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OF NOTE The University of Minnesota announced that Melisa López Franzen will serve as executive director of Government and Community Relations. López Franzen is a former Minnesota state senator and Senate minority leader, an adjunct professor at the U of M’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and co-founder of NewPublica, a multicultural communications consulting firm. […]

Area leaders paint a cautiously optimistic picture of the Rochester economy for the upcoming year.

Specific actions to address alleged noncompliance with city agreement remain uncertain, and it's not too late for the sides to negotiate.

Castle Community has faced lawsuit, city warnings over tenant and vacancy issues.

The Rochester City Council agreed to sell the historic Armory building to the Castle Community in September 2017, under the stipulation that the building would be used for art and cultural activities. Under the purchase agreement, the Castle Community was in violation of its contract while renting space to Echo Church.