After The Fires: How three businesses damaged in riots are fighting to recover
By Iain Carlos Minneapolis/St.Paul Business Journal Aug 13, 2020 The Business Journal checked in on entrepreneurs of color, including...
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Mall of America gives free space to small retailers impacted by pandemic riots
By Nicole Norfleet The Star Tribune Sept 29, 2020 NEON client Butters By Jay is at MOA! They're part of the Community Commons pop-up on...
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The 101 Best Burgers in America
By Aaliyah Gibson and Dan Myers The Daily Meal Oct 7, 2020 NEON client Wendy's House of SOUL has a lot more on their menu than just...
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Wendy’s House of Soul reopens in new location
By Shayne Wells Fox 9 News Sept 22, 2020 Fox 9 stopped by Wendy's House of SOUL's new Harrison Neighborhood restaurant (1825 Glenwood...
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NEON Aims To Help North Minneapolis Entrepreneurs Thrive
By Reg Chapman WCCO 4 News Sept 16, 2020
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Minnesota and private partners need to support rebuilding inner-city commercial corridors
By Neal St. Anthony Star Tribune Aug 16, 2020 "Many shops have shuttered indefinitely amid the one-two punch of COVID-19 and riot...
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5 best things our food writers ate in the Twin Cities this week
By Liv Martin Star Tribune Aug 7, 2020 In light of the pandemic, they've shifted their focus from catering to their frozen empanadas,...
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These Black Women Are Leading the Plant-Based Movement in North Minneapolis
By Liv Martin Minnesota Monthly Jul 29, 2020 Big congrats to NEON clients The Zen Bin, NYUM, and Keiko's Kitchen for the wonderful...
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Minneapolis rebuild — and putting businesses on more solid ground
By Melissa Townsend MPR News Jul 20, 2020 "North Minneapolis was hit hard in the uprising following the police killing of George Floyd...
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NEON Lifts Up Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC) Businesses
By Carrigan Miller Jul 6, 2020 "On June 1, Northside Economic Opportunity Network (NEON), an NWAF grantee, posted a statement of...
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Twin Cities black retailers see jump in sales as consumers 'buy black'
By Nicole Norfleet Star Tribune Jun 28, 2020 "Black-owned businesses' consumer influx brings revenue - and challenges, for business...
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West Broadway will rebuild, but who will benefit from it?
By Carrigan Miller Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Jun 18, 2020 "The people leading economic rebuilding efforts are working to...
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NEON Spaces Spotlight: Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Empowerment (RISE)
In 2011, Nausheena Hussain entered the nonprofit world as a newly minted grant writer. She observed in the Muslim community that there...
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Business Spotlight: Trio Plant Based
Typically, it’s a shared love of food that bring food business partners together, but for Trio Plant Based, that’s only the beginning....
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Business Spotlight: CaldToArt Paint Time at FLOW and NEON
We are excited to announce that Kenneth Caldwell will be exclusively featured during the FLOW Northside Art Crawl in NEON Spaces on...
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Business Spotlight: Full Belly Happy Heart
When Juan Lozano was a kid, he worked as a migrant worker with the rest of his family, traveling from Texas to Washington to work in...
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NEON Spaces Member Spotlight: Bobmanuel Investments
Ineye Bobmanuel embarked on his entrepreneurial journey with hopes to leverage his skills and talents through real estate opportunities...
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Business Spotlight: Jaequan's Old Fashioned Hot Dogs
Jaequan and Jerome Faulkner came to NEON to learn more about how to start a business from beginning to end - as Jaequan leads the...
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Business Spotlight: The Juice Box
When a basketball player suffers a serious injury, a seriously bleak period can follow. For Kali Terry, the story was much the same. An...
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NEON Spaces Member Spotlight: Advantage Home Health
Three years ago, Abdi Ahmed started Advantage Home Health with a passion to serve people with disabilities while providing quality...
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