Downtown Minneapolis is home to about 40,000 residents. The Line Media Box Fresh is making Marcy-Holmes colorful. The Line Media The Northeast Investment has a vision of shared ownership. The Line Media Startup Venture Loft launched in the North Loop in 2014. The Line Media

City leaders believe that Minneapolis should be the first non-coastal city that knowledge workers and business leaders think of after Chicago. Here's a look at what makes the capital of the "North" tick.