After a year of hard work, the NDDC has secured funding for the first sign in its Historic Downtown Northfield sign program. The sign will greet southbound travelers on Highway 35. The sign is the idea of NDDC Board Member Anastasia Balfany. Determined to do something to add to the vitality of downtown, Anastasia discoveredContinue reading “NDDC Secures Funding for Historic Downtown Northfield Sign”
Category Archives: Economic Development
EDA Discusses Combining Swimming Pool and Liquor Store
Before the EDA meeting officially started this morning, in a conversation about moving projects forward more quickly, Vice President Mark Moors suggested combining the Swimming Pool and Liquor Store and thus making the City’s development dollars go further. Treasurer Rick Estenson added that, through this approach, perhaps the Liquor Store could subsidize the operations ofContinue reading “EDA Discusses Combining Swimming Pool and Liquor Store”
Art Centers and Economic Development
There’s quite a buzz around town about the release of a new report. The report is “Artists’ Centers: Evolution and Impact on Careers, Neighborhoods and Economies” by Ann Markusen and Amanda Johnson. Ann Markusen spoke at the August 2004 NDDC Monthly Forum about her previous report, “The Artistic Dividend: The Arts’ Hidden Contributions to RegionalContinue reading “Art Centers and Economic Development”
Community Priorities and the Liquor Store
Tracy Davis, owner of Donegal Carpets and member of the EDA, posted a blog entry discussing the Liquor Store’s expansion or relocation options. As is always the case with Tracy, it’s rich with information, including a link to the consultant’s report. She reveals that the consultant recommends moving the store to Highway 3, based onContinue reading “Community Priorities and the Liquor Store”
Economic Development, the Creative Class and Tolerance
There’s much discussion in town over the past day or so about a full page ad in the Wednesday edition of the Northfield News. Hundreds of people in town felt so strongly about a proposed amendment to the Minnesota Constitution that would bar legal recognition to same-gender civil unions that they took out an adContinue reading “Economic Development, the Creative Class and Tolerance”