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Blaine Cub Foods Receives Outstanding Disability Employer Blaine South (Northtown) Your Most Common Development Questions Answered..............................................3
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Late last year, the Minnesota Organization for Habilitation and Rehabilitation (MOHR) recognized several companies from across the state for their efforts to support employees with disabilities in the workforce. The Northtown Cub Foods in Blaine was recognized as one of the outstanding mid-size metro employers along with Driskill’s Downtown Market in Hopkins, New Perspective Highland Park in St. Paul, and Hyvee in Spring Lake Park. MOHR is an organization that advocates for individuals and supports members that provide meaningful services to persons with disabilities. “Hiring and retaining employees of all abilities strengthens diversity, fosters inclusion, and adds creative energy to Minnesota’s workforce,” says Julie Johnson, MOHR Board Chair and President and CEO of MSS in St. Paul. “The businesses we’re honoring all go out of their way to create an environment where Minnesotans with disabilities can thrive.” MOHR has been recognizing businesses with the Outstanding Disability Employer Awards since 2017 but this is the first time a Blaine business has been recognized. The City of Blaine thanks Cub Foods for its commitment to a diverse workforce and we are proud that Cub is an integral part of the fabric of the Blaine community. Congratulations!
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An Effort to Help Remove or Reduce Opportunities for Crime Two members of the Blaine Police Department were recently certified in Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) as an expansion of its Community Outreach Unit to create safer neighborhoods. CPTED is a multidisciplinary approach to deterring criminal behavior that focuses on changing how properties are laid out, how they look and feel, and how individuals use the space. CPTED attempts to reduce or eliminate opportunities for crime by using elements of the environment to (1) control access; (2) provide opportunities to see and be seen; (3) define ownership; and (4) encourage the maintenance of property. Wide ranging recommendations may include planting or maintenance of vegetation, eliminating escape routes, changing lighting, and encouragement of pedestrian traffic. To learn more about CPTED, visit CPTED.net. CPTED specialists are now available to conduct premise surveys of commercial spaces in the City of Blaine to provide cost effective recommendations to remove or reduce opportunities for crime. If your business is interested in using CPTED as a tool in a problem solving or planning process, contact CommunityOutreach@BlaineMN.gov.