Minnesota mayors urge support of massive infrastructure bill Noting the potential payoffs to Minn., they urge the state s congressional delegation to do same. July 19, 2021 6:50pm Text size Copy shortlink:
DULUTH – Duluth s working seaport supports 8,000 jobs and, along with the port in neighboring Superior, Wis., $1.4 billion in economic activity.
That s a key driver for Duluth Mayor Emily Larson s support of President Joe Biden s $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill scheduled for a procedural vote Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, she said at a news conference Monday.
Minnesota members of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and two of the state s business leaders met virtually to urge Minnesota s congressional delegation to support the bill, focusing heavily on its bipartisan nature. The eight-year plan would invest in public works projects, including roads, bridges, broadband, public transit and passenger rail
Copy shortlink: It s kinda like liberation day in Uptown, said Mike Radel, 50, who lives in the neighborhood.
The unrest in one of the metro area s most popular dining and shopping corridors began after federal authorities shot and killed Winston Smith, a Black man, in a parking ramp last month during an arrest on a weapons violation. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has said that Smith fired a firearm from inside the car; a friend in the car has said she never saw a gun. The protests intensified after a drunk, unlicensed motorist plowed into cars blocking an Uptown street, killing protester Deona M. Knajdek, 31.
Dayton s Project lender throws new wrinkle: foreclosure sale The city of Minneapolis supports the developer and plans to weigh in on court battle. July 13, 2021 5:26pm Text size Copy shortlink:
A key lender of the Dayton s Project on Nicollet Mall now wants to auction off the loan to the highest bidder, a move the project s developer along with the city of Minneapolis and downtown boosters plan to fight in court.
New York-based Monarch Alternative Capital purchased the original $78 million mezzanine loan on the iconic, but mostly vacant, former Minneapolis department store from investor Angelo Gordon in February.
In recent weeks, however, Monarch informed the developer and owner of the Dayton s Project, 601 Minnesota Mezz, that it considers the collateralized loan in default because it missed key leasing targets and deadlines.
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