Eagan’s City Council will vote Tuesday on a one-year moratorium that would pause approvals for new data centers and crypto miners while the city studies permitting, water and power impacts.

A co-owner of Eden Prairie’s Asia Mall bought the former Maplewood TGI Fridays for $2.2M and plans to open an 85°C Taiwanese bakery.

Saint Paul will hold a Feb. 18 hearing on a proposal to bar most new drive‑through lanes; councilmembers are split and business groups warn of big revenue losses.

Rise and Shine and Partners is moving its headquarters into about 24,000 square feet at the Loose‑Wiles building in Minneapolis' North Loop. The lease adds to the neighborhood's growing roster of creative firms.

Minneapolis-based hope&plum is buying a 20,000-square-foot St. Paul warehouse and adding a retail center as the brand scales after rapid growth.

Developers have asked St. Paul zoning officials to let them reduce ground-floor windows on University Avenue for the United Village hotel and parking ramp. The Board of Zoning Appeals will review the requests next Monday.

Mayor Kaohly Her told investors St. Paul is "open for business," pressing to speed permitting and finish stalled downtown and Snelling‑Midway projects. Her plans smaller, quick wins to prove progress.

The Marriott family pledged $100 million to Mayo Clinic’s Rochester campus overhaul, securing naming rights for a two‑story Marriott Family Atrium slated to open in 2030.

Minneapolis' Lumber Exchange is headed to auction, putting a landmark property into play amid downtown's office slump and new conversion rules.

Developers are pitching industrial reuse of the vacant Blue Cross HQ in Eagan, reviving debates over truck traffic, buffering and environmental review.

An engineering report finds hundreds of thousands in repair needs at Victoria Crossing, and estimates that work could amount to nearly 29% of replacement costs.

A Minnesota firm pitched a 90,000-square-foot edge data center near Highway 151, adding to Beaver Dam's data-center boom after Meta's $1 billion campus.

Upcoming Saint Paul HRA meeting to discuss a resolution for funding The Willows Project through conduit health care revenue bonds, with public input invited.