I was able to attend the Minneapolis Downtown Council Annual Meeting today. I believe this was the first back in the Armory since the 2020 meeting.

Hundreds of attendees mingle at round dining tables inside the Minneapolis Armory as a large screen displays the mpls downtown council annual meeting 2023 logo

The outgoing chair Mike Ryan gave a good overview of the improtance of downtown and the council, and also welcomed the new chair Karin Lucas from SPS Commerce!

Man in gray suit and green tie speaking on circular stage in large arena venue with jumbo screens showing his live image overhead

SPS is the 10th largest employer downtown with 1,346 people!

I enjoyed the session that Amelia Santaniello led with Steve Cramer, Greg Cunningham, and Mayor Jacob Frey. Frey got up at one point and gave a stump speech for Minneapolis which was great.

Four panelists seated in orange chairs on a round stage at a large indoor event venue with orange branding on LED displays