Press Release Archives - Nexus Community Partners https://nexuscp.org/category/press-release/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:30:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://nexuscp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/favicon-32x32.png Press Release Archives - Nexus Community Partners https://nexuscp.org/category/press-release/ 32 32 A New Real Estate Co-op Launches in Saint Paul with LOCAL Fund: Community Ownership Grant https://nexuscp.org/a-new-real-estate-co-op-launches-in-saint-paul/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-new-real-estate-co-op-launches-in-saint-paul Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:17:51 +0000 https://nexuscp.org/?p=16850 March 2, 2026 Nexus Community Partners’ Shared Ownership Center awards $125,000 to South Como Cooperative SAINT PAUL, MN—Today, the Shared Ownership Center at Nexus announces its first LOCAL Fund: Community Ownership grant of $125,000, awarded to South Como Community Investment Cooperative (SCC) for the acquisition of 978 Front Avenue. The LOCAL Fund: Community Ownership is

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]]> The LOCAL Fund: Worker Ownership Awards its First Four Grants https://nexuscp.org/the-local-fund-worker-ownership-awards-its-first-four-grants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-local-fund-worker-ownership-awards-its-first-four-grants Thu, 26 Jun 2025 23:18:52 +0000 https://nexuscp.org/?p=15918 Nexus Community Partners’ Shared Ownership Center awards $420,000 to four Saint Paul worker-owned cooperatives SAINT PAUL, MN—Today, the Shared Ownership Center at Nexus announced its first four grants awarded to Storehouse Grocers and Coffee Co-op, Twin Cities Impact Cooperative, Terra Firma Building and Remodeling Cooperative, and The Improve Group. The LOCAL Fund: Worker Ownership is

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]]> Congratulations, May Day Cafe Workers Cooperative! https://nexuscp.org/congratulations-may-day-cafe-workers-cooperative/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=congratulations-may-day-cafe-workers-cooperative Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:08:56 +0000 https://nexuscp.org/?p=15002 On Feb. 7, May Day Cafe reopened as a worker-cooperative with the help of Nexus Community Partners and Platform CRE! With five worker-owners, the May Day Cafe Workers Cooperative is Minneapolis’ newest worker co-op. The new owners are excited to welcome you back into this beloved and longstanding neighborhood establishment with a new vision of

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]]> Neighborhood Leadership Program Finds New Home at YWCA https://nexuscp.org/neighborhood-leadership-program-finds-new-home-at-ywca/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=neighborhood-leadership-program-finds-new-home-at-ywca Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:05:32 +0000 https://nexuscp.org/?p=14413 Nexus Community Partners and YWCA St. Paul are proud to announce a new home for the Neighborhood Leadership Program (NLP)! For nearly three decades, the Neighborhood Leadership Program has provided a space for people to build their own leadership, nurture the leadership of others, increase their sense of purpose, and practice taking values-based action in

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]]> New Data Reveals Twin Crises from Silver Tsunami and COVID-19 in Minnesota https://nexuscp.org/new-data-reveals-twin-crises-from-silver-tsunami-and-covid-19-in-minnesota/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-data-reveals-twin-crises-from-silver-tsunami-and-covid-19-in-minnesota Wed, 05 May 2021 02:05:08 +0000 https://www.nexuscp.org/?p=8318 Six out of ten Minnesota business owners plan to sell in the next decade Minnesota —Today, the Minnesota Center for Employee Ownership (MNCEO) released new data that reveals twin crises from the Silver Tsunami coupled with COVID-19 for businesses across Minnesota. Developed by Project Equity, the study shows that approximately 50% of all job-creating businesses

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]]> Happy Earth Press Release https://nexuscp.org/happy-earth-press-release/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=happy-earth-press-release Thu, 09 Jan 2020 06:46:45 +0000 https://www.nexuscp.org/?p=7092 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 9, 2020 Contacts: Theresa Gardella Vice President of Programs and Operations Nexus Community Partners tgardella@nexuscp.org Erin Jerabek Heelan Consultant, WOI Nexus Community Partners erin@erinhconsulting.com New Year Brings Employee Ownership to Happy Earth Cleaning Happy Earth Cleaning LLC is the first employee-owned cleaning company in Minneapolis The new year began at Happy

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