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DMC Discovery Square

DMC’s Discovery Square, which will include the current Minnesota BioBusiness Center, is anticipated to be one of the largest drivers for job growth as it positions Rochester to attract medical innovators and researchers with the ultimate goal of commercializing new medical discovery and businesses throughout the city and the state. A feasibility study of the proposed biobusiness hub Discovery Square is expected in February of 2016, according to Economic Development Agency Director and Mayo Clinic Chief Administrative Officer Jeff Bolton. The study, which is being funded by Mayo Clinic, will evaluate the extent to which Mayo Clinic and DMC might attract investment and entrepreneurs to Rochester, in addition to potential developer revenue streams and other types of industries that might be interested. “We’re hoping this serves as a hotbed of innovation that pushes us toward new modes of development,” Bolton said.

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Project Impact(s): Economic Development

This project is in Develop Phase

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Collaborators, Project Type, Impacts, Related Projects

Collaborators 

Lead Organization: DMC EDA

Contact: Lisa Clark ; Email: TBD ; Phone: TBD

Known/Likely Collaborators: City of Rochester, MN ; DMC EDA ; Mayo Business Accelerator ; Mayo Clinic Ventures

Potential Collaborators:


Related Projects

Destination Medical Center (DMC) ; Discovery Square One ; Discovery Walk Co-designing ; Heart of the City Peace Plaza Public Realm ; Residence at Discovery Square (Third Ave Lofts Residence at Discovery Square) ; Saint Marys Place Design Process with citizen's participation ; Two Discovery Square


Impacts 

Major Impact:  Universal Design

PlanScape Impacts :

Level 1: Economic Development

Level 2:

DMC Impacts:

Technology, Discovery Square

Community Health Impacts:


Type of Project

Planning, Special  

 

 

Detailed Description

 

DMC Discovery Square Slides

 

Extracted from November 2022 DMCC Board

 

 

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Memo to DMCC

 

 

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Pinned Reports on: DMC Discovery Square


DMC Discovery Square Design Process (November 11, 2022)

Discovery Square Status to DMCC November Board Meeting: 6 Elements of Success

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Reports on: DMC Discovery Square


DMC Discovery Square Design Process (November 11, 2022)

Discovery Square Status to DMCC November Board Meeting: 6 Elements of Success

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DMC Discovery Square Design Process (October 01, 2019)

September 2019 and May 2019 Presentations to DMCC Board.

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6 Crtical Components for Discovery Square (October 04, 2018)
Presented to DMCC Board in its September 2018 board meeting 

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Hammes Co. of Madison, Wis. has been awarded the job to analyze Discovery Square buildout (January 23, 2016)

Mayo Clinic has hired the DMC development manager, Hammes Co. of Madison, Wis., to analyze the Discovery Square piece of the DMC vision and offer a market plan of how the medical and technology research area might be developed. Mayo is paying Hammes $1.5 million to conduct the study, which is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

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Other Community News and Reports having impacts on:

Economic Development
February 11, 2025: City SUPPORTING TRANSFORMATION - BOLD Unbound
City Council Study Session:

Video Recording Link

Presentation

Collaboration Commitment

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February 07, 2025: DMC Equitable Economic Development
Feb 2025 DMC Board Meeting Report: Community Co-design, Equity Alliance Topics, Community Connection & Capacity Building, Pitch Event, Targeted Business Metrics, Affordable Housing

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February 06, 2025: DMC Feb 2025 Key Topics
Feb 2025 DMC Board Meeting Key Topics:

Annual Report; Metrics and Accountability; 2nd Street SW Public Realm Enhancement; Public/Private Collaboration to advance City for Health brand; Video Recording

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February 04, 2025: City Council Approval of Seneca Site for Sports Complex
Authorizing finalization of negotiations with Seneca Foods Corporation to purchase the approximately 160 acres of property in the amount of $5,000,000 for the Rochester Sports and Recreation Complex, to be finalized by survey of the property.

PB Reporting

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February 01, 2025: Rochester Sports Complex Community Inputs

ISIAH:  Ask Rochester City Council to Ensure Equitable Benefit of the Regional Sports Complex: "We believe it’s important that this complex offer equitable community benefit to residents and particular families who lack accessible recreation spaces and affordable, structured programs for their children."

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January 08, 2025: West Transit Village Housing City Council
Per PB reporting:

"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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November 19, 2024: Workforce Development, Inc. presents The Downtown Business Pitch Day 2024
John Marshall High School eleventh grade Economics students will take center stage at the Chateau Theatre for the Downtown Business Pitch Day! 

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October 21, 2024: DMC September 2024 Job Creation Metric
Presentation Slides 

Video Clip of Job Creation Metric

 

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October 16, 2024: 2024 Destination Medical Center Reports
Proceedings

September 2024 DMCC Board Meeting with 2025 Workplan Breakout

May 2024 DMCC Board Meeting and City, County, DMC Joint Meeting

Feb 2024 DMCC Board Meeting

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October 02, 2024: Rochester Vision 2050
Call for inputs: Mayor Norton YouTube Messages

Vision 2050 AI-Powered Interactive Survey LINK

Mayor Norton Memo to the Public

 

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September 30, 2024: West Transit Village
September 2024 DMCC Board Update

September 2022 DMCC Board Status: NTH to run a developer selection process with Mayo

 

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September 30, 2024: Economic Vibrancy & Growth Management

City teammates providing an update on this work, specifically regarding legacy public infrastructure projects, Unbound, infrastructure investments and regulatory milestones.  

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August 02, 2024: Rochester Vision 2050
The visioning effort calls for soliciting broad community input to help propose desired strategic initiatives based on desired outcomes through 2050.

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Last modified by allnode on 2025/02/06
Created by allnode on 2015/05/01

 

 

 

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