Successes / Awards / Why it matters
Awards
- 2008: Community Development Hall of Fame inaugural class - Mihailo Temali/NDC, Mercado Central, and NDC’s Reba-Free/Islamically-acceptable financing product (created through a LISC/MCCD partnership)
- 2008: Adaptive Reuse Award (Swedish Bank Building Saint Paul Heritage Preservation)
- 2008: Minority Small Business Champion: Mihailo Temali and NDC (U.S. Small Business Administration and SCORE)
- 2008: Innovation Award: adaptive reuse and construction of historic Swedish Bank Building on Payne Avenue (St. Paul Heritage Preservation Commission and American Institute of Architects, St. Paul Chapter
- 2007: Facing Race Ambassador Nominee (Saint Paul Foundation)
- 2006: Minnesota Latino Achievement Award (Vice Versa Magazine and Contact Integrated Media)
- 2006: National Preservation Award for lead role in renovating the former Sears building on Lake Street, National Trust for Historic Preservation
- 2005: Recognition Award, Mihailo Temali and NDC (Aurora/St. Anthony Neighborhood Development Association)
- 2003: James Rouse Award for Economic Justice (National Community Reinvestment Coalition)
- 2003: National Program Innovation Award (Association for Enterprise Opportunity) for developing the first-in-the-nation Islamically-acceptable small business financing product
