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Ramsey County weighing three developers for riverfront property (rendering) LOCKED

"You may not see Seestedt Carpets much longer... Rumor has it there’s apartments on the way."

Per Fred Melo on Twitter

Wilfs plan luxury hotel, conference center for Vikings' Eagan campus

http://www.startribune.com/wilfs-announ ... 492515311/

The article says they plan to open in early October but as of this morning the space is still completely empty. (There's still a 'Restaurant space for lease' sign in the window even).

Demo proceeding slowly but surely on this one.

Walz according to Emerson polling.

https://www.emerson.edu/sites/default/f ... .11-pr.pdf

Somebody please trot out the fantasy map.

viewtopic.php?p=142921#p142921

UnitedHealth bringing jobs to downtown Minneapolis with Rally Health office

https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/ ... ntown.html

Article mentions an estimated 200-300 employees starting in November. Unclear where they are relocating from.

Wow! Exciting. Loving all of Washington getting filled in.

Trader Joe's to open July 20

http://www.startribune.com/trader-joe-s ... 486623431/

Haha wow love that last paragraph!

Ford selects Ryan Companies as developer per Nick Halter.

https://twitter.com/mspbjHalter/status/ ... 8964731910

That block is split into three parcels, one owned by the Met Council and the other two are LLC's with NJ addresses that presumably belong to the Wilfs. I couldn't find any info about pending development there though.

Have they rehabbed the building on that block that started on fire last year? Might give some clue to the future of that property.

Remind me why Wells Fargo got an exception? Because it's only 17 stories? Maybe that was the exception for Thrivent as well?

What, you don't subscribe to the /r/TwinCities subreddit?

There is still much work to be done. If you check the Minnesota Wikiproject page, articles are sorted based on assessed importance and then their current quality. Lots of B's and C's that could use some help.

Was in Las Vegas last month and stumbled upon this painting at McCarron International Airport. They had a number of US cities displayed according to local elementary students. Sure enough, Minneapolis was one of them. The children of Jo Mackey Magnet School in North Las Vegas are very creative to sa...

Noticed yesterday that they installed "Rough Road" signage on Ayd Mill rather than actually fixing the road

Anyone know what Carter's plan is for this road (if any)?

Metropass from Metro Transit (via my employer) reimburses up to $100/year for alternate transport (cab/uber, etc). Nice perk. Maybe they could increase that amount.