Presentations Archive
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October 2023
Julie Wischnack, Mike Funk and Alisha Gray, City of Minnetonka; Tom Whitlock and Chuck Evens, Damon Farber Landscape Architects; Robb Bader, Bader Development; and Rhonda Davis, Avidor Minnetonka.
Tales from a Dale – Ridgedale Reimagined
![Parkway Theater, 48th Street S. and Chicago Ave.](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_9726-2_square.jpg)
September 2023
Eddie Landenberger
Revitalization of 48th Street S. and Chicago Ave., including the Parkway Theater
![Renee Alexander](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Renee-Alexander-cropped.jpg)
June 2023
Renee Alexander, CEO, Minnesota State Fair
CEO Speaker Series
![Chris Makowske](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Chris-Makowske_300.jpg)
May 2023
Chris Makowske, President of Lakewood Cemetery Association
Reimagining a Cemetery in Modern Life
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March 2023
Esther Callahan, Co-Artistic Director, Arts + Rec Uptown
David Frank, Uptown Association
Jackie Knight, COO, Ackerberg
Laura Merino-Franco, Founder, Primitiva Collective
What’s Up With Uptown?
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January 2023
Tour of the Switch House
![](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Bridgewater.jpg)
November 2022
Karen Barton, Community Development Director/EDA Executive Director, City of St. Louis Park
Jimmy Loyd, City of St. Paul
Breaking Down Inequities in Development
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September 2022
Thomas Fisher, University of Minnesota
Space, Structures and Design in a Post-Pandemic World
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October 2021
Pat Mascia, UMFREA
East Gateway Redevelopment Project
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April 2021
Alissa Luepke-Pier, AIA, and principal at A.D.L.Pier Design, Inc.
Minneapolis 2040: Beyond the sound bite.
![Adair Mosely](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/adair-mosely.jpg)
February 2021
Adair Mosley, President and CEO, Pillsbury United Communities
CEO Speaker Series
Justice Built Communities: an equitable economic development corporation created to prevent gentrification and displacement and prioritize wealth creation in black and brown communities.
![Sally Augustin and Jim Vos](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Sally-Augustin-and-Jim-Vos.png)
November 2020
Dr. Sally Augustin, environmental
psychologist
Jim Vos, commercial real estate strategist
Post COVID intersection of human nature and corporate culture
![Edward Goetz](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Edward-Goetz.jpeg)
September 2020
Edward Goetz, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs
One-Way Street of Integration
![Robyne Robinson, Tracy Walsh photo-tracy-walsh-photo](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Robyne-Robinson-Tracy-Walsh-photo-tracy-walsh-photo.jpeg)
July 2020
Robyne Robinson, five x five art consultants
George Floyd Protest Art
![](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Tony-Barranco.jpg)
May 2020
Tony Barranco, Ryan Companies
Ford Site Redevelopment
![Keith Baker](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Keith-Baker.jpg)
February 2020
Keith Baker, ReConnect Rondo
Michael Fischer, LHB
Cyrus Knutson, MnDOT
Capping Freeways
![Chris Behrens](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Chris-Behrens-e1613244722271.png)
December 2019
Chris Behrens, CEO, YA
CEO Speaker Series
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![Scott Richardson](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Scott-Richardson.jpg)
May 2019
Scott Richardson, VP Development, Simon
The Evolving Mall
![Jessica Hellmann](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Jessica-Hellmann.jpg)
April 2019
Dr. Jessica Hellmann, Director, Institute on the Environment, U of MN
Climate Change and Land Use
![Dan Collision](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Dan-Collision.jpg)
January 2019
Dan Collision, Executive Director, NūLoop Partners
Glenwood Avenue Corridor
![Burt Colianni](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Burt-Colianni.jpg)
November 2018
Burt Colianni, CEO, Marquette Companies
Land Economics Inform Location and Expansion Decisions
![Gary Hecimovich](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Gary-Hecimovich.jpg)
September 2018
Gary Hecimovich, Partner, Deloitte
Qualified Opportunity Zone Incentives
![Jay Lindgren](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Jay-Lindgren.jpg)
May 2018
Jay Lindgren,
Partner, Dorsey & Whitney
Public Private Partnerships
![Richard Davis](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Richard-Davis.jpg)
March 2018
Richard Davis, CEO, US Bancorp
CEO Speaker Series
![Neel Kashkari](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Neel-Kashkari.jpg)
December 2017
Neel Kashkari, President, Minneapolis Federal Reserve
CEO Speaker Series
![Maureen Bausch](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Maureen-Bausch.jpg)
September 2017
Maureen Bausch, CEO Superbowl Welcome Committee
Economic & Land Use Implications of Super Bowl LII
![Yingling Fan](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Yingling-Fan.jpg)
May 2017
Prof. Yingling Fan,
University of Minnesota
Integrated Transit and Work Force Development
![Pat Kessler](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Pat-Kessler.jpg)
March 2017
Pat Kessler,
WCCO-CBS Political Reporter
![Charlie Zelle](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Charlie-Zelle.jpg)
January 2017
Charlie Zelle,
Commissioner, MNDOT
![Ken Powell](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Ken-Powell.jpg)
November 2016
Ken Powell,
CEO, General Mills
CEO Series Speaker
![Brian Ryks](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Brian-Ryks.png)
September 2016
Brian Ryks, CEO, MAC
MSP Airport-For Now and the Future
![](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Lisa-Clarke.jpg)
April 2016
Lisa Clarke, Executive Director DMC, Rochester, MN
![Steven Rosenstone](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Steven-Rosenstone.jpg)
February 2016
Steven Rosenstone, Chancellor MnSCU
MNSCU for the 21st Century
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November 2015
Mary Brainerd, President & CEO HealthPartners
CEO Series Speaker
![](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Tom-Fisher.jpg)
September 2015
Tom Fisher, U of M School of Design
Futurist—The World Ahead
![Anthony Iton](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Anthony-Iton.jpg)
May 2015
Anthony Iton, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., UC Berkeley School of Public Health
How Zip Codes Define Life Expectancy
![Rhoda Olsen](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Rhoda-Olsen.jpg)
April 2015
Rhoda Olsen, CEO Great Clips
CEO Series Speaker
![Brian Lamb](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Brian-Lamb.jpg)
February 2015
Brian Lamb, General Manager MetroTransit
Future of MetroTransit
![Doug Baker](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Doug-Baker.jpg)
November 2014
Doug Baker, CEO Ecolab
CEO Series Speaker
![Sarah Harris](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Sarah-Harris.jpg)
June 2014
Sarah Harris
The U and You
![Chris Coleman and Julie Snow](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Chris-Coleman-and-Julie-Snow.jpg)
September 2014
Mayor Chris Coleman and Julie Snow, FAIA
The Saints Ballpark
![Toby Madden](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Toby-Madden.jpg)
March 2014
Toby Madden
Are We Heading Into A Recession?
![Laura McCarten](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Laura-McCarten.jpg)
January 2014
Laura McCarten, Xcel Energy
Planning for our Energy Future
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November 2013
Schmidt Artist Loft Tour
![Hennipe Cultural District](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Hennipe-Cultural-District.jpg)
September 2013
Tom Hoch
Hennepin Cultural District
![Northrup Revitalization](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/northrup-revitalization.jpg)
May 2013
Northrop Project Tour
![Tom Gillaspy](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Tom-Gillaspy.jpg)
March 2013
Tom Gillaspy
Challenges and Opportunities of Rapid Economic and Demographic Change
![Jim Hovland](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Jim-Hovland.jpg)
December 2012
Jim Hovland, Mayor of Edina
Southdale Meets the 21st Century
![Kathy Schmidlkofer](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Kathy-Schmidlkofer.jpg)
November 2011
Kathy Schmidlkofer, Greater MSP
Assessment of the Region’s Economic Development Capabilities
![](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Ted-Mondale.jpg)
September 2011
Ted Mondale
Vikings Stadium Update
![John Breitinger](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/John-Breitinger.jpg)
May 2011
John Breitinger, NorthMarq
The Future of Retail in The New Economy
![Jay Demma](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Jay-Demma.jpg)
March 2011
Jay Demma, Maxfield Research
Retail Projections
![Mary Bujold](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Mary-Bujold.jpg)
January 2011
Mary Bujold, Maxfield Research
State of the Housing Market
![Central Corridor LRT](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Central-Corridor-LRT.jpg)
November 2010
Donna Drummond and Ellen Muller
Central Corridor LRT
![](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Tom-Sorel.jpg)
September 2010
Commissioner Tom Sorel
Moving Minnesota
![Scott Anderson](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Scott-Anderson.jpg)
March 2010
Scott Anderson, Economist
Plunging Into the New Year
![Historic Preservation](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Historic-Preservation.jpg)
January 2010
Peter Berrie and John Herman, Esqs.
Historic Preservation Demystified
![Edward Goetz](https://www.laimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Ed-Goetz-2009.jpg)
September 2009
Ed Goetz, University of Minnesota
Hiawatha Line’s Impact on Property Values