NDDC Board Member Keith Covey takes a shift at the table for Carleton’s Family and Parent weekend. The NDDC has distibuted hundreds of Downtown Welcome Bags at both St. Olaf and Carleton Colleges over the past two weeks to support the schools’ hospitality and to let the visitors know about opportunities in Downtown Northfield. OverContinue reading “NDDC Welcome Bag Initiative, Round 2”
Category Archives: Economic Expansion Committee
Downtown Design District
I have been meaning to share a concept with you for some time…in fact, since I read the January edition of Mainstreet News. It’s about the 16:62 Design Zone. It’s located in a funky old neighborhood of Pittsburgh. They had some cool historic buildings in need of a little investment and a community that wantedContinue reading “Downtown Design District”
2005 Property Valuations
As downtown Northfielders are probably aware, there is concern about potential real estate tax increases in 2006. A number of downtown building and business owners have spoken with the NDDC about this issue recently. The statements of property valuations for the purposes of determining real estate taxes arrived last week and they include valuation increasesContinue reading “2005 Property Valuations”
News Flash – Northfield Community Investment Fund is Up and Running
The Northfield Community Investment Fund, a $1.5 million pool intended to assist development and redevelopment projects in Northfield, is up and running. The final signing of the documents is taking place two floors over my head at this very moment. The Fund was originally the brain-child of the NDDC. Founders Brett Reese, Bardwell Smith andContinue reading “News Flash – Northfield Community Investment Fund is Up and Running”
Oh Yeah, the Block Heads
Last Wednesday, February 9th, the NDDC hosted one of their increasingly regular (must be the bran muffins) Block Head Gatherings. As is our practice, it was held at Joe Grundhoefer’s Rueb-N-Stein at 8 am. Our special guest was Heidi Hamilton, Director of Public Works for the City of Northfield. She brought Joel Walinski, the City’sContinue reading “Oh Yeah, the Block Heads”