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Election Update 2020...... 1 Scheels at ...... 2 MN Marketplace...... 3-4 Resources...... 4 Corporate Sponsors...... 5 DECEMBER 2020 Calendar of Events...... 5 The Connection

FEATURE NEWS ELECTION UPDATE 2020

MINNESOTA SAW RECORD VOTER TURNOUT FOR THE There was no change in ’s House and NOVEMBER 3, 2020 STATE GENERAL ELECTION. An Senate majority party control. The House remains by Sonnie Elliot, estimated 3,290,000 Minnesotans voted in the DFL majority (70–64) and the Senate Republican FAEGRE DRINKER election; of these approximately 1,846,668 were (34–33). Although the margins tightened absentee ballots. Of Minnesota’s eligible voters, compared to the current biennium, all four caucus 79.9% participated in the general election and that leaders were re-elected. The four caucus leaders makes us #1 in the nation for voter turnout. The elected were: House Speaker Melissa Hortman national average was 66.4%. (DFL – Brooklyn Park), House Minority Leader “...79.9% Kurt Daudt (R – Crown), Senate Majority Leader Despite predictions of a “blue wave” election, Paul Gazelka (R – Nisswa) and Senate Minority participated Minnesota’s elected offices remained much the Leader Susan Kent (DFL – Woodbury). same. Minnesota’s congressional delegation in the general had only one change, former Republican State Over the next month, the leaders will decide Senator and Lt. Governor Michelle Fischbach beat on committee structure and who will chair election and that longtime incumbent Democrat Congressman those committees. Finally, all of the committee Collin Peterson for the seat in the 7th assignments will be completed prior to makes us #1 in Congressional District. Congressman Peterson commencement of the legislative session on had continued to win as a Democrat despite the January 5, 2021. the nation for 7th district voting Republican for president for the last decade. voter turnout.

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THE NEW 2-LEVEL, 200,000 SQUARE FEET SCHEELS can’t get this type of experience with mouse IS A BRICK AND MORTAR PARADISE, WITH IN-STORE clicks. Not to mention the store’s depth of fashion by Johnny Reimann, EXPERIENCES IN DROVES. Leaving your car, the apparel, licensed apparel and merchandise, home MID-AMERICA REAL ESTATE – store’s entry is flanked by tasteful landscaping, décor, on-field and outdoor sports and recreation MINNESOTA, LLC bronze sculpture and what I’ll call the “Scheels means you can make the drive knowing you’ll find Mount Rushmore” of Lincoln, Jefferson, whatever you need in one place (and sized right). Washington and Reagan. Visual details don’t end We all wonder which retailers will have staying there, from the aquarium archway at checkout, to power in the pandemic world and beyond, and life sized John Randle and Herb Brooks displays this would seem to and full sized Ferris wheel at center of it all, you check all the boxes.

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IN THE NEWS MN Marketplace

4POOR RICHARD’S COMMONHOUSE is now 4TheAPPLE store in Uptown will close CW’S BAR & GRILL in Bloomington. permanently. Other stores not opening by Lisa Diehl, by Holly Robinson, include COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR and NORTH DIEHL AND MID-AMERICA REAL 4BRICK AND BOURBON opening late fall FACE, SUSHI TANGO, MAC COSMETICS. Long a PARTNERS, LLC ESTATE – MINNESOTA, LLC early winter with their second location, go-to spot in Uptown, CHINO LATINO closes. FIVE GUYS and GENT SALON both recently Calhoun Square in Uptown gets new opened at Elevate at Southwest Station in name, SEVEN POINTS. Eden Prairie. 4DUNKIN is gearing up to test an Amazon 4SMILE ORTHODONTIST opened in St. Paul in Go-style store in California with its the Highland retail area. checkout-free pilot program without interacting with anyone or scanning by Jesseka Doherty, 4AMAZON expects to open a 750,000 square anything at a kiosk. MID-AMERICA REAL foot fulfillment center in Lakeville next ESTATE – MINNESOTA, LLC summer. This would be the second center 4RUBY TUESDAY files for Chapter 11 to be built in Minnesota. The facility will bankruptcy. 4Maybe open/coming soon: BULL AND be used to pack oversized items such as FINCH PUB, EL TRAVIESO TAQUERIA, SOOKI AND mattresses, grills and exercise equipment. 4Plymouth’s first brewery and taproom, MIMI, PETIT LEON, VINAI, VIVIR, COQUETTE AND LUCE LINE BREWING CO., recently opened. COLIBRI. 4US BANK is converting a former Taco Bell on Larpenteur to a branch location in 4Local restaurant owner, Kim Bartmann 4A U.S. judge approved a deal to rescue Roseville. revises famed CAFE WYRD. JCPENNEY CO. INC. from bankruptcy proceedings averting a liquidation 4HARBOR FREIGHT opened its 11th location 4KASKAID HOSPITALITY, INC. plans to use that would have put the beleaguered in Minnesota in Virginia with a 15,000 Crave’s metro locations as the launching department store chain out of business square foot space in the Uptown Virginia pad for a new burger-centric ghost-kitchen and jeopardized tens of thousands of jobs. Mall, formerly the Thunderbird Mall on concept called TOASTY BUNS with delivery Mall operators Simon Property Group Highway 53. only service. and Brookfield Property Partners will acquire the company’s slimmed-down 4CYCLE GEAR, one of the country’s largest 4Places we will miss: THE BACHELOR retail operations for $1.75 billion in cash retailers of motorcycle parts and apparel, FARMER, MARVEL BAR, IN BLOOM, BELLECOUR, and debt. has opened a 5,322 square foot space in BUTCHER & THE BOAR, SURLY BREWING’S BREW . This is one of the brand’s HALL and PIZZA UPSTAIRS, MOOSE & SADIES. 4ERIK’S BIKE SHOP relocates headquarters first locations in the state. to . — continued on page 4

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4PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES may go public, 4HIGHLANDER GAMES is a community 4DOLLAR GENERAL’S concept called DGX, again! focused tabletop gaming store opening a will anchor 6,000 square feet of space new location in Coon Rapids. in the Andrus Building in downtown 4PEACE COFFEE closes all three locations Minneapolis and will open in 2021. This and will focus on selling to retailers. 4BLUESTAR ALLIANCE has signed an will be the first of this concept to enter agreement to acquire the tween brand, Minnesota. 4PIER 1 is relaunching as pure-play JUSTICE, from Ascena Retail Group for e-commerce retailer. $90 million. Ascena continues to operate its Ann Taylor, Loft, Lane Bryant and 4Fresh-baked and home-delivered, Lou & Grey brands. Bluestar is a brand CRUMBL COOKIES has opened a location in management and marketing company Apple Valley adjacent to Target. Look for whose brand portfolio includes Hurley, additional locations throughout the Twin Bebe, Tahari, Brookstone, Limited Too Cities. and others.

4ULTA BEAUTY will open hundreds of shops 4Minneapolis Farmer’s Market vendor, inside Target stores next year. NORTHERN FIRES PIZZA, is opening a year- round takeout-only set up at 42nd Street 4Longstanding sports bar and scratch and Cedar Avenue in South Minneapolis. kitchen restaurant, CHAMPPS, has permanently closed in Minnetonka at 4A new DUNKIN’ coffee shop is leading Ridgedale. THE PURPLE ONION CAFÉ AND the makeover of the Valley West Shopping CATERING on University Avenue has also Center in Bloomington replacing an old SUSHI TANGO closed. As has on Hennepin Goodyear Tire store and a portion of a ULTA BEAUTY Avenue in Minneapolis. former Planet Fitness space.

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RESOURCES THE MUSICANT GROUP has authored two new free resources to Hy-Vee has implemented an automated system to sanitize support main streets, downtowns and public spaces this shopping carts. Hy-Vee is taking store sanitizing amid the winter: pandemic to the next level. • WINTER ACTIVATION COVID TOOLKIT can be downloaded at: http://www.musicantgroup.com/covid.html (great for tactical MSCA PHILANTHROPIC CHARITY OF CHOICE implementation) THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF MSCA MEMBERS, • WINTER ACTIVATION STRATEGIES article for The American AND MEMBER COMPANY HJ DEVELOPMENT, WE Downtown Revitalization Review (perfect for strategizing DONATED OVER $10,000 TO THE OPEN ARMS OF and loaded with tips and tricks): https://theadrr.com/ MINNESOTA TURKEY DRIVE!

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MSCA WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR 2020 CORPORATE SPONSORS!

FOST CHOLES AGENCY INC.

Allied Blacktop Company Gausman & Moore Mechanical Quality Trusted Commercial Aspen Waste Systems, Inc. and Electrical Engineers Construction & Roofing, Inc. Barna, Guzy & Steffen, Ltd. Great Clips, Inc. Ridgedale/Brookfield Properties Bell Bank Great Southern Bank RMA Real Estate Services, LLC Braun Intertec Grindstone Construction Services RPT Realty Bremer Bank Guaranty Commercial Title, Inc. RSM US LLP CBRE HJ Development Rochon Clean Response Interstate Companies Ryan Companies US, Inc. Colliers |Minneapolis-St. Paul Johnson Financial Group Smith Gendler Shiell Sheff Ford & Maher CSM Corporation Kimley-Horn Target Corporation Cushman & Wakefield Kraus-Anderson Companies TCF Bank Cutting Edge Property Maintenance Larkin Hoffman Trautz Properties, Inc. Doran Companies Launch Properties U.S. Bank National Association Dorsey & Whitney LLP The Mandinec Group Landscaping Inc. United Properties DryTech Restoration and Construction Maple Crest Landscape Weis Builders, Inc. Faegre Drinker Mid-America Real Estate - Minnesota, LLC Westwood Professional Services Fendler Patterson Construction, Inc. Midwest Maintenance & Mechanical, Inc. Wings Financial Credit Union Flynn Midwest LP Oppidan, Inc. Fost Choles Agency Inc. — Prescription Landscape American Family Insurance

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