Jon Commers News Today

According to cell phone location data, downtown Minneapolis had more visits from March 2023 to March 2024 than 62 other cities in North America.

Minnesota missing out on $1 million a day in economic activity

Projects honored this year include 610 Medical and a renovation to Historic Fort Snelling; several apartment buildings, and a number of manufacturing and distribution centers

From the editorial: "Minnesotans eager for the program’s roaring engine of economic development and historic preservation can insist that lawmakers bring it back."

From the editorial: "Minnesotans eager for the program’s roaring engine of economic development and historic preservation can insist that lawmakers bring it back."

Many funding sources were needed to bring the project forward, including a state historic tax credit that has since been allowed to lapse.

A building that was nearly destroyed to create more parking is now Leijona, an apartment complex with 33 units.

Built in 1924, the 93-cell jail was designed to hold up to 100 inmates. Now the historic building in Duluth is expected to welcome its first voluntary tenants come January.

Built in 1924, the 93-cell jail was designed to hold up to 100 inmates. Now the historic building in Duluth is expected to welcome its first voluntary tenants come January.

The historic building is expected to welcome its first tenants come January.