“If we spend 90 days just thinking about stuff, this will be a failure.”
Transportation
Although plan architects approved the routing of the light-rail through tunnels in the Kenilworth corridor, Governor Mark Dayton announced a delay of the approval vote pending further investigations.
The holding company for the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental, and Alamo Rent A Car brands announced it will hire 11,000 new workers internationally in the coming year.
A jury found that Global Traffic Technologies’ patent involving technology for controlling traffic lights was infringed upon.
Rental car giant Enterprise announced that it is expanding its CarShare program to Minneapolis, an increasingly competitive car-sharing market.
The city said that building permits issued along the new light-rail line have hit a five-year high.
The state has recovered all the jobs lost during the recession and remains more than 2 percent below the national unemployment rate, but they are not as high-quality of jobs as the state had in 2008.
The city fared well in a study that evaluated which actions municipalities are taking to cut energy use in buildings and transportation, among other areas.
The vehicles are described as “highly-mobile,” allowing for the transportation of military personnel and gear through “extreme off-road terrain.”
While the layoffs haven’t yet occurred, SIFCO Industries said they will be doled out in upcoming phases.
The Metropolitan Council is expected to vote on the transit project configuration—which could add $150 million to $330 million to the cost—on Sept. 25.
Although Mayor Rybak is not seeking re-election in November, he laid out some long-term proposals for Minneapolis in his final budget speech.
More than a dozen stores formerly branded as The Gas Stop will be converted into Holiday Stationstore franchise locations.
A Star Tribune story suggests that the demise of a Washington transit project serves as a “cautionary tale” for local planners.
About a week after the project’s planners raised their cost estimate from $1.25 billion to $1.67 billion, they tacked on another $150 million.
Duluth's aviation sector continues to grow.
The Medina-based company reported double-digit growth in both earnings and revenue, and it’s gearing up for much-anticipated product launches.
Delta’s Chisholm reservation center is the airline’s best.