MINNEAPOLIS, July 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- To commemorate
the return of Valspar Corporation's headquarters to the historic
Mill District area in Minneapolis,
the Valspar Foundation today announced $65,000 in grants to five non-profit
organizations: MacPhail Center for Music, Mill City Museum,
Minnesota Center for Book Arts, the Mill City Farmers Market and
the Guthrie Theater.
"As Minneapolis is Valspar's global headquarters community, we
are pleased to support the Mill District neighborhood and the
organizations that help make this a vibrant community," said
Gary E. Hendrickson, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer, Valspar. "These organizations contribute
to our local and regional culture in many ways and help make
Minneapolis a great place to live
and work."
The Valspar Foundation grants will help fund the non-profit
organizations' ongoing programs and enable more people to enjoy
their activities and offerings.
- MacPhail Center for Music: One of the nation's largest
community music schools, MacPhail provides music education to more
than 13,000 students of all backgrounds and abilities with the
mission of transforming lives and communities.
- Mill City Museum: Once the world's largest flour mill, the
museum helps visitors learn about the intertwined histories of the
flour industry, the Mississippi River and the city of Minneapolis.
- Minnesota Center for Book Arts: The Center's mission is to lead
the advancement of the book as an evolving art form, achieved
through programs that support creators, learners and admirers.
- Mill City Farmers Market: Located in the Mill City Museum, the
Market inspires and nurtures a healthy community by building a
local, sustainable and organic food economy in a vibrant,
educational marketplace.
- Guthrie Theater: Founded in 1963, the Guthrie is an American center for theater
performance, production, education and professional training,
presenting both classical literature and new work from diverse
cultures.
Valspar's headquarters were moved back to the Mill District
neighborhood in January 2015 after an
extensive historic renovation was completed of its building at 1101
South 3rd Street in Minneapolis. The building, built in the early
1900s, is part of a four-building campus and serves as a global hub
for product development and performance testing to support
customers around the world.
Valspar: If it matters, we're on it.®
Valspar is a global leader in the coatings industry providing
customers with innovative, high-quality products and value-added
services. Our 10,500 employees worldwide deliver advanced
coatings solutions with best-in-class appearance, performance,
protection and sustainability to customers in more than 100
countries. Valspar offers a broad range of superior coatings
products for the consumer market, and highly-engineered solutions
for the construction, industrial, packaging and transportation
markets. Founded in 1806, Valspar is headquartered in Minneapolis. Valspar's reported net sales in
fiscal 2014 were $4.5 billion and its
shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol:VAL). For
more information, visit www.valspar.com and follow @valsparCo on
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