Mayor Kim Norton earns praise from former Mayor Mike Bloomberg

Bloomberg Philanthropy praising our mayor

High praise today for rochester mayor kim norton.

That praise coming in the form of social media endorsement by former new york city mayor michael bloomberg.

Those of us who follow former mayor bloomberg on twitte?

Saw a glowing tweet and an attached video containing an emphatic endorsement of our mayor.

Xxx the tweet with this attached video went out monday... but the relationship between rochester mayor kim norton and new york city's former mayor mike bloomberg dates back to when mayor norton was one of 40 mayors in the world selected to get training through bloomberg philanthropies and harvard university.

In rochester minnesota mayor kim norton has created new opportunities to help local businesses get the financial support they need to weather this crisis, bloomberg is talking about the grant progra?

Keep it loca?

Mayor norton and rochester crafted enabling rochester businesses to help each other during these tough economic straits.

I hope people across the country are having the same type of experience we are with the collaborative partnerships.

I think that has been so key and eye opening and helpful for us.

I did a facetime interview with mayor norton after bloomberg's tweet and video lit up social media channels.

Our mayor is clearly appreciative of the former presidential candidate's backing you know mayor bloomberg after having been a mayor of new york city knows how important it is that mayors understand their role, have proper bloomberg philanthropies is focused on ensuring better, longer lives for the greatest number of people, focusing on five key areas: arts, education, environment, government innovation, and public