Sidewalk plans trouble Midway business owners
To improve walkability in the area surrounding the $957 million Central Corridor LRT line, St. Paul officials want to build new sidewalks on a dozen streets in the industrial Midway area between the...
View ArticleProject for Pride in Living buys University Ave. dealership
Minneapolis-based nonprofit Project for Pride in Living is still working to secure the financing it needs to replace a vacated University Avenue auto dealership on the Central Corridor Light Rail...
View ArticleDiner opens on University Avenue
Daily Diner Frogtown opened on Monday at Frogtown Square.
View ArticleLooking to brighter days on the Central Corridor
Since 2008, the Central Corridor Funders Collaborative has distributed $6.6 million to assist small businesses, support workforce development programs, preserve affordable housing, finance public art...
View ArticleSt. Paul tax credits pit old against new
Should St. Paul use its limited supply of low-income housing tax credits to shore up existing affordable housing or to advance new projects on transit-friendly corridors?
View ArticleJust Sold: Former UnitedHealth CEO McGuire expands holdings in Orono
In his latest purchase, Dr. William “Bill” McGuire paid $1.3 million for a four-bedroom, 4,505-square-foot home and 2.11 acres at 1250 Woodhill Ave.
View ArticleLeveraging development off the Sears project
Sears Holding Corp.’s St. Paul redevelopment plans will also translate into plenty of parking garage construction around the state Capitol.
View ArticleSt. Paul seeks TIF for Hamline Station
The Housing and Redevelopment Authority is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a financing plan for the project.
View ArticleWill Green Line lessons transfer to Southwest?
The Metropolitan Council says the proposed $1.3 billion Southwest LRT route has a "very different set of issues" than the nearly completed Green Line.
View ArticleAt last: Some interest in ‘bus barn site’
RD Management and Wellington Management are considering purchasing the busy corner in St. Paul 's Midway area.
View ArticleSurly offers sneak peak of future brewery
Surly Brewing Co. recently released images of the destination brewery and beer garden that it is planning near the University of Minnesota.
View ArticleState funds boost Prior Crossing plan
The project will be located along the Central Corridor light rail transit line at 1949 University Ave. W. in St. Paul.
View ArticleRun out of town on a rail?
The Metropolitan Council staff prefers three of the eight available options for handling freight trains affected by the planned $1.25 billion Southwest Light Rail line, but inclusion of at least one is...
View ArticleGreen Line LRT vehicle tests starting
A self-propelled train will move along the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit tracks for the first time this week.
View ArticleCPM, partners close on Sally’s site near U of M
The developer hopes to complete construction of a 98-unit, 158-bedroom student housing project on the site by summer 2014.
View ArticleA crowded feeling in freight rail corridors
In some key freight corridors, increasing pressure to redevelop industrial land is slowing the ability of a growing industry to stretch its legs.
View ArticleSustainable: BlueGreen Alliance trains a green workforce
BlueGreen Alliance is a collaboration of 14 union and environmental organizations, representing 15 million members that provide job training and education focused on creating green jobs and a cleaner...
View ArticleStreetcars could squeeze on-street parking
A new streetcar or enhanced bus service along Central and Nicollet avenues could bump as many as 320 on-street parking spots in Minneapolis.
View ArticleSurly Brewing CEO talks about rise of craft brews, new brewery
Surly, which employed fewer than 25 recently, is a year away from opening a $20 million “destination brewery” in southeast Minneapolis — and plans to employ between 150 and 200 by this time in 2014.
View ArticleCloser to a station on Red Rock corridor
Washington County is almost ready to take new bids on a transit station project after rejecting over-budget bids this summer and slashing costs from the project’s design.
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