The Cornerstone Café, a Monticello cafe, made the decision to remain open for indoor dining over the last couple of months, despite Governor Walz’s November 18 order prohibiting it. The cafe was one of several Minnesota restaurants and bars that refused to comply with the order. The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office has been in charge […]
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Mall of America to close in March 2020, the mall, and its tenants, were faced with unfortunate financial difficulties. In April, the mall missed the first of many payments on its $1.4 billion mortgage. Despite the initial grace period following the first missed payment, the Mall of America continued […]
Great Clips, a Bloomington, Minnesota based company, has filed a lawsuit against Manrique Group, a subcontractor it allegedly hired to market Great Clips and its services at sporting events around the country. According to Great Clips’ complaint, Great Clips retained Manrique Group to secure scoreboard and court-side signage at sports games and similar events around […]
Last month Plymouth City Council voted, in a 4-3 vote, against redeveloping the former Hollydale Golf Course to develop low-density housing. The city council denied the developer’s request to rezone the land from P-1 (public/semi-public/institutional) to LA-1 (low-density residential). This would have been only the first approval needed in order to redevelop the course.The debate […]
Governor Tim Walz announced last week that he was prepared to call the Minnesota Legislature into a special session as soon as this week in order to provide financial relief for small businesses who are enduring another pause on in-person service for four weeks.The Governor and elected officials are hoping to have a preview of […]
St. Paul City Council recently voted to authorize the creation of a tax-increment financing district spanning over 34 acres in the Midway area. The “Snelling Midway Renewal and Renovation Tax Increment Financing District” boundaries are Snelling Avenue on the west, University Avenue to the North, Pascal Street to the East, and St. Anthony Avenue to […]
Bachman’s Inc., a Minneapolis-based floral and garden center chain, filed suit against its insurance company in Hennepin County District Court this week for lost revenue during the pandemic and government-mandated shutdown.According to the complaint, Bachman’s purchased an insurance policy that would cover business interruption losses—including losses due to a pandemic—and the insurance provider hasn’t paid […]
The U.S. Small Business Administration will have to release detailed information about the Paycheck Protection Program Loans by November 19, according to a federal judge’s ruling on Thursday, November 5. United States District Court Judge James E. Boasberg ruled that the SBA will have to release the names, addresses and precise loan amounts of all […]
A Washington County judge denied the City of Afton’s motion for a new trial and partial judgment this last week. The motion comes after a jury found that the city must pay Afton House Inn more than $800,000 in damages and compensation for easements obtained by the city in order to build a new community […]
The Minnesota Supreme Court held oral arguments this week in the case of Minnesota Power, a Duluth-based company, and Wisconsin’s Dairyland Power Cooperative’s $700 million natural gas plant. Minnesota Power and Dairyland Power Cooperative, a La Crosse-based company, had come together with a plan to build a natural gas plant on a plot of land […]