ST. PAUL, MN-Plans to double the city's available multifamily and affordable housing are reviewed by the Metropolitan Council. Hastings expects its population will grow from 6,600 households to 10,500 households in 2020.
MINNEAPOLIS-Nearby Allina Health Systems has expressed interest in expanding its campus. A tenant in the project, Minnesota Diversified Industries, would have to approve the land sale to Allina.
ST. CLOUD, MN-A jail video visitation reduces staff time while expanding visiting opportunities. Video teleconferencing allowed the visitors center to be built outside the secured perimeter of the jail.
ROSEMOUNT, MN-The regional planning agency for the seven-county Twin Cities area agrees the 40-acre agricultural site in Dakota County is the only site that can accommodate a highway maintenance facility.
ST. PAUL, MN-A Minnesota Shopping Center Association tax study concludes the average property tax cost per sf for a 25,000-sf to 40,000-sf retailer in a Twin Cities community shopping center is $2.72.
MINNEAPOLIS-As four new megaplexes are under construction, the Twin Cities has seen 10 theater complexes close in recent years. Colliers Towle Real Estate Co. offers specifics and reasons for the overbuilding.
ST. PAUL, MN-The Port Authority has deposited $1.3 million in a condemnation fund for eight acres of the former Stroh Brewery site. The Port Authority will develop the proposed 25-acre Westminister Junction Business Center.
ST. PAUL, MN-The group will lease 2,730 sf near Hwy. 280 and University Avenue. It will use the space for administrative staff and workspace for volunteers as well as house its music library and extensive archives there.
MINNETONKA, MN-Construction will begin this spring on the office/distribution facility for the subsidiary of Atlanta-based AHL Services. The facility will help the company launch integrated marketing services.
BROOKLYN PARK, MN-The leather retailer expects 20% gains in earnings and sales to continue. The earnings boost was credited to the company's private label strategy and fewer clearance sales.