residents to learn more about the factors shaping the City’s financial outlook.

The Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL) is thrilled to announce the launch of CAAL Ignite, a new grant program offering $10,000–$15,000 to individuals, nonprofits, and small businesses in Minnesota’s Asian American community.

Mayo Clinic re-names its diversity and inclusion office as ‘Office of Belonging’ 

Breathing Study: Enhancing Brain and Mental Health through Breathing Practice

 Apr 2025 Mayor's YouTube Rochester Voices Channel  

Mar 2025: City of Rochester Mayor Kim Norton to attend the National League of Cities (NLC) 2025 Congressional City Conference in Washington, D.C. from March 8-12, 2025.

City of Rochester Mayor Kim Norton to attend the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) 93rd Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C.

"Building relationships of trust with community members"

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2025 Conference Materials

2020 Lifestyle Medicine Symposium (March 19-20)

PB Reporting:  Rochester’s nearly $4.4M seeks to grow housing opportunities; A pair of housing developments is seeking to help first-generation homebuyers start building wealth, rather than continuing a cycle tied to paying monthly rent.

Results Report with links to raw data and Copilot AI analyses

City Council Study Session

Annual Report to DEED Prep 

PB Reporting

" Overall private investment related to the Destination Medical Center initiative bounced back in 2024, but non-Mayo Clinic development continued to decline in the DMC district for the sixth year."

DMC Updates 

SBDC Day and workshop opportunities: "If you have an upcoming business event or celebration, please let us know! We would love to stop by for a RIBBON CUTIING for any of your business." milestones: