MBOLD is pleased to announce that our partner, Myplas USA, has been awarded the Economic Development Association of Minnesota’s (EDAM) prestigious “Project of the Year” award for 2023. With investment from MBOLD members and other stakeholders, Myplas USA is establishing a $24M state-of-the-art flexible film recycling plant in Rogers, more»

GREATER MSP announced today that Morris Goodwin will join the region’s economic development partnership as Forge North Managing Director and Enterprise Financial Advisor. Goodwin will be the first Managing Director of Forge North, a coalition of more than 150 partners accelerating startup growth & innovation across the Greater Minneapolis-Saint more»

ST. PAUL, MINN. (July 26, 2022) – Today, the Itasca Project and the GREATER MSP Partnership announced a formal integration that officially acknowledges the increasing collaboration between the two groups. The Itasca Project, a volunteer-driven group of leaders from business and other sectors, was founded by business leaders in 2004 to address more»

SAINT PAUL, Minn., July 18, 2022 - The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) includes one of the largest and most flexible investments ever made by the federal government into Minnesota cities and counties. Thanks to the newly released MSP ARPA Tracker created by the GREATER MSP Partnership, decisions made by cities and counties to allocate ARPA funds are now more»

ST. PAUL,MINN. (May 4, 2022) – A ground breaking partnership led by Minnesota’s MBOLD coalition has united leading global businesses and research institutions to catalyze a regional circular economy for flexible films and packaging materials in the Upper Midwest. MBOLD members General Mills, Schwan’s Company, Target, Ecolab, Cargill, Land more»

Communitywide celebration marks first Black-Owned bank in Minnesota

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MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL – (April 12, 2022) U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Alejandra Y. Castillo will tour the University of Minnesota and conduct a roundtable discussion about the Greater MSP region’s efforts to promote inclusive economic growth. This morning, Assistant Secretary Castillo will conduct a tour of more»

March 23, 2022 MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL, MN. - As part of ongoing efforts to close equity gaps for Black, Brown and Women entrepreneurs, partners in the Forge North startup coalition announced today the launch of the MSP Equity Fund – a $50 million venture capital fund of funds powered by gener8tor and GREATER MSP and anchored by major investments from more»