Past Events

​ Please join us for the first business forum of the 2020-2021 season on Thursday, September 17, at 11 a.m.  This is a joint forum with the Minneapolis Downtown Council.  Please register via Eventbrite. About this Event Mpls downtown continues to see investment and development projects, all of which are integral to downtown’s vitality. We will hear how the Hennepin Avenue, Water Works, 3rd Avenue Bridge and 35W Orange Line & Southwest LRT projects are all developing. These projects are…

The next ETBP Business Forum will take place on Thursday, October 22, at 11 a.m. via Zoom. The title for this forum is "Learning from Perennial Disruption Navigators: A Start Up and Entrepreneurial Community Round Table." This event is FREE, but please RSVP via Zoom.  You will receive the Zoom login link upon registration.  Description The Twin Cities start-up and entrepreneurial community lives every day expecting and responding to disruption. This panel moderated by Jacquie Berglund, CEO of Finnegans Brew…

The next ETBP Business Forum is scheduled for Thursday, November 19, at 11 a.m. via Zoom.  Please register via Zoom. Description The pandemic had delivered crushing blows to the hospitality industry.  This forum will feature owners and operators, as well as travel experts as they continue to recalibrate their industry with courage and innovation. Panelists Cyndy Harrison, Owner, Sawatdee Thai Restaurants Edward Hopkins, Owner, eagleBOLT Bar Dennis Monroe, Attorney, Owner, Eastside / Grand Cafe, Downtown Restaurant Group Audrey Lucas, Senior…

The next East Town Business Partnership Business Forum is coming up on Thursday, January 21, 2021, at 11 a.m. via Zoom. TOPIC: Women Leading in the Marketplace FORUM DESCRIPTION: 2020 signified the 100th anniversary of the 19th U.S. Constitutional Amendment affirming the right of women to vote. In this forum,we will hear from cross-sector executive women speaking to the progress of gender leadership equity in the marketplace. PANELISTS: Hedy Lemar Walls, Chief Social Responsibility Officer, Greater Twin Cities YMCA Mary Post,…

The next East Town Business Partnership Business Forum is coming up on Thursday, February 18, at 11 a.m. via Zoom.  The topic for this month's forum is "Safety Net Innovators Tackling Poverty and Homelessness." Forum Description: The social service infrastructure of the Twin Cities has prevented thousands of people from falling into street homelessness. And, yet we still have deep poverty and street homelessness in downtown. This forum will feature leading social service executive leaders discussing strategies and policy solutions that…