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| Tourism Works for Minnesota |
| How does tourism work for Minnesota? Explore Minnesota Tourism has produced a new 3-minute video highlighting the value and economic impact of tourism in Minnesota. |
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| Valentine's Day Ideas |
| Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching. Don’t know what to do with your sweetheart this year? Be a little adventurous, try something new. Here is list of some activities you can enjoy this year around Maple Grove and the Twin Cities. |
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| Minneapolis Northwest Celebrates 12 Days of Christmas with Giveaways |
| In celebration of the Holiday Season, Minneapolis Northwest Convention & Visitors Bureau will be conducting 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways. They will be giving away 12 days of prizes with a combined value of over $1,200 from December 3rd to December 18th. Prizes will not be listed in advance and will be revealed on a daily basis. |
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| Minneapolis Marriott Northwest's New Executive Team Appointments |
| The new Minneapolis Marriott Northwest (formerly the Northland Inn) today announced additions to its executive team, including a new executive chef, director of catering, events manager and event planner. |
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| Minnesota Tourism Enjoys Moderate Growth in Summer Travel |
| In the end-of-summer survey by Explore Minnesota Tourism, most businesses reported that occupancy this summer was the same (31%) or higher (46%) than last summer. |
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| Wheelchair softball players celebrate sparkling new field |
| The Courage Center officially gets it's field of dreams Thursday. Todd Anderson Field is the first competitive field for wheelchair softball in the state. It will be home to the two teams managed by the Courage Center, the Rolling Twins and the Jr. Rolling Twins. The Courage Center started playing wheelchair softball 35 years ago in a church parking lot. |
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| Maple Grove 22nd on CNN Money Magazine's List of Best Places To Live |
| CNN's Money Magazine has taken a liking to Maple Grove. Maple Grove made the magazine's list of the top 100 places to live, a first for the city. |
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| Financial incentives among the ways CVBs assist |
| When the economy weakens, the number of convention and visitors bureaus that offer financial enticements to conventions and conferences increase. Such incentive programs are one of many ways CVBs assist meeting planners. Minneapolis Northwest CVB is featured in this article as one of them. |
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| Northland Inn gets $24M upgrade, will become Marriott |
| The Northland Inn in Brooklyn Park will become a full-service Marriott hotel next year, following a $24 million renovation — one of the most expensive Twin Cities hotel revamps in recent years. |
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| Minnesota's hotel sector finally shows strength (via Star Tribune) |
| Minnesota's hotel sector posted impressive gains in the first half of this year, with room rates and per-room revenue showing real progress over the depressed first half of 2010, according to the bi-annual Northmarq Compass report. |
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| Coach Kill Entertains Planners at a Recent MNW Event |
| Thursday, iFollowSports was on hand for a “Munch & More” interactive session, with Coach Kill serving as the keynote speaker. The event was organized by the Minneapolis Northwest Convention & Visitors Bureau. It took place in the President’s Club of TCF Bank Stadium, the home field of the Gophers. |
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| Brookdale Shopping Center Converts into Shingle Creek Crossing |
| Backhoes are at work in the “Camel Lot” at the former Brookdale Center, which is being razed to make way for Shingle Creek Crossing in Brooklyn Center. |
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| TRADE SHOW RESULTS IN $3800+ IN IN-KIND DONATIONS TO TUBMAN |
| The Minneapolis Northwest Convention & Visitors Bureau team including the Arbor Lakes Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn Maple Grove, Northland Inn & Suites Brooklyn Park and Rush Creek Golf Course Maple Grove transformed attendees into everyday heroes by leveraging a service project at the Midwest Society of Association Executives (MSAE) tradeshow booth on June 7th. The expo resulted in impacting association meeting planners with a different type of message of service, plus a donation of $3800+ in in-kind donations of 200 bags filled with hygiene products to benefit Tubman (formerly Tubman Center) in Minneapolis. |
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| "Surly Bill" Becomes Law |
Posted by: Eric Roper Updated: May 24, 2011 - 6:31 PM
It's a happy day for hoppy beer fans in Minnesota. Hours after the Legislature adjourned without a budget agreement, Gov. Mark Dayton signed into law what has been dubbed the "Surly bill" around Capitol hallways. The legislation allows the Brooklyn Center-based Surly Brewing Co. to serve pints of their beer at a proposed $20 million "destination brewery." |
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| Minnesota to host inaugural TriStar111 in the U.S. |
| On 27 August 2011, TriStar will introduce a new and succesful race format and fun focused triathlon approach to the United States of America. |
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| Sports & Sports Tourism: How Does MNW Like Sports? Let Us Count the Ways |
| Tim Zunker with Minneapolis Northwest Convention & Visitors Bureau explains how our services, grant and sponsorship dollars have helped sports groups grow their events in the area and how the organization's outreach continues to bring events, teams and economic impact to the cities of Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park & Maple Grove, Minnesota. |
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| 2011 National Travel & Tourism Week Event at Valleyfair |
| The 2011 National Travel & Tourism Week Event at Valleyfair in Shakopee featured Julie Larson-Wearn of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Area Metro Tourism Committee: Dick Jankowski, emcee & voice of the Minnesota Gophers; Larry McKenzie, General Manager of Valleyfair; John Edman, Director of Explore Minnesota Tourism. |
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| Celebration of State's 11Billion Dollar Industry |
| In conjunction with National Travel & Tourism Week (May 7 – 13), representatives from 18 member travel organizations of the Metro Tourism Committee, Explore Minnesota and Valleyfair hosted a program on the importance of tourism and its impact on the local economy. The event emcee was Shakopee resident and Gopher Sports announcer, Dick Jonckowski. |
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| Minneapolis Northwest on Kare 11's Today's Marketplace |
| GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn.-- Looking for a place for your event or meeting? Where do you begin? Never fear--Minneapolis Northwest to the rescue! Find out how much easier planning can be with their free services and grant program for most anybody planning an event or meeting. |
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| Explore Minnesota Tourism's NEW Commercial |
| Explore Minnesota Tourism launches their new commercial to appeal to a much broader audience. Listen in as it details out much of what a visitor can experience throughout the State of Minnesota. |
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| Maple Grove Dream Ride |
Produced by Dare to Dream Events with presenting sponsor Maple Grove Cycling, the Maple Grove Dream Ride is a recreational event and not a race, exposing the scenic trails and ambiance of the Maple Grove landscape.
The Maple Grove Dream Ride encourages cycle enthusiasts of all ages to create a “stay-cation” pedaling the parks on one of three featured courses that meander through the scenic Three Rivers Park district with distances ranging from 15-60+ miles. As Minnesota temperatures rise, the demand for productive outdoor summer events grows. The Maple Grove Dream Ride is designed to fulfill cycle cravings with an outdoor adventure ideal for friends, families and groups alike. |
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| Visit Minneapolis North Changes It's Name in Honor of Their 25th Season |
| Call it a facelift or a complete name reconstruction; Visit Minneapolis North or what will be called Minneapolis Northwest is taking a new direction for 2011 to honor its 25th season. |
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| The Northland Inn Brooklyn Park Sold to Rhode Island Firm |
| Hotel Asset Value Enhancement (hotelAVE) has partnered with an institutional investment fund to acquire the Northland Inn, an all-suite hotel and conference center located in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Park. The dollar figure for the transaction was not disclosed but the partnership is committed to substantial reinvestment in the property with a goal of reclaiming the hotel’s prominence in the marketplace. |
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| Surly Beer's Owner Wins Another Award |
| Eight Minnesota businessmen were named winners of this year’s Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for the Upper Midwest. One being local business owner Omar Ansari, owner of Surly Brewing Company of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. |
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| Two Visit Minneapolis North Hotels Among the World's Best Hotels on this year's Expedia Insider's Select List |
| Expedia® travelers have ranked Country Inn & Suites By Carlson®, Brooklyn Center & Hilton Garden Inn, Maple Grove among the world’s best hotels on this year’s Expedia Insiders’ Select™ list. |
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| Reality Showcase Featured with Meetings Minnesota's Hospitality Journal |
| Two members of the staff from Meetings Minnesota's Hospitality Journal recently were guests of ours on the Reality Showcase FAM Tour of Brooklyn Park, Thursday, April 29, 2010. Their experiences with each stop included a reality show theme from The Bachelor to Throw Down with Bobby Flay |
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| Minneapolis #1 Bike-Friendly City of 2010 |
| Despite the cold wintertime climate, Minneapolis has a thriving bike community. It has 120 miles of on- and off-street bicycle facilities, plus indoor bike parking and other cycling-friendly facilities. |
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| Available Grant Dollars for Meeting & Event Planners |
| Visit Minneapolis North has available grant dollars for those planners who use hotel meeting space and venues within the service area. The process is simple - submit your request for proposals to be considered for grant dollars. |
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