Cities face dueling crises: They need to revitalize their downtowns—increase dynamism and foot traffic—while also boosting property values and their tax bases. Those crises unfold against a familiar post-pandemic backdrop:
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This part isn’t news: Uptown still struggles to regain a semblance of the vibrancy that defined it decades ago, even as it has notched some recent victories. Last summer, a
While reporting a continued slide in year-over-year sales and operating income in its fourth-quarter and full-year report, Target expects to get back to growth this year. The Minneapolis retail giant
The Lumber Exchange building in Minneapolis is set to change hands for a dollar this week, going to Kristi Oman—the same person who two years ago bought the Kickernick Building,
Great Clips announced its new CEO last summer, with Rob Goggins stepping into the top job after seven years as president, a role he maintains. At Great Clips since 2007,
Minneapolis singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Taylor Carik has a question. Really, it’s a lament: Do people give a $%&! about local music anymore? He remembers a Thursday night at St.
The Saint Paul Downtown Development Corporation (SPDDC) has unveiled creation of an investment fund supporting projects to reinvigorate the city’s struggling downtown. Two longtime downtown employers, Securian Financial and the
Last week, Target Center played a small role in one of Minnesota’s biggest news days: Thousands of people protesting the federal immigration surge flooded downtown (and social media feeds), ending
A tiny, Minneapolis-based tech startup found itself in rarefied air last week, as an award finalist alongside Apple, Fender, and Steinberg. Those are multinational powerhouses, whereas Caedence was built by
The Minneapolis Foundation is launching a new fund to aid small businesses in response to the ICE surge. It's set to distribute $3.5 million in grants through the coming weeks
Target has announced the addition of two seats to its board of directors, less than two weeks from COO Michael Fiddelke taking the reins. The timing isn’t a coincidence, as
As AI adoption grows, so do data centers—and so does demand for the cooling technologies that keep them from overheating. This has led to Daikin Applied investing $163 million to
APi Group announced this week its plan to acquire an Indianapolis-based provider of fire-safety services. APi, the nearly 100-year-old life-safety solutions company based in New Brighton, has entered into an
Micro-units took off as a rental trend in the Twin Cities roughly a decade ago. They are compact apartments, often railcar-shaped. Their origins are traced to high-density solutions from 1970s
The Local long made do with standard holiday decor, but this year it’s hung Christmas trees from the ceiling like chandeliers. The nearly 30-year-old Irish pub in downtown Minneapolis is part
Local officials and hemp-industry professionals convened at the Minnesota State Capitol on Monday to denounce the federal measure that bans most hemp-derived THC products. That measure passed earlier this month
Isaac Thompson was a serious violinist. He played in the Minnesota Youth Symphony and earned a master’s in violin performance from the University of Texas at Austin. But the Shoreview
Target sales continued to decline in the third quarter, emphasizing pressure on incoming CEO Michael Fiddelke to guide the retailer back to growth and through its many issues, including boycotts