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• Food for Thought: Mary Tyler Moore Doesn't Live Here Anymore

  July 24, 2013 - In the third installment of our Food for Thought series, Jay Walljasper explores Mpls-St. Paul's identity crisis and potential solutions.

• St. Paul Foundation: Brian Lindsley named director of Twin Cities Workforce Innovation Network

  ​July 2, 2013 - The McKnight-supported Twin Cities Workforce Innovation Network has named Brian Lindsley director of the network. 

• McKnight and AIA MN announce 2013 Affordable Housing Design award winner

  ​May 16, 2013 - McKnight and AIA MN have announced that LHB, Inc., and Aeon have received the 2013 Affordable Housing Design award for their project the Renaissance Box.

• Our Voice: McKnight announces new 'Moving the Market' funding opportunity

  April 2013 - McKnight's Region & Communities program announces"Moving the Market" funding opportunity.

• Article: Hourcar on the move: Locations planned along Central Corridor

  ​March 7, 2013 - Frederick Melo, Pioneer Press - Twin Cities residents interested in a nearly car-free lifestyle soon will be able to rent Hourcars at nearly twice as many locations.

• Impact Story: Northside Funders Group

  ​February 2013 - In north Minneapolis, 21 private, public, and corporate funders known as the Northside Funders Group are pushing beyond the traditional ways of grantmaking to strategically align their investments for greater impact and to achieve

• News: McKnight and HousingLink announce 2011 housing baseline measures

  ​December 21, 2012 - McKnight and HousingLink release fourth iteration of Minnesota Baseline Housing Measures report.

• News: U of M Research: Locating employers near transitways yields the most economic benefits

  ​November 29, 2012 - U of M releases a research summary to accompany a September 2012 transit-related study showing that encouraging employers to locate near transitways is important for the region’s economic future.

• Impact Story: Urban Homeworks

  Urban Homeworks is a faith-based, innovative community development organization that produces dignified housing for low-income families.

• News Release: AIA Minnesota and McKnight announce the inaugural recipient of the Affordable Housing Design Award

  August 16, 2012 - Cermak Rhoades Architects wins new award recognizing innovative, high-quality designs for affordable housing.

• News Release: Central Corridor Investment pool surpasses $10 million mark

  December 20, 2011 - The Central Corridor Funders Collaborative, of which McKnight is a member, aims to ensure area residents and businesses benefit from light rail.

• News Release: McKnight and HousingLink announce 2010 housing baseline measures

  November 14, 2011 — Report emphasizes field efficiencies and collaboration, impact of government funds.

• News Release: MN Compass's new at-a-glance neighborhood profiles put a sharper focus on trends and issues that matter

  October 24, 2011 - The McKnight-supported Minnesota Compass website, a project of the Wilder Foundation, now provides census data at the Twin Cities neighborhood level. 

• News Release: University of Minnesota: Local Government Innovation Guide

  February 17, 2011 - A McKnight-funded U of M report provides local government with a logical framework for innovation and redesign efforts.