Promoting Economic, Social and Cultural Assets:

The Midtown Global Market has an authenticity that we want to maintain and we hope is the ultimate draw.  - Mike Temali, Founder Neighborhood Development Center More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net In this 2- part series, you will hear several interviews highlighting the story and the impact of Midtown Global Market, a multicultural food destination in south Minneapolis. Inspired by national, well-known public markets like Seattle’s Pike Place, Midtown Global Market is similar in concept but is different because the market also serves as a community business incubator. Currently, Midtown Global Market houses over 40 businesses with over 22 cultures represented.  In this episode, we speak with Mike Temali to learn the history of the market.  Mike is Founder and President of the Neighborhood Development Center, a non-profit which co-owns, develops and manages the Midtown Global Market.   Through our conversation you will: Learn about the origins and founding of the Midtown Global Market  Listen to Mike discuss how the vacant building was originally a home to a lot of pigeons and turned into a thriving business center for Minneapoils residents Hear about the private, government and nonprofit entities that partnered together to launch this community business incubator for entrepreneurs within the community  Learn about how the business owners of the market survived COVID pandemic as well as the riots right outside the market that occurred following the murder of George Floyd  Listen to Mike describe the engagement of a variety of systems and groups within the community such as various communities of color/culture, the business community, customer communities, etc.  Discover and hear about the future plans for the Midtown global market including a beauty node More about Midtown Global Market Midtown Global Market Friends of the Midtown Global Market Neighborhood Development Center