The city has some $2 billion in construction projects in the pipeline, she said. Larson, who serves as a commissioner for the Duluth Economic Development Authority, said she expects to see some growth in tourism, but expects more economic development from manufacturing, industrial development and the city’s role as a regional hub and international port. Results from Twin Cities metro area racesĭespite the city’s popularity among millennials, Duluth’s population of about 86,000 hasn’t changed much since the 1990 census. Now, said Larson, Duluth will have to pivot to keep those young people around as they move into homes and start families. Its reputation rose as Outside magazine called it a “Best Town” last year and Lonely Planet travel guides named it a top 10 U.S.
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Duluth saw its population of 20-somethings surge in recent years as it remade itself from a down-on-its-luck patch of tired neighborhoods to an up-and-coming mecca of outdoor life, craft beer and mountain bike trails.
Larson inherits a city invigorated by Ness. By the time January inaugurations come around, just one of the council’s nine members - Jay Fosle - will have served longer than two years. Larson will take office as more new faces appear at the City Council, which saw four new members elected.
Street and infrastructure repair, housing issues and connecting neighborhoods across the lakeside city will be her priorities, she said. “It feels really good,” Larson said Wednesday of her victory. Larson will replace Don Ness, who announced last year that he would leave office after finishing his second term. Mayor-elect Emily Larson, a former social worker who serves as Duluth’s City Council president, swept the mayoral race with 72 percent of votes cast and a majority in each of the city’s 34 precincts to defeat local businessman Chuck Horton. Voters in the state’s fifth-largest city chose a slate of new leaders in Tuesday’s election, including the city’s first woman mayor, as most incumbents in Duluth chose to step down rather than run for re-election.
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