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Syndicated Equities acquires Minnesota innovation center
Syndicated Equities acquired the Winnebago Industries Innovation Center in Savage, Minnesota. The property consists of a 45,306-square-foot one-story industrial building that is 100% net-leased to Winnebago Industries. Originally built in 2017, the property underwent a renovation to Winnebago’s specifications in 2023 and is now its primary research, development and testing facility.
State Fair Express Bus Service Returns to Maple Grove
We’re one month away from the start of the Minnesota State Fair, and for the first time in five years, fair-goers will have an express bus option in the northwest metro. Maple Grove Transit will provide bus service to “The Great Minnesota Get-Together” at its main transit station next to the Shoppes at Arbor Lakes.
Minneapolis working to clean up long vacant buildings
Some vacant buildings in Minneapolis have sat empty for years. Some even decades. But that’s all about to change. “Those who have been here for extended prolonged periods of time, your time is up,” says Minneapolis City Council member Robin Wonsley.
After calls to defund police, Minneapolis approves officer pay raise
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota: Minneapolis approved a contract this week to make its police officers among the highest-paid in the region, years after a movement to defund the police department in the wake of George Floyd's murder. The Minneapolis City Council approved the contract with the department's union, including 22 percent pay...
Minneapolis city, community leaders speak on hazardous vacant building ordinance
MINNEAPOLIS — City and community leaders in Minneapolis on Monday detailed an ordinance that addresses hazardous vacant buildings. Last week, the Minneapolis City Council unanimously passed the ordinance that places a time limit on the eligibility for a building to be on the vacant building registry. At a late morning news conference held outside a former Burger King restaurant, City Council members Robin Wonsley and Jeremiah Ellison, along with community leaders, spoke on the ordinance."Vacant buildings — inactive buildings — they're a hazard. They're a health hazard, they're a safety hazard to the communities that we live in," Ellison said. Ellison says that, traditionally, there's been a flat fine for these vacant buildings, which many property owners have been paying. Ellison says it's helped encourage some property owners to make their buildings active, but problems persist. "Some folks just take the fee as the cost of doing business," Ellison said, noting the condition of the former Burger King restaurant behind him. Ellison says the City Council has looked into ways to "fairly and adequately" increase the fees for vacant buildings and "creating a pathway" to getting these vacant buildings back to an active status. This is a developing story, check back here for updates.
Plans for Osseo’s 150th Anniversary Continue with Collection of Old Family Photos
When Annette Charest Noon heard the call go out for old family photos in Osseo, she knew she had to respond. “My dad was one of seven children. He had six sisters, and one of his aunts, Eva Mary, became a nun at St. Scholastica,” said Noon, who now lives in St. Francis and has a lot of family in Anoka and Osseo. “It was a family that spread out from basically Quebec to Osseo MN.”
‘Most Smiley Dog’ Finds Furever Home After 94 Days at Rockford Shelter
A dog at a Rockford animal shelter got adopted and her "going home" photo is the most precious thing you'll see all week. Every day is another chance for animals to get adopted. For Twila, it took 94 days at Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary to find her "furever home". 'Most...
Park Center Senior High student takes second in national poster contest
Park Center Senior High School student, Natali Morin, recently received news that she won second place in the national School Bus Safety poster contest! Morin won a $100 prize, and her poster will be featured by the National Association for Pupil Transportation in early August.
Multilingual Academy wraps up summer session
Osseo Area Schools offers a Multilingual Academy summer program each year that is open to all of its multilingual students, and around 150 students spend a month of summer engaged in a wide variety of activities with students from all around the district. Despite the camp’s name, Multilingual Academy’s scope...
Katie Bennett, Robert Bennett and Andrew Noel, Robins Kaplan LLP
What has been called an “epidemic of indifference” is damaging to many men and women who encounter the police. That may result in civil rights and personal injury claims against police and jails. That is the wheelhouse of partners at Robins Kaplan — Katie Bennett, Robert Bennett and Andrew Noel — who are the authors of “An Epidemic of Indifference,” part of their 2020 civil rights report.
REVIEW: Moving, Funny, Striking English (Guthrie Theater)
Sahar Bibiyan as Roya in the Guthrie Theater’s production of English, now playing through August 18. Photo by Liz Lauren. There are few theatrical shows for which sound design and dialect coaching are more essential than the Guthrie Theater/Goodman Theatre production of English. This humorous, moving, and always engaging play perfectly captures the experience of struggling to learn another language, with all of its ups, downs, and reversals.
A new kind of physician pipeline
They’ve been waiting—and working—seven years for this milestone, and it’s finally arrived. The students in the first cohort of the University of Minnesota BA/MD Scholars Program are becoming doctors. Launched in 2017, the BA/MD Scholars Program provides a unique pathway for high-achieving high school seniors to...
West Metro Fire-Rescue Water Fun Day Returns August 2 in Crystal
The cities of Crystal, New Hope, and Robbinsdale team up with West Metro Fire-Rescue to put on the event, which is a great way for kids to cool off in the hot summer sun. It is put on at Valley Place Park, and wristbands are required for the event. You have to register for those before July 29, and you can find more information here.
Vikings have classy gesture for Khyree Jackson’s family
Minnesota Vikings rookie Kyhree Jackson died in a car accident earlier this month, and the team is doing what they can do help his family through the tragedy. The Vikings announced on Monday that they are covering a “significant portion” of the expenses for Jackson’s funeral, which will take place on Friday. The team also... The post Vikings have classy gesture for Khyree Jackson’s family appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
It’s Same Ol’ Same Ol’ for Ex-Vikings Pass Rusher
Former Minnesota Vikings outside linebacker Marcus Davenport didn’t experience too much playing time in the Twin Cities, tabulating a resume of about 3.1 games in 2023. It’s Same Ol’ Same Ol’ for Ex-Vikings Pass Rusher. And now a member of the Detroit Lions, a Vikings rival,...
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