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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/03/11/legen ... g-secured/

Funding is secured and construction could begin as early as September. Would be fun to see this fuel a domestic US Skyscraper race.

https://www.fox21online.com/2024/03/09/potential-of-duluths-lot-d-unveiled-in-initial-concepts-renderings/ Was hoping for something a bit more ambitious, but this is better than what as there. I put Duluth more in the category of "take whatever we can get" https://media.licdn.com/dms/image...

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/helium-discovery-northern-minnesota-babbit-st-louis-county/ "According to Abraham-James, the helium concentration was measured at 12.4%, which is higher than forecasted and roughly 30 times the industry standard for commercial helium." It's crazy how ...

https://www.wdio.com/front-page/top-sto ... gh-school/

Condo and Apartments - 1300 Units proposed

Some short articles that suggest good things for Owatonna: https://krfofm.com/owatonna-grows-into-the-6th-largest-city-in-greater-minnesota/ https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-small-city-downtowns-see-resurgence-owatonna-red-wing-crosby-northfield/600327899/ and a progress update on Ascend - I've...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoUW4em ... amBornhoft

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYjGAWh ... amBornhoft

Screenshot 2023-08-14 153153.jpg The famous Jerry's is torn down and replaced with a new Italian restaurant. The entire block received a facelift. Love to see historic building fabric preserved. No pics, but the 70 unit Ascend Apartments is also under construction currently, with Mineral Springs Br...

Winona is looking at a plan for its downtown riverfront for a new 63ft tall hotel and apartments. https://www.winonapost.com/news/new-plan-for-downtown-hotel-apartments/article_0f28d408-0fc4-11ee-bc18-2beeaedd6b7f.html https://www.winonapost.com/news/winona-to-negotiate-new-deal-for-downtown-hotel/a...

https://www.kimt.com/news/omc-opening-new-clinic-in-owatonna-in-2024/article_a487f4d4-fc05-11ed-bc2f-73c355288578.html I guess Owatonna will be getting an OMC Clinic. A lot of people don't know know this but OMC is very good. They have had to be on their game to compete with Mayo in Rochester. OMC e...

Winona is looking to build a large ~$50m police and fire station, designed by BKV Group

https://www.winonapost.com/news/winona- ... ca12b.html

Right next to Winona's new apartment block will be a new concert hall and art museum called Minnesota Masterpiece Hall, renders and a press release published on their website here:

https://www.mnmasterpiecehall.org/

Hi it's your SE Minnesota guy, just posted some updates on Owatonna, now some in Winona... Just this past week this was announced, allowing much larger apartments in the downtown core https://www.winonapost.com/news/winona-may-allow-bigger-apartments-near-campus/article_407d4e56-65e9-11ed-ba7b-5b253...

Owatonna has also recently started re-using its historic structures that have sat either vacant or completely neglected for the past couple decades. Here is a before and after of the former Jerry's restaurant in the city's historic Adsit Block, built in the late 1800s. These buildings are getting up...

The updated downtown has also massively improved their walkability, with expanded pedestrian sidewalks, bike lanes, reduced car lanes, and of course, more outdoor dining spaces, benches and areas for trees and native shrubs and grasses. The renders shown here were done by ISG, but construction is co...

And what's also encouraging, is that there are more projects in the pipeline, and it seems the city is extremely pro-growth. Riverfront Apartments (Proposed) owatonna river front.jpg Ascend Apartments (70 units with commercial base along riverfront, breaking ground spring 2023) http://steeledodgenew...

Hi everyone, it's my first post here. I typically post updates on Rochester in SkyscraperCity forums, but today I want to give you all an update on one of my other favorite small towns in SE Minnesota. Owatonna has been seeing really great growth in the past couple years, not only in in-fill develop...