Please click on the following link or scroll down to read a news release being distributed by the Minneapolis Community Development Agency today. http://www.mcda.org/whats_new/Newsreleases/lenders2002.htm
March 14, 2002 Bob Lind, manager mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] MCDA Business Finance (612) 673-5068 TTY: (612) 673-5154 #02-06 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MCDA RECOGNIZES PARTNERS AT LENDERS BREAKFAST (MINNEAPOLIS) - At its annual Business Lenders Recognition Breakfast, Friday, March 15, 2002, the Minneapolis Community Development Agency (MCDA) will recognize Associated Bank and Franklin Bank as MCDA's two leading small-business lending partners in 2001. MCDA will also recognize the following major 2001 lending partners: Wells Fargo Bank, Western Bank, Fidelity Bank, Northeast Bank and EastBank. Special guest Mayor R.T. Rybak will present the awards at the breakfast, which will be held at the Minneapolis Urban League's Glover-Sudduth Center, 2100 Plymouth Avenue North. "All of the lending partners play an important role in helping Minneapolis achieve its community and economic development goals," said Rybak "Their commitment of time, energy and dollars provides the foundation for enduring public-private partnerships." Arthur Rolnick will be the featured speaker at the March 15 event. Rolnick is Senior Vice President and Director of Research for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. He will speak on "An Economic Outlook for 2002, Impacts on Small Business." MCDA Interim Executive Director Chuck Lutz will recognize 57 commercial loan officers who partnered with MCDA in 2001. In 2001, 30 area banks provided a total of $15.2 million for 107 MCDA-assisted business projects. MCDA-assisted loans range from a $10,000 Micro loan (provided in cooperation with the Minneapolis Consortium of Community Developers) to a $2.8 million SBA 504 loan. ### The Minneapolis Community Development Agency (MCDA) is the housing and economic development arm of the City of Minneapolis. The MCDA buys and sells land, assists small businesses, promotes home ownership, and provides financing and other resources for a wide range of business and residential property developments. For more information, call the MCDA at (612) 673-MCDA (6232) or visit us on the Web at www.mcda.org. Access to MCDA programs for Minneapolis residents who speak limited English is available through Minneapolis Multicultural Services. Interpretation services are currently provided in Somali (612) 673-3500 and Spanish (612) 673-2700. Elizabeth Haugen, Communications Specialist Minneapolis Community Development Agency 105 5th Ave. S., Suite 375 Minneapolis MN 55401-2534 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (612) 673-5121 www.mcda.org _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
