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May 20, 2024

Luskin Lecture: Housing for Black People by Black People

In this UCLA Luskin Lecture, experts in housing and real estate discuss what they and others are doing to address the challenges of limited wealth, investment, and ownership in Black communities, and to improve housing opportunities in those neighborhoods.

Luskin Lecture: Housing for Black People by Black People

Aug 25, 2023

Black Business Spotlight: NEOO Partners

This December will mark NEOO Partners Inc.’s five-year anniversary, something the founders—D’Angelos Svenkeson and Denetrick Powers—could not have envisioned when they first started.

Black Business Spotlight: NEOO Partners

Aug 10, 2023

Beyond the Skyline: Interview w/ D’Angelos Svenkeson, CEO, NEOO Partners Inc.

In this episode, D’Angelos Svenkeson, CEO of NEOO Partners Inc., talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Svenkeson talks about his real estate journey, as well as challenges and opportunities in the larger Minneapolis-St. Paul real estate market.

Beyond the Skyline: Interview w/ D’Angelos Svenkeson, CEO, NEOO Partners Inc.

Aug 4, 2023

Q&A: NEOO Partners’ ‘chief risk taker’ takes on big challenges

“My team affectionately calls me ‘chief risk taker’ because I will say yes to most opportunities that have hair on them. They’re complicated. They’re nuanced. They have a racial tinge to it to where people have very hard conversations to have. And I’m like, so what? We’re here to solve hard problems,”

Q&A: NEOO Partners’ ‘chief risk taker’ takes on big challenges

Jun 1, 2023

MEDA names D'Angelos Svenkeson Entrepreneur of the Year

With a passion for urban planning and a commitment to empowering small black businesses, Svenkeson has made a significant impact in the commercial real estate industry.

MEDA names D'Angelos Svenkeson Entrepreneur of the Year

Mar 22, 2023

2022 BSA Design Awards: Rochester Riverfront Area Wide Plan

A Win in Rochester

2022 BSA Design Awards: Rochester Riverfront Area Wide Plan

Feb 23, 2023

Mayor Larson and Duluth Library Foundation announce new partnership

Mayor Emily Larson announced a partnership with the Duluth Library Foundation on a process for a community-informed predesign for conversion of the Downtown Library to a multi-purpose, regional community service center.

Mayor Larson and Duluth Library Foundation announce new partnership

Feb 13, 2023

North Minneapolis needs to lure retailers back

North Minneapolis is losing Aldi and Walgreens for very different reasons, but no matter the cause, the community needs retailers to return.

North Minneapolis needs to lure retailers back

Dec 1, 2022

Scoring Minnesota companies on DEI initiatives. Do policies match pledges?

Changing the Landscape

Scoring Minnesota companies on DEI initiatives. Do policies match pledges?

Apr 4, 2022

Behind the Dream: A People First Perspective

Georgia and Cerresso Fort are staples of St. Paul’s East Side Community; a power couple who are considered trailblazers in their respective fields.

Behind the Dream: A People First Perspective

Mar 20, 2022

How a St. Paul real estate planner took his ailing startup into overdrive during the pandemic

After two years of working out of coffeeshops, in early 2020 prospects were looking up for D’Angelos Svenkeson and his startup commercial real estate and planning firm, NEOO Partners, just before they got terrible.

How a St. Paul real estate planner took his ailing startup into overdrive during the pandemic
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