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Home My WebLink About2022_04 Summary - COR DMC TB & WFPROFESSIONAL SERVICES & CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SRF PMC Agreement Integrated Transit Studies (4) SRF Constr. Admin Transit-Oriented Development SRF A&E Rapid Transit 6th Street Bridge Concept Riverfront Small Area Plan Closed Projects Active Projects TARGETED BUSINESS (TB) Goal: 7% 2017-2022 TB Performance*: 5.9% Active Projects TB Performance: 6.3% WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION Performance Goals 2017-2022* Active Women: 8% 34.1% 32.4% Minorities: 15% 9.8% 13.8% Goals: Commercial 7%; Heavy Civil 4% 2017-2022 TB Performance (C&HC): 7.7% Active Projects TB Performance Commercial and Heavy Civil: 5.2% Commercial: 7.2% Heavy Civil: 4.3% Alatus Housing – 2nd Street Chateau Theatre Civic on First/Hyatt House Hotel Indigo One Discovery Square Urban on 1st Wells Fargo Building J2582 Parking Ramp #6 J7326 4th St SW J7319 6th & 7th Avenue M16-21 Sewer Siphon J8903 City Loop Bike Lane J7830 1st Street NW Sewer Discovery Square Phase 2 Heart of the City 12th & 13th Avenue Sanitary North Broadway Bryk on Broadway Apartments Discovery Walk Downtown Sidewalk Enhancement Closed Projects Active Projects and Storm Sewer TARGETED BUSINESS AND WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION MONTHLY REPORT WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION Performance Goals 2017-2021* Active Women: 8% 3.6% 4.4% Minorities: 15% 15.4% 14.8% Rochester Residents: 18.8% *Results are cumulative April 2017 through April 2022. CO N S TR U C T I ON IN D U S TRY NEW S M a y 2 0 2 2 CONSTRUCTION TARGETED BUSINESS (TB) For mor e information see the City o f Rochester Targeted B us in e ss and W or kf or c e Part icipa tion Plan w e bsite or contact Jorrie Jo hnso n j john son@roches termn.gov ◦ (5 07) 328 -201 6 *Results are cumulative April 2017 through April 2022. May was Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Of the 1565 hours performed on the 6th Street Bridget Concept project, 458 (29%) have been performed by people of Asian heritage. 203.5 hours were performed by Landscape Architect Ling Gao (Chinese) the Principal in Charge John Slack (Japanese-American) with Perkins and Will, Inc. based in Minneapolis, Minn. Two women of Indian heritage, Savita Katarya and Kylie Bartz, with Diversity Council in Rochester, performed a combined total of 88.5 hours on this project. Asian Pacific Islander Participation on 6th Street Bridge Project Discovery Walk Workforce Pember Companies (893.75 hours), Premier Electric (106 hours), Missy's Trucking (17.25 hours) and Warning Lites (12.5 hours) got off to a great start this spring reporting more than 1,000 hours combined through the end of April 2022. 17 women hours (1.7%) and 12 hours (1.2%) have been performed by people of color. All prime contractors on this project have provided workforce participation plans and are asked to report their efforts John Slack Ling Gao Savita Katarya Scholarship FUNdraiser Golf Event Friday, June 17, 2022 Bunker Hills Golf Club, Coon Rapids, MN 9-Hole Tournament Click HERE to learn more about the tournament, sponsorship opportunities and get registered today! Bush Companies and Minnesota Minority Trades Council Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cuttings Ceremony Locally-owned and operated by Kenneth Bush, Bush Companies and Minnesota Minority Trades Council moved into a new location at 4115 26th Street NW, Rochester, Minn. Ambassadors with the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce hosted their ribbon cutting ceremonies on May 3, 2022. Bush companies has joined Laborers Local 405 in Rochester and has hired four members. The company has an active contract with MnDOT on the Hwy 61 resurfacing project. . to recruit and retain women and people of color until goals are acheived. To support women entrepreneurs and encourage them to develop their businesses in downtown Rochester, Destination Medical Center is sponsoring the remainder of Women Entrepreneurs (WE) Forum 2022 events. WE Forum was started three years ago by Dr. Christine Beech, faculty member of the business department of Saint Mary's University, and Heather Holmes, formerly with Rochester Area Economic Development Inc. (RAEDI). The first WE Forum DMC sponsored event was April 28, 2022 at 8 a.m. at St Mary's University Cascade Meadows campus. The featured panelists represented women in Arts and Entrepreneurism. Dr. Beech moderated the panel with widely recognized musician Annie Mack, Fagan Studios co-owner and photographer and the new Cafe Aqui co-owner Michelle Fagan, and arts Threshold Arts Executive Director Naura Anderson. Each of the panelists shared their own struggles and successes of being a woman in the arts and asking their worth for their work. On May 19th, a WE Forum lunch workshop teaching participants how to write and elevator speech was led by Amanda Leightner, Interim Executive Director of Collider and Tawonda Burks, owner of Elocina. An elevator pitch is a brief (20-30 seconds) persuasive speech that you use to spark interest in a project, product or service. It should be interesting, memorable and tell the listener what is unique about your service. WE Forum events are free to attend. For more information and to register for an event, visit weforumrochmn.org or connect with WE Forum on Facebook. Email them at weforumrochestermn@gmail.com. For mor e information see the City o f Rochester Targeted B us in e ss and W or kf or c e Part icipa tion Plan w e bsite or contact Jorrie Jo hnso n j john son@roches termn.gov ◦ (5 07) 328 -201 6 Destination Medical Center Sponsors Women Entrepreneurs (WE) Forum (Left to right) Dr. Christine Beech, Annie Mack, Michelle Fagan and Naura Anderson. M a y 2 0 2 2 Amanda Leightner, Collider Tawonda Burks, Elocina June 23 4:30 - 6 p.m. August 25 8 - 9 a.m. September 29 8 - 9 a.m. October 27 4:30 - 6 p.m. November 17 8 - 9 a.m. CONNECT A Networking Event BUILD A BENEFITS PACKAGE Speaker Panel WHO IS YOUR CUSTOMER? Workshop CONNECT A Networking Event INVESTING IN YOUR BUSINESS Speaker Panel WE Forum #rochmn 2022 Line Up Recognizing Women Who Worked on Heart of the City Women in Professional/Technical Services Whitespace Sarah Miller and Audrey Hunt Coen + Partners Wanjing Ji, Laura Kamin-Lyndgaard and Hannah Leung KimleyHorn Katie Olson Carl Bolander & Sons, Inc. subcontractors: Boys Water Products, owner Kathryn Boys Husky Construction, owner April Boogren LM Eaton Trucking, owner Lindsey Eaton Missy's Trucking, owner and truck diver Melissa Beach Global Specialty Contractors Supplier: Astro Metal Craft, owner Suzanne Ross Legends Concrete Supplier: Lawn and Driveway Service, owner Vicky Dosdall Merit Contracting, Inc. Subcontractor: Courtland LLC, owner Julia Espey Woman-owned Contractors Crafts/Tradeswomen Nora Hareldson Laborer Kraus-Anderson Brittany Jewel Laborer Precision Hardscapes, Inc. Cheyenne Losey Laborer Kraus-Anderson Leah Opsal Laborer Global Specialty Contractors Katie Williamson Laborer Legends Concrete, Inc. Rachel Zimprich Laborer Kraus-Anderson Jamie Rothe (left), Community Engagement & Experience Director for Destination Medical Center EDA, and Jodi Wiemerslage (right), Project Manager for Hunt Electric and NAWIC SE MN Chapter #346 President, hosted the event recognizing women who participated on Heart of the City project at Chateau Theatre on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 as part of the Heart of the City commemorative day. We recognize that women performed many roles on the success of this project who are not acknowledged here. Thank you!