The contentious PolyMet copper-nickel mine development planned near Hoyt Lakes in northern Minnesota has received its final wetlands permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This permit allows PolyMet to discharge dredge and fill material into more than 900 acres of water while the mine is developed and built. Supporters of the mine believe […]
In November 2018, Children’s Minnesota and former Attorney General Lori Swanson reached an agreement stemming from allegations that Children’s had agreed not to market a certain “tele-health” service in certain zip codes around Minnesota and western Wisconsin due to concerns that the marketing in those areas would threaten a potential business relationship with an unnamed […]
On Tuesday, March 5, Judge Joseph Spero of the U.S. District Court of Northern California issued a ruling in favor of the members of a class-action lawsuit filed against United Behavioral Health (UBH), a subsidiary of Minnetonka-based United Health Group, in 2014. Spero found that UBH breached its fiduciary duties in deviating from accepted standards […]
With the global population projected to reach around nine billion people by 2050, some companies have made a conscious decision to do their part in easing the strain on resources. Living Greens Farm, based in Faribault, Minnesota, is one of those companies. Living Greens is an indoor farm covering 60,000 square feet that can grow […]
On Thursday, February 14, two bills focused on criminal justice reform received a warm welcome of support from legislators, retired police officers, public defenders and prosecutors upon their introduction. The bills, titled HF 1060 and HF 1061, would reform court practices associated with petty misdemeanor convictions and traffic offenses that disproportionately affect the poor. The […]
On Monday, St. Paul’s Department of Safety and Inspections asked the St. Paul City Charter for the ability to issue administrative citations—fines—for breaking city ordinances. The ability to levy fines would be one of a variety of enforcement tools at a city inspector’s disposal. For example, some inspection divisions can suspend licenses while others can […]
A change in Minnesota law that took effect on January 1, 2019, now permits remote online notarization, allowing notaries registered in Minnesota “to perform a remote notarial act.” This change will become increasingly convenient for Minnesotans, especially when buying and selling real estate. In Minnesota, notaries are required for real estate purchases and sales to […]
Last fall, Thor Cos., one of Minneapolis’ largest construction firms, broke ground on a highly-anticipated four-story, 44-unit apartment building in South Minneapolis. It was a monumental project for the company as it began the multifamily development, demonstrating to naysayers in the Twin Cities that modular construction could be used to construct apartment buildings and in […]
Allianz Field, St. Paul’s newest stadium which will be home to the Minnesota United, is on track to be completed in early 2019. But the construction of Allianz Field is just the beginning of new development plans for St. Paul’s Midway neighborhood. Two developers have now proposed apartment buildings across the street from the stadium. […]
Earlier this month, Tech Dump, a Twin Cities electronic waste recycler, acquired Saint Paul based Scrubb.IT, a mail-in electronics recycling program. The acquisition comes after Tech Dump purchased a 90,000 square-foot building in Saint Paul last fall, where it plans to open its headquarters this spring. Showcasing its growth mindset, Tech Dump also intends to […]