While state unemployment figures remain lower than the rest of the country, growth has been slower.
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Obama budget calls for banning use of tax-exempt bonds to pay for pro sports facilities.
The author, Myron Orfield, says the metro's racial segregation is due to government apathy and "well-meaning but misdirected" efforts by housing advocates and school reformers.
The 210,000 square foot T3 office building, planned to be built in Minneapolis' North Loop neighborhood, would be the tallest building in the U.S. made primarily of wood.
A new report uncovers some surprising facts about the impact of immigrant-owned small businesses.
The DMC is expected to be state’s largest-ever development project.
The organization is asking the Legislature to consider a “value capture user fee,” essentially a property tax increase on properties whose value would be enhanced by transportation improvements.
Three other proposals for the Nicollet Hotel block are still under consideration.
Noting the discrepancy, an official said December’s job declines may get revised away.
The Nicollet Island-East Bank Neighborhood Association not only embraces density, it demands it.
Minnesota’s business leaders plan to hire and spend more this quarter than they have in years, but more plan to expand elsewhere as talent runs short and taxes remain a concern.
Gov. Mark Dayton has appointed Adam Duininck as the new chair of the Metropolitan Council.
New congressman tackles economy, health care.
The industrial market is the busiest commercial category, and office vacancy rates are dropping.
Despite many critics, tax-increment financing districts are on the rise in Minnesota.
In a word: maybe, thanks to a section in the recently-passed federal spending bill that has raised questions about the feds' share of the bill for the light rail project.
Tale Of Two Budget Hearings: Minneapolis’ Council Meeting Marked By Controversy, St. Paul’s By Speed
On Wednesday, both St. Paul and Minneapolis approved operating budgets and property tax levy increases for 2015 — though not without drama in the case of Minneapolis.
Minnesota jobless rate well below national average; new business filings nearing a record.