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Coleman highlights Ecolab HQ move, growth in State of the City
Ecolab is buying Travelers' North tower in downtown St. Paul in a real estate deal that should close in late summer.
Dunkin' runnin' back to the Twin Cities
The Massachusetts-based doughnut giant announced a franchise deal Thursday that will bring 10 Dunkin' Donuts shops to the west metro. The first will open by year's end.
Business owners wonder if they can rebuild after Mpls. fire
"I spent more than half my life here, and this is my only place, my only income," said Nader Abuammo, the owner of Brix Grocery.
Fire chars a block of West Broadway in Minneapolis
A three-alarm blaze Wednesday morning torched a block of homes and businesses on West Broadway Avenue in Minneapolis, forcing at least a dozen evacuations.
SPCO announces new season, tour of Asia
The new season also includes six world premieres and a new Sunday concert series at the Ordway.
Officers went to a town house Sunday to check on someone who family members had not been able to reach. They didn't find that person. When they returned Tuesday, police found the person's body.
The closure begins at 10 p.m. Friday. All lanes and ramps will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, the Minnesota Department of Transportation said.