Agnelo Fernandes, CEO of Cote Hospitality since 2023, is recognized as a thought leader in hospitality and “luxury lifestyle” industries, with experience spanning the real estate, restaurant, tourism, and spa/wellness
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Say you own a consistently vacant but otherwise perfectly serviceable building. Maybe it’s downtown, part of a defining post-pandemic real estate problem that has left more than a quarter of
Minnesota’s leisure and hospitality sector likely lost 4,600 jobs and 3.8 million working hours because of Operation Metro Surge, totaling $71 million in lost wages. That’s according to an analysis released Tuesday
Efforts to bring people back to downtown Minneapolis continue as the city this week kicks off a marketing campaign specific to summer 2026. At a press conference Wednesday, Minneapolis Downtown
The Lumber Exchange has its first new tenants, as the 12-story building in downtown Minneapolis comes back to life for creative types under the vision of new owner Kristi Oman.
The Mount Olivet chapel, built in 1938 and standing at 1700 West 50th Street, is marked by disuse: asbestos, mold, water damage, a holey roof. Trespassers may be scavenging for
Best Buy has announced a new CEO: Longtime executive Jason Bonfig, currently the company’s chief customer, product, and fulfillment officer, is set to take the helm following Corie Barry's Oct.
Jeffrey Gorder recalls when Minneapolis held a top spot in the creative-agency market. He would place that era in the 2000s—“when Fallon was really humming. Carmichael. Mono was in that
Kevin DiLorenzo has led Rise and Shine and Partners, the Minneapolis-based advertising agency, since 2014, working with major local and national brands like Andersen Windows and Doors, Best Buy, Minnesota
Are you a Canadian college student? If so, you may know Sour Puss. Redolent of Jolly Ranchers, branded with a cross-eyed cartoon cat, these sweetly tart liqueurs are big in
As spending on AI and cloud computing grows, so does spending on data center construction—by nearly 70% between 2023 and 2024, per a 2025 report by the American Edge Project,
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:
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