Wow! Minneapolis Looks Great

What a difference 17,000 Target employees have made to downtown Minneapolis.  On a perfect day, I had an opportunity to visit Target's headquarters on Nicollet Mall.  There was a busy flow of casually dressed people (average age looked to be maybe 26?  28?  young), giving these corporate headquarters an unmistakeable vibrancy. 

It was a special pleasure to hear about Target's investment in civic activism for its team members.  Target is encouraging its people to become election officials and poll workers (the first place I remember volunteering in elections), to speak their minds on political issues and to get involved in the process.

From the top floors of Target, I could look north to the IDS Center that once stood out like a lone beacon on the skyline, telegraphing the city's ambitions for its downtown.  Now, is it joined by many other towers, a much more exciting pedestrian/transit mall at street level, lots of warehouse housing, the fabulous new Guthrie Theater, and a new stadium underway.  I'm sorry I couldn't stay longer, but I intend to go back soon.   (And congratulations to Target for having the foresight to put its headquarters downtown.)

  

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