St. Paul, Minn. (AP) — Federal officials on Tuesday signed a formal monetary commitment for the Central Corridor light rail line said to be the largest public works project in Minnesota’s history. The federal government is providing $478 million for ...

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Minneapolis — The Metropolitan Council and other local agencies finally have the news they have been seeking: The Federal Transit Administration has sent to Congress the grant agreement for the Central Corridor light rail project.

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By Bill Clements Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — After more than a year of negotiations, the Metropolitan Council and the University of Minnesota announced they have agreed on a plan to protect university research facilities from the light rail trains ...

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By Scott Carlson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — A stone’s throw from the Hi-Lake Shopping Center it developed in Minneapolis, Wellington Management Inc. has preliminary plans to break ground next spring on a mixed-use project that calls for about 55 ...

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By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis (AP) — The Frogtown Square mixed-used project in St. Paul has taken a big leap forward. Construction crews have begun moving dirt on a $13 million project that will bring 50 affordable senior ...

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