Category Archives: Economic Development

A local developer, Northfield High School graduate and long-time community advocate Brett Reese, plans to invest over $1 million in downtown Northfield.  The goal is to complete a major renovation of the 1877 Archer House.

The Four Partners of Economic Development (the EDA, the NEC, the Chamber and the NDDC) are pushing forward on the Northfield Market Area Plan. Yesterday Northfield business people met with the University of Minnesota in the second phase of the work. A dozen or so invitees, representing both of Northfield’s major retail districts, reviewed theContinue reading “Northfield Retailers Work on Market Area Profile”

The Four Partners of Economic Development, the EDA, NDDC, NEC, and Chamber of Commerce, are working together on a Market Area Profile. The Partners met with the U of M’s Bruce Schwartau last week to begin the process. The Profile represents a more comprehensive approach to market analysis, moving from a strictly geographic-based definition toContinue reading “Partners Collaborate on Market Area Profile”

The Northfield City Council will discuss Sidewalk Dining at their Work Session tonight, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers in City Hall. The City created a new ordinance last year to allow licensed establishments to serve customers on their sidewalks, if the business complied with the requirements of the ordinance.

Joey Robison, Marketing and Members Services Manager at Just Food Co-op, sent me a link to an article in BusinessWeek titled “To Beat Recession, Indies Launch Buy-Local Push“. I guess the long-time advocacy efforts are finally getting the attention of the main-stream press. The piece noted that independent and locally-owned businesses have long argued thatContinue reading “BusinessWeek Notices “Shop Local” Trend”