2025 Bloomington State of the City: Best of Bloomington
Join us for the 2025 State of the City with Mayor Tim Busse on Friday, March 21, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., at the Radisson Blu Mall of America, 2100 Killebrew Drive. Celebrate the best of Bloomington while you learn about the past year’s accomplishments and what’s planned for this year and beyond.
2025 Regional Advisory Board
Are you an employer looking to assist in the molding of your future workforce? Join us on Tuesday, December 10th for the Hennepin West Consortium Regional Advisory Board meeting at Hennepin Technical College in Eden Prairie. This will be an opportunity for employers to engage with Career & Technical educators and career counselors working with high schoolers & post-secondary students in the five industries areas of: Business & Management, Health Sciences, Human Services, Manufacturing & Engineering & Technology and Arts, Communications & IT. Employers of all sizes & industries are welcome! Agenda TBA.
Bloomington Business Connections
This updated series provides the business community an opportunity to connect with local city leaders, Chamber leadership and local businesses to have meaningful conversations, make new connections and stay informed about issues facing their local community. These gatherings are open to the public and free to attend. Attendees from different cities are encouraged to attend as well.
Member Event: Plymouth Small Business Networking Meeting
Plymouth's Small Business Networking Group is hosted monthly by the City, providing an opportunity for the Community and Economic Development team to listen, connect, and gather feedback, while also providing a space for businesses to network and learn from peers. Representatives from city staff, businesses, entrep...
MN Skills-Based Hiring Accelerator Workshop: March #1
Rebuild your hiring process with a skills and competency-based approach by focusing on candidates? capabilities rather than credentials. Improve retention by rebuilding job descriptions, interview processes, onboarding and more???????. Increase diversity among your workforce using data-driven tools that lead to more equitable hiring processes. Network with talent-sourcing organizations. Content is tailored for each organization?s needs along with the opportunity for individualized coaching.
MN Skills-Based Hiring Accelerator: Community of Practice
Come and plug into the growing number of skills-based hiring practitioners in the Twin Cities! Online Community of Practice: Connect with others who have gone through one of our Skills-Based Hiring Accelerator Workshops. Learn how others are utilizing the skills-based model to advance their companies hiring and retention goals. Engage with trained facilitators of the process and have the opportunity to ask them specific questions around skills-based hiring. Hear about upcoming opportunities to connect in the community
New Hope/Crystal Business Networking Group Meeting
The New Hope/Crystal Business Networking Group is a monthly meeting hosted by the Cities of New Hope and Crystal to provide opportunities for the business community to connect and learn about local city projects, events and initiatives.
Northeast Minneapolis Business Connections
This updated series provides the business community an opportunity to connect with local city leaders, Chamber leadership and local businesses to have meaningful conversations, make new connections and stay informed about issues facing their local community. These gatherings are open to the public and free to attend. Attendees from different cities are encouraged to attend as well.
