By Burl Gilyard Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — The wave of foreclosures has left the city of Minneapolis owning more than 350 vacant residential properties across the area. Earlier this year, the city and partners put out a call to ...

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By Bill Clements Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — The Metropolitan Council has awarded the first major heavy construction contract for the Central Corridor Light Rail line — a $205 million contract for the eastern or St. Paul portion of the ...

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By Burl Gilyard Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — Minneapolis-based nonprofit developer Great Neighborhoods! Development Corp. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The nonprofit, formerly known as the American Indian Neighborhood Development Corp., cited holding costs related to sites it ...

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By Paul Snyder High-speed rail advocates are racing the state’s gubernatorial election cycle to line up support for an expanded track network to Green Bay and Minneapolis. “This is not a done deal,” said Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz at a ...

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By Burl Gilyard Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — Minneapolis Park Board officials have closed a big real estate deal, paying $7.7 million for about 11 acres of riverfront land in northeast Minneapolis from Scherer Brothers Lumber Co. The deal clears ...

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Frank Jossi Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — As the Central Corridor light rail project takes shape in the Twin Cities, many state and local organizations have been collaborating to integrate renewable and efficient energy into the project. Members of the ...

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By Burl Gilyard Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — Once upon a time, a vacant, city-owned L-shaped site near the Guthrie Theater was slated for condos. But the market fell apart, and the developer walked away in 2007. Since then, the ...

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Wisconsin will apply for the latest round of federal high-speed rail grants, but the state will face stiff competition.

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Minneapolis — They’re literally right underfoot, but few people think twice about them — or even know they exist, in some cases.

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By Mark Anderson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — “No more barriers to entry” could be the theme for the Minnesota Orchestra’s renovation plans for its 36-year-old home. The $40 million face-lift will redesign and expand all of Orchestra Hall’s public ...

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