Auggie superstar and 2014 Spirit of 麻豆区 award recipient Jacquie Berglund 鈥�87 is excited about the newest plans unveiled for the downtown Minneapolis block that is the proposed headquarters for the general contractor Kraus-Anderson. The owner says news of the 鈥淏rewtel,鈥� a hotel and Finnegans brewery concept will be a game-changer for Finnegans if approved. The beer company, which donates 100% of its proceeds to fighting hunger through donations to local and regional food shelves, would create a three-story brewhouse, event space, and a 鈥淔innovation Lab鈥� that would function as a business incubator for social entrepreneur start-ups. Read more about the news in the . Finnegans celebrated 15 years in business on Sept. 1, 2015. Next to the Newman’s Own brand,聽Finnegans聽is the second longest-running company in the country that donates 100% of its profits. Finnegans has given more than $500,000 to anti-hunger efforts since 2000.
Berglund will also serve as co-chair of Homecoming 2015 with Devean George ’99, and is excited to be back on campus to see Auggies from all classes.