\u201cI think we all recognize that this is a historic moment\u201d said Timothy Welsh, Vice Chairman, Consumer Banking Sales and Service at US Bank. \u201cToday we celebrate the opening of a new headquarters for one of the most important and vibrant companies in our region. But we celebrate more than that. We celebrate Thor\u2019s new headquarters as a symbol of hope, a symbol of opportunity, a beacon of light for our community.\u201d Welsh was among the legion of luminaries, voices in chorus crescendo, articulating the signi\ufb01cance of the occasion for North Minneapolis and for the region. Unfolding on resplendently cloud-free September 14th, the ribbon cutting open house for Thor Company\u2019s Regional Acceleration Center formally acknowledged and unveiled the latest accomplishment in the metamorphosis of North Minneapolis. \u201cBut today is historic not simply because of the opening of this amazing new facility. Today\u2019s activities, and the hope they represent, symbolize what is best about our community,\u201d Welsh said. \u201cOur community has long been blessed with visionary leaders who cared passionately for the people around them. These business leaders believed that they had an obligation to make the communities around them stronger, a place of opportunity for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Welsh said, \u201cNames like Dayton and Pillsbury epitomize that generous spirit. Richard Copeland and Ravi Norman follow in that long line of exceptional leaders. We are all grateful for their sel\ufb02ess and generous leadership.\u201d Target CEO Brian Cornell drilled deeper, paying tribute to Copeland and Norman. \u201cThank you, Ravi and Richard,\u201d he said, \u201cand a huge thanks to all the community leaders who are here today. Today is really a testament to your vision, your persistence, your hard work and the love you have for North Minneapolis. \u201cYou are really the story here. We have faith leaders and political leaders, nonpro\ufb01t and private sector leaders all working together to create positive change. On behalf of everyone at Target, we are honored to play a role in the project with you,\u201d Cornell said. \u201cToday also symbolizes what we can accomplish when we hold hands and work together for the bene\ufb01t of all of us. Many generations before us lived out this belief, and we are here today because countless businesses, nonpro\ufb01ts, and government organizations came together to hold hands and do what no one of them could do by themselves,\u201d Welsh said. \u201cUS Bank is honored to be holding hands with Thor, Hennepin County, MEDA, Target, and so many other organizations who are all working together to help this community thrive.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s one thing to talk about a vision for the future \u2026 to look at an artist\u2019s rendering and dream about what could be. But today is di\ufb00erent, because that rendering is now a reality. The blueprint is now a building,\u201d said Cornell. The vision, wrote Insight<\/em> Managing editor Harry Colbert, Jr. in a mid-September feature on Thor, is a \ufb01ve story, 92,000 square foot, $36 million building with a 625-stall parking ramp. The Regional Acceleration Center houses o\ufb03ces for Thor, Target Corporation, Hennepin County\/NorthPoint Health & Wellness, Metropolitan Economic Development Association, (Meda), Build Wealth Minnesota, ME & I Fitness and Performance, and Sammy\u2019s Avenue Eatery. The fourth-\ufb02oor rooftop deck has an unobstructed view of the downtown Minneapolis skyline. \u201cBut what\u2019s most important is what you see both inside and outside these doors. And that\u2019s a community of people leading organizations dedicated to a common purpose, ensuring this project lives up to its promise to serving as a catalyst for continued investment and positive change for many years to come,\u201d said Cornell. More than just an exciting new facility, Welsh said, \u201cIt is a symbol of hope, a reminder of the bene\ufb01ts of generous leadership, and a living example of what we can accomplish when we all hold hands and work together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy hope is that every time we see this building, or work with Thor, or see the many wonderful people in this community, that each of us is inspired to reach out our hands to one another to see what we can accomplish together. If we do that, we will create an unstoppable force which will bene\ufb01t countless generations to come,\u201d Welsh said. Other public and private sector leaders addressing the ribbon-cutting ceremony included, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton, Congressman Keith Ellison, State Senator Bobby Champion, County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, NorthPoint Health & Wellness CEO Stella Whitney-West, Meda CEO Gary Cunningham, and New Salem Baptist Church Pastor, The Rev. 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