Below is a list of the 2025 plan leadership award winners since the mpls downtown council began giving out the awards in 2014. Thank you to everyone who has helped contribute to the 2025 plan’s goals and the effort to create an extraordinary downtown over the years.
2014:
Carl Runck
Tom Whitlock
Jacob Frey
Lynette Dumalag
Mary Shaffer
2015:
Explore Downtown Living, co-chaired by Brent Webb & Jennifer Gordon
PARKLOTS & Made Here MN, led by Hennepin Theatre Trust, Andersen Windows & Bank of America
Pathways to Places, co-led by Kjersti Monson & Jennifer Ringold
Commissioner Peter McLaughlin
Mikkel Beckmen
Eric Caugh
Impact Award: Wells Fargo
2016:
U of M Task Force, co-chaired by David Marquis & Paige Rickert
The Commons
Northbest: Ads of Minnesota in collaboration with Doug Spong & AdFed MN
Commissioner Charlie Zelle
YouthLink Peer Youth Outreach
John Sweeney
Impact Award: U.S. Bank Stadium
2017:
BKV Group
Housing Options Coalition, co-chaired by J. Scott Andresen & Mark Becker
Hippy Feet
Washington Square
Hennepin County
Impact Award: Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
2018:
Target Center Renovation
Nicollet Project
Kraus-Anderson Block
Greening Lab
Hennepin Healthcare
Ending Street Homelessness Public Education Initiative
Impact Award: MN Super Bowl Host Committee