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For Jorge Estudillo-Castillo, thinking about a future career in banking started while attending Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Twin Cities and interning at a U.S. Bank branch in Minneapolis.
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Wilson’s Image, a barbershop in the heart of North Minneapolis, is known for being more than just a place to get a haircut. It’s been transformed into a place for community.
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On a chilly spring day at the state capitol in Minneapolis, U.S. Bank executive vice president of consumer lending products, Werner Loots, helped local lawmakers and government officials rediscover the joy of recess.
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As part of the annual Medtronic volunteering drive, employees in Minneapolis packed 98,700 meals in just two days this summer.
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Chances are if the weather is nice in Minnesota, you’ll find Tim Clemens, owner of Ironwood Foraging outside. Tim may have started his business because he wanted to be his own boss, but his passion for what he does takes center stage.
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Some businesses are started out of necessity, others are started for fun. Mia Oi started Ichigo Tokyo Crepes out of nostalgia. Having grown up in Japan, where Tokyo-style crepes were a popular street food, Mia wanted to bring that food and culture to Minneapolis.
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Samuelle Dilla, a Minneapolis-based makeup artist and GoDaddy customer who is featured in the company’s Icons of Minneapolis series, faced numerous challenges in life fitting into others definition of “the norm.”
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U.S. Bank is introducing a new Business Diversity Lending Program that will expand the ability of diverse business owners to obtain capital, building upon the bank’s broader efforts to support under-represented businesses and help address the wealth gap. Through the Business Diversity Lending Program, U.S. Bank will provide credit and financing to help women-, minority-, and veteran-owned businesses grow and thrive. The program is based on traditional loans and lines of credit at U.S. Bank, allo
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Recap of CSR stories on Business Wire
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Company advances new climate plan; shares progress against diversity, inclusion and belonging commitments; and maintains its leadership as the largest producer of natural and organic packaged food in the U.S.
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When Minneapolis-based pickleball professional Aanik Lohani tried the sport for the first time, he needed three things – a paddle, a ball and a snow shovel. Being March in Minneapolis, the court had snow on it, so we shoveled it off and played a couple games.”
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FY22 Investment Brings Program Total to Nearly $40 Million, Adding 21 New Grant Partners
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Company Continues to Improve Equity Among Under-Resourced Communities Focusing on Areas of Health, Education, Environment and Providing
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First U.S. CSR Report, Takeda Cares for Communities, Highlights Program Efforts Since its FY21 Launch
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Cheri Kay Getz’s career at U.S. Bank began in September 1980 as a safe deposit attendant at the Lake Street branch in south Minneapolis. While she liked the bank, she quickly found the job itself – literally, manning the safe deposit vault all day – to be less than stimulating.
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Living Cities today announced a $3.2 million grant investment across six cities -- Albuquerque, NM, Austin, TX, Memphis, TN, Minneapolis, MN, Saint Paul, MN, and Rochester, NY -- to help close racial gaps in income in wealth.
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Propeller, a management consultancy for leading organizations in technology, retail, energy and utilities, healthcare, and the public sector, is proud to announce national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women’s Business Enterprise Council – Pacific, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). “At Propeller, we’re proud to be a majority-women firm serving a client base primarily composed of women in a sector that’s traditionall
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Expand Your Network Engage in Critical Dialogue – Join Us for Network Effect: MSP Thu, 03/23/2023 - 08:30 Type of Content Article Layout Standard Format Body 3BL is coming to a city near you to host Network Effect, a series of conversations that spur vital action on the most pressing issues of the moment. While each Network Effect is unique, every event will convene corporate leaders and practitioners for critical dialogue on sustainability and social impact issues. Attendees will also have the
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As part of their Content for Change initiative, Showtime and Paramount Global have donated $300,000 to North Community High School, home of the student football team featured in the new Peter Berg-directed docuseries “Boys in Blue.”
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28 Charter Schools Recognized for Exceptional Impact to Community Engagement, Educational Innovation, Student Empowerment and Best Practices
$170,000 in Grants to be Awarded at Second Annual IMPACT Summit on May 4
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TEGNA's KARE and WXIA receive 2023 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards honoring excellence in broadcast, online and documentary journalism.
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Local high school students combine with BIPOC professional community artists to collaborate and create a unique art exhibition
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Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP), along with its employees and advisors, donated more than $17.4 million through corporate and individual donations and gift matching in 2022. Continuing its longstanding commitment to helping individuals meet their basic needs, the firm focused on funding nonprofits working to solve domestic hunger, end homelessness and increase adult self-sufficiency through financial education and job training programs. Throughout the year, Ameriprise employees and adviso
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U.S. Bank announces the hire of Guillaume Mascotto as the company’s head of Sustainable Finance. In this new leadership role, Mascotto will build and lead a new team focused on identifying sustainable finance opportunities across the entire enterprise. Based in New York, Mascotto is part of the U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation (USBCDC) leadership team reporting to its CEO, Zack Boyers. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/
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nVent ranked in top 9 percent of companies assessed in its industry
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The hybrid event will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. King while raising funds for under-represented students in the Twin Cities
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The leader in diversified business services launches its first EV program earlier this year
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General Mills (NYSE: GIS) has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) and the Dow Jones North America Index (DJSI North America) for the fifth consecutive year. General Mills ranked in the 90th percentile overall and received industry-best 100 scores in Corporate Governance, Environmental Reporting, Health & Nutrition, Materiality, and Water Related Risks. “It is a great honor for us to be recognized and named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices,” said Mary Ja
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General Mills has been recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Most Responsible Companies, ranking No. 2 overall and No.1 in the Consumer Goods industry. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. “Being recognized by Newsweek as the number two most responsible company and leader of the Consumer Goods industry underscores our long-standing commitment to ensuring the ‘G’ in General Mills stands for Good,
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Commercial Operation Commences at National Grid Renewables' Noble Solar Storage Project Tue, 11/29/2022 - 13:55 Type of Content Press Release Layout Featured Media Body MINNEAPOLIS, November 29, 2022 /3BL Media/ - National Grid Renewables announced today the start of commercial operation at its Noble Solar and Storage Project (Noble) in Denton County, Texas. Noble is a 275 megawatt (MW) solar and 125 megawatt-hour (MWh) energy storage project located in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas
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Piper Sandler Releases Inaugural ESG Report
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Through Medica’s $200,000 investment in Hennepin Healthcare’s Pediatric Mobile Health, the needs of more underserved families across the region will be met to help with routine childhood vaccinations and well checks.
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This Veterans Day, the two-year partnership expands with the announcement of a new transitional home for a military family in Fort Worth and a nationwide donation campaign
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Funds will be intentionally used to support projects, job creation in communities of color
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Ameriprise also donated more than $2.8 million in grants to support communities in need
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Great Clips® salons across the United States will show their continued support and appreciation for veteran and active military service members by offering free haircuts for service members and an opportunity for everyone to pay it forward on Veterans Day. On Friday, November 11, veterans and active service members can go into any U.S. Great Clips salon and get a free haircut or a free haircut card for a future visit. In addition, non-military customers who get a haircut on Veterans Day at Great
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Recap of CSR stories on Business Wire
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Blackstone to Provide $48 Million of Tax Credit Equity to Support Dominium’s New 372-Unit LIHTC Development in Phoenix, Arizona
Delivers on Blackstone’s Commitment to Improving Communities and Expanding Access to Affordable Housing
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American Banker names U.S. Bank leaders to 2022 Most Powerful Women in Banking lists
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The WELL Health-Safety Rating is informed by the WELL Building Standard and includes guidelines for health, safety, and well-being of building occupants.
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It’s in the DNA of Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) to solve problems, and the reality of food deserts in communities across the nation is one that has its attention. Through Cummins Advocating for Racial Equity (CARE), the company has committed $800,000 in transformational grant funding to develop and launch mobile grocery markets. With these markets, CARE is taking action to combat the impact of food deserts in Indianapolis, Indiana; Jamestown, New York, Charleston, South Carolina; Nashville, Tennesse
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Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (“Hudson Pacific” or the “Company”) (NYSE: HPP), a unique provider of end-to-end real estate solutions for dynamic tech and media tenants in global epicenters for these synergistic, converging and secular growth industries, today announced that its operating partnership, Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), has priced an underwritten public offering of $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.950% senior notes due 2028. The notes wi
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To mark Recovery Month 2022, Hazelden Betty Ford is offering special webinars, podcasts, helpful resources and ways to engage public policymakers.
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Hundreds of Associates serving their communities through the Company’s annual volunteer day
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Marks the Third Consecutive Year of Committing $1 Million to Support Non-Profit Organizations Striving to Improve Food Equity and Access
Providence, RI based Southside Community Land Trust awarded $100,000 as recipient of UNFI Foundation’s First Ever Food Equity Project Grant
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The Initiative kicks off with an event series from Outdoor Afro, creating opportunities for more people to experience the benefits of spending time outdoors
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KKR Announces Progress of the KKR COVID-19 Relief Effort Thu, 06/16/2022 - 13:00 Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body NEW YORK, June 16, 2022 /3BL Media/ - KKR today published Engaged. KKR COVID-19 Relief Effort Progress Report (the “COVID-19 Report”), which discusses the relief fund formally established by KKR and its employees in May 2020 to provide support for those most affected by COVID-19 and the resulting economic dislocation. As part of this initiative, KKR also anno
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Reflects Full Conversion of Continental Cement Company to Portland Limestone Cement
100% of Production at Hannibal and Davenport plants
Reduces carbon emissions per ton by up to 10% compared to traditional Portland Cement
Supports Summit’s 2030 and 2050 decarbonization targets
Drives Summit’s vision to become the most sustainable integrated construction materials company
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KKR Agrees To Sell Minnesota Rubber and Plastics to Trelleborg in Another Win for Employees Wed, 08/17/2022 - 17:05 Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body MINNEAPOLIS NEW YORK, August 17, 2022 /3BL Media/ – KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the signing of an agreement to sell Minnesota Rubber and Plastics (“MRP” or the “Company”), a leading provider of materials science-based elastomer and thermoplastic solutions, to Trelleborg Group (“Trelleborg”), a lead
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New 2050 vision expands ambitious 2030 goals supporting clean, affordable transportation
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Today, General Mills and ALUS announced a multi-year partnership to support farmers and accelerate regenerative agriculture in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Canada – key regions where General Mills sources oats for brands like Cascadian Farm, Cheerios, and Nature Valley. The U.S. $2.3 million investment enables ALUS to grow its community-led programming with a focus on soil health through its new Growing Roots pilot program, offering both technical and financial assistance to farmers. The partnersh
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On July 28, DQ fans can make their stop at their local DQ restaurant more meaningful for the community with the return of Miracle Treat Day.