MINNEAPOLIS-The city has spurred 550 units in the first three quarters of this year compared with 274 units built through all of last year.

MINNEAPOLIS-Six Twin Cities companies have received grants totalling nearly $2 million to clean up and redevelop polluted properties. The grants are supporting both industrial and mixed-use projects.

ST. PAUL-The Parkway Addition housing development in Marshall, MN, is cited as example of business, nonprofits and public working together to build affordable housing.

BLOOMINGTON, MN-Developer Jeffrey Wirth wants to build an $80 million hotel/water park complex next to the mega mall, but needs development assistance from a reluctant city of Bloomington.

MINNEAPOLIS-Nonprofit groups in Delano, Minneapolis, Owatonna and Shakopee received grants to build a total of 121 units in affordable housing for low-income elderly or disabled occupants.

BLOOMINGTON, MN-Brec Huseby, with 13 years of experience in health care, will be a senior real estate consultant for United.

MINNEAPOLIS-The firm, known better in suburbs and St. Paul, now establishes Downtown with a contract to handle leasing for Fifty South Sixth, the 690,000-sf tower owned by Hines Interests.

MINNEAPOLIS-Artspace, a nonprofit real estate developer for the arts, has projects under construction in Fergus Falls, MN, and two other cities, and projects in design in five cities.