Midtown Global Market
Click
here for a tenant application
For more information, visit the Neighborhood
Development Center's Midtown
Global Market web site
Offerings
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Midtown Global Market
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Entrance from Main Street
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Midtown Global Market site plan
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Directions:
Visit
by Car
Go to Google
Maps
Click "To here".
Enter your address.
Click "Get Directions".
Parking
Parking is available in the Midtown Exchange Ramp on 10th
Ave S just north of Lake Street and at the parking meters
to the west of the market off of Elliot Ave S and Lake Street.
Parking is FREE
at the meters from 5pm to 8pm on weekdays and is free for
up to 3 hours on weekends at both the parking ramp and the
parking meters!
Visit by Public Transit
Visit the http://www.metrotransit.org
Locate the Quick Trip Planner on the right hand side.
Enter your start address and "Lake St E & Chicago
Ave S" as your end address.
Choose either departure or arrival time and click "Plan
My Trip".
Choose the preferred itinerary.
Visit
via the Midtown Greenway
Visit http://www.midtowngreenway.org
Consult the maps under the "Greenway" heading
in the left column.
Choose your route.
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Fresh food: Sausages,
breads, tortillas, pastries, fruits, nuts, spices, coffee, fresh pasta,
cheese & dairy, meats & fish, produce.
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Restaurants & prepared
foods: Internationally themed sit-down restaurants and prepared
food stalls.
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Specialty groceries:
Latino grocery, Holy Land Deli and other ethnic or natural foods stores.
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Crafts & household
items: Flowers, pottery, tiles, fabrics, weavings, music (instruments
and CDs), jewelry, photography, fine art, cookbooks, food related
equipment, etc.
Types of businesses
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Second-stage: NDC
alumni businesses with an existing customer base that are ready to
reach a broader market.
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Start-ups: Low/moderate
income residents trained by NDC and partners to fit into market
mix.
Benefits
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First internationally themed
public market.
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Community and civic asset.
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Successful markets in Philadelphia
and Seattle draw roughly 30,000 visitors daily.
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Provides opportunities for
business growth and asset building among immigrant and minority communities
in South Minneapolis.
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Builds a sense of community
ownership and participation.
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Profits stay in the community.
Lead Developer: Neighborhood Development Center
- 80% of alumni are persons
of color.
- 29% trained in their own languages.
- 163 borrowers with 250 loans.
- 81percent of alumni are persons of color.
- Average loan size is $19,148.
Development Team Member:
Latino Economic Development Center
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Business development organization
supports low to moderate income Latino entrepreneurs.
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Membership organization for
300 Latino owned businesses along Lake Street.
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The founders are responsible
for the creation of the Mercado Central, which has annual sales exceeding
$3.5 million.
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Partner on Redevelopment
of Antiques Minnesota.
Development Team Member:
African Development Center
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Newly formed ethnic based
business development organization.
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Working to support existing
200-250 African businesses in south Minneapolis.
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Will offer training and
technical assistance to support the creation of new East African
businesses.
Business Development
Partners
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Phillips CDC
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Minnesota Indian Economic
Development Fund
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Northside Residents Redevelopment
Council
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West Bank CDC
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Minneapolis Consortium of
Community Developers
Advisory Committee
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Lake Street Council
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Midtown Greenway Coalition
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Cultural Wellness Center
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Hmong American Partnership
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American Indian Chamber
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Minnesota Renaissance Initiative
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Chicago Lake Business Association
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Seward Redesign
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Midtown Phillips
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Phillips West Neighborhood
Association
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Central Neighborhood Improvement
Association
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East Phillips Improvement
Coalition
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Powderhorn Park Neighborhood
Association
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Urban Ventures
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Corcoran Neighborhood Association
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Project for Pride in Living
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