Grading work is being done now; footings and foundation will be poured in mid-May. 10:29 am, Apr. 30, 2021 ×
Workers prepare the site for the construction of the new Longfellow Elementary school to be built south of the current school and the Rochester Armory on Marion road April 29, 2021. (Ken Klotzbach / kklotzbach@postbulletin.com)
Construction crews have broken ground on the new Longfellow Elementary, meaning three of the four building projects associated with Rochester Public Schools’ 2019 voter-approved referendum are underway.
Keane McWaters of Knutson Construction recently gave the Rochester School Board an update on the status of the three projects.
“Almost all the referendum projects are under construction now,” McWaters said.
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State selects contractors for Bemidji veterans home
The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs has settled on contractors to handle the design, engineering and construction of three veterans homes in the state. One of them will be a 72-bed facility in Bemidji.
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An artist s rendering of the new veterans home in Bemidji. (Submitted drawing)
ST. PAUL With Federal VA funding recently committed, the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs is moving ahead on planning for three new state veterans homes projects to be located in Bemidji, Montevideo and Preston.
Perkins Eastman and Wold Architects and Engineers have been selected as the architects for all three homes, according to a release.
Rochester School Board approves new strategy for pool projects
Even though the projected costs are higher than what was originally approved for the pools, the district has been able to find savings elsewhere associated with the referendum. 12:36 am, Mar. 17, 2021 ×
Century swimmers line up for the National Anthem before a Big Nine Conference dual meet against Mayo on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, at Mayo High School in Rochester.
The Rochester School Board has approved a new plan for the five pool projects outlined in the 2019 voter-approved referendum.
That plan includes the construction of an eight-lane stretch pool at Century High School, the filling in of the existing pools at the three middle schools, and the rejection of the original plan to upgrade the pool at Mayo High School. The board approved the motion unanimously.
A proposed 28-story, mixed-use tower on the edge of downtown Minneapolis and the North Loop neighborhood is heading to the Minneapolis Planning Commission after clearing a potential roadblock earlier this year.
Chicago developers Harlem Irving Cos. and CA Ventures are leading the project, at 21 N. Washington Ave. and 20 Third St. N. Their plans involved demolishing a building that exists on the Washington Avenue North site, which was considered for historic designation earlier this year.
The proposed tower would serve as a bridge for downtown Minneapolis and the city’s North Loop neighborhood, according to a statement from Minneapolis-based ESG Architects included in planning documents filed with the city.