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 Following is a Sample of workforce development related events

Start Date Title Tags
Mar 26, 2022 05:00 PM Small Business Administration: Business Training in Rochester ('networking', 'diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Feb 10, 2022 09:00 AM Free Workshop for Women, Minority and Veteran-Owned Businesses ('Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Feb 03, 2022 09:30 AM Februray 3, 2022 DMCC Board Session and Collaborative Session ('DMC', 'housing', 'workforce', 'governance', 'Entrepreneurship', 'sustainability', 'transit', 'Work Product: DMC')
Jan 29, 2022 01:00 PM The Leader in You Webinar ('leadership', 'Entrepreneurship')
Jan 27, 2022 10:00 AM African American/Black Construction Entrepreneur Event ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'workforce', 'Entrepreneurship')
Jan 26, 2022 11:30 AM HEALTH AS A CATALYST FOR GROWTH ('DMC', 'sustainability', 'housing', 'workforce', 'governance', 'Entrepreneurship', 'America City for Health', 'Health', 'transit', 'Work Product: DMC')
Jan 15, 2022 10:00 AM Technovation[MN] 2021-22 Season Launchappalooza! ('Diversity', 'workforce', 'youth', 'tech', 'openbeam', 'Education', 'women')
Dec 16, 2021 12:00 PM Emerging Entrepreneur Loan Program Webinar on Thursday, December 16th ('funding', 'Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Dec 07, 2021 01:30 PM DMC/City of Rochester DBE Winter 2022 Workshop Planning ('Education', 'Diversity', 'workforce', 'Entrepreneurship')
Nov 04, 2021 09:30 AM November 4, 2021 DMCC Board Meeting ('DMC', 'housing', 'workforce', 'governance', 'Entrepreneurship', 'sustainability', 'transit', 'Work Product: DMC')
Oct 29, 2021 12:00 PM Productive Hacks by Collider ('Education', 'Entrepreneurship')
Oct 27, 2021 08:30 AM Explore Careers in Construction ('Diversity', 'workforce')
Oct 20, 2021 11:00 AM Racism and the Economy Series: Focus on the Wealth Divide ('diversity', 'openbeam', 'Entrepreneurship')
Oct 07, 2021 10:30 AM Meet and Learn from Certified Minority-Owned Construction Business Owners ('Education', 'Diversity', 'workforce')
Sep 28, 2021 08:00 AM Entrepreneurial Bridge ('networking', 'Entrepreneurship')
Sep 15, 2021 12:00 PM Inclusive Workforce Employer Designation Lunch & Learn ('Diversity', 'workforce')
Sep 09, 2021 01:00 PM Federal Reserve Bank: Racism and the Economy: Focus on Health ('diversity', 'Health/Wellness', 'Health', 'Entrepreneurship')
Aug 24, 2021 01:00 PM Rochester Area - Construction Small Business Support (August 2021) ('Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'workforce', 'openbeam', 'cmrc')
Aug 17, 2021 02:30 PM Immigrant & Diverse Workforce Solutions in Central MN ('diversity', 'Diversity', 'workforce')
Aug 09, 2021 10:00 AM Rochester Public Schools: Job & Career Fair ('RPS', 'workforce')
Jul 23, 2021 09:00 AM ROI of DEI by Diversity Crew ('collider', 'Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Jul 15, 2021 08:00 AM Leading in the Workplace ('collider', 'workforce', 'Entrepreneurship', 'chamber', 'Diversity')
Jul 13, 2021 11:00 AM Racism and the Economy: Focus on Criminal Justice ('Diversity', 'public safety', 'governance', 'Entrepreneurship', 'Civic Equity')
Jun 04, 2021 11:15 AM Economic Mobility for Underserved Residents of Rochester (Invitation Only) ('commerce', 'DMC', 'collider', 'workforce', 'governance', 'Entrepreneurship', 'Diversity')
Jun 02, 2021 11:00 AM Federal Reserve Bank: Racism and the Economy: Focus on Entrepreneurship ('diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Jun 02, 2021 11:00 AM Racism and the Economy: Focus on Entrepreneurship ('Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Jun 01, 2021 07:00 AM Free Training! Hightway Heavy Construction Careers ('workforce', 'Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'cmrc')
May 26, 2021 01:00 PM Rochester Area - Construction Small Business Support (May 2021) ('workforce', 'Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'cmrc')
May 25, 2021 12:30 PM Collider Inclusion Open Advisory Board Meeting (May 2021) ('commerce', 'diversity', 'workforce', 'Entrepreneurship', 'openbeam', 'collider')
Apr 21, 2021 01:00 PM Rochester Area - Construction Small Business Support - Collaboration ('workforce', 'Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'cmrc')
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Two types of event information being shared in the following:

1. A list of Beam aware upcoming community events of all types. 

2. A list of noteworthy past events that have one or more of the following contents: presentation slides, video recordings as well as takeaways. 

Upcoming Events
Trafficking is Still Here Jan 18, 2025 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM — Assisi Heights Spirituality Center
January 2025 Annual MLK "We Have A Dream" Virtual Celebration Jan 20, 2025 08:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Rochester Area Foundation Racial-Healing Jan 21, 2025 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM — Rochester Area Foundation, Second Floor Community Room
Winter Salt Week: Promoting Sustainable Winter Maintenance and Protecting Freshwater Resources Jan 24, 2025 - Jan 31, 2025 — Olmsted County Government Center Rotunda, 151 4th St SE, Rochester (Enter through Door C)
History Center: Seeking A New Understanding of MN's Role in the Underground Railroad Feb 20, 2025 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM — History Center
The Sound of Gospel Music Feb 28, 2025 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
United Way of Olmsted County Centennial Gala Mar 15, 2025 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM — J. Powers at the Hilton in Downtown Rochester
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$2.5 Million RAISE Grant Awarded for Planning and Design of South Broadway Avenue Improvements

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West Transit Village Housing City Council

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"A final plan for dividing a 14.1-acre Mayo Clinic parking lot into developable sections is expected to be reviewed Monday by the Rochester City Council. The site, being dubbed “West Transit Village,” sits between Second Street Southwest and Cascade Lake. It is currently used as a Mayo Clinic employee shuttle lot, and Mayo Clinic plans to construct a 2,500-stall parking structure."

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"Heritage language and culture teacher"

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Minnesota Department of Education Funding Opportunity

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Last Updated January 02, 2025


Childcare Affordability Legislative Ideas

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Last Updated December 30, 2024


Olmsted County shares 2025 budget information

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City Housing Support

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Mayo Platform: A wealth of data, but how is it protected?

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"Link BRT a milestone project for Rochester

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PB Reporting

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Workforce Development, Inc. presents The Downtown Business Pitch Day 2024

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Last Updated November 19, 2024


Cultivating Well-being in the Workplace

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" Ascend’s Mental Health Survey of API professionals found that overall, APIs reported mental health was worse than Americans’ mental health as a whole, with 39% of APIs reporting fair to poor mental health compared to 25% of the general American population." 

Last Updated November 14, 2024