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Downtown St. Paul real estate mogul Jim Crockarell dies at 79

Jim Crockarell, the sometimes cantankerous real estate developer regarded as downtown St. Paul’s largest private constructing owner, died Thursday at age 79. Relations in November said Crockarell was battling an infection they didn’t think can be fatal. “We're grieving the lack...

Met Council backs real estate in Highland Bridge, University Avenue, East Seventh, Maplewood

The Metropolitan Council, the seven-county metro’s regional planning agency, approved a series of grants this week to back inexpensive housing and job creation, much of it along transit corridors. One set of “Livable Communities” grants will support transit-oriented development in...

Dean Phillips purchased real estate through undisclosed holding company

Rep. Dean Phillips REUTERS/Reba Saldanha Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. The Each day Beast is reporting Rep. Dean Phillips owns three properties through a secret holding company that he has not disclosed to Congress. One in every...

Burns to Mairs and Power, Kristine Williams to Port Authority. In downtown St. Paul, two moves in industrial real estate

In downtown St. Paul, an investment company’s recent enterprise capital subsidiary has made a notable hire with ties to the world of start-ups and downtown industrial real estate — as has the St. Paul Port Authority. Scott Burns, the founding...

Blue Cross Blue Shield downsizing Eagan real estate footprint

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota announced that it'll leave its 442,000-square-foot headquarters constructing in Eagan, attributing the change to the hybrid work model. The insurance company will still be headquartered in Eagan, said Jim McManus, director of public...

Texas real estate company buys Har Mar Mall in Roseville for $50 million

A Texas-based real estate investment company has bought the Har Mar Mall in Roseville for $50.25 million, in line with a filing on record with the Minnesota Department of Revenue. Based outside of Houston, Fidelis Realty Partners is certainly one...
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St. Paul prevails in legal fight to raze, replace historic Hamline-Midway Library

Following 16 months of litigation, a Ramsey County district judge has given the town of St. Paul the go-ahead...
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St. Paul-based Securian Financial lays off 58 employees across departments

Securian Financial has notified 58 employees — roughly 2% of its total workforce — that their roles with the corporate are being eliminated in...

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum seeks thirteenth term in rematch with May Lor Xiong in 4th District

Longtime St. Paul Democratic U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum is in search of one other term in Minnesota’s Fourth Congressional District and again faces May...

Believed to have been the oldest working nurse in Minnesota, Joyce Gimmestad retired at 88. She reflects on 7 many years in healthcare

Joyce Gimmestad hoped to succeed in 90 before retiring from being a nurse. Still, she retired on June 22, at 88, attributable to a...

Family of 83-year-old St. Paul man killed in hit-and-run: ‘We’ll forgive you. … Please turn yourself in’

For 30 years, John Bidon took each day runs around Lake Phalen near his St. Paul home. He’d stretch it out to 5 miles...