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Fiscal watchdogs sound budget alarm for St. Paul, noting high taxes, business loss, slower growth

A coalition of self-described fiscal watchdogs has released a wide-ranging, 18-page report intended to lift alarm in regards to the state of St. Paul’s funds and monetary outlook, from rising property taxes to a shrinking downtown tax base. The report...

Working Strategies: In praise of IDPs for private, profession growth

Amy Lindgren Have you ever ever heard of IDPs, or individual development plans? These short documents are used to discover and track progress toward academic or skilled goals. They often contain a straightforward grid, with rows for perhaps three goals...

Minnesota sees job growth for the fifth straight month

Photo by Michael Browning on Unsplash Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. Via WCCO: Minnesota saw job growth for the fifth straight month in November, and outpaced the national average. In accordance with the Minnesota Department of...

Letters: What population growth will we imagine we’d like to accommodate in St. Paul?

What population growth? Your report, ”Loosen St. Paul zoning to permit more multi-family dwellings? Six views”, missed probably the most fundamental query: Why do we'd like to accommodate substantially more population growth? Here is the truth. The USA stopped having enough...

Downtown Minneapolis population growth slowed in 2022

Downtown Minneapolis MinnPost photo by Corey Anderson This story was originally published by Twin Cities Business. The population in downtown Minneapolis remains to be growing, but it surely appears to be slowing down. In response to figures released by the Minneapolis Downtown Council on Wednesday,...

Concordia University, St. Paul restructures with eye toward online growth

Concordia University, St. Paul has created separate divisions for its on-campus and online programs in hopes of doubling total enrollment over the following 10 years. The private university now has nearly 4,000 fully online students and 1,600 who primarily take...

State population growth almost at a standstill

MinnPost file photo by Corey Anderson Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. This from Stribbers Mary Jo Webster and Mara Klecker, “Minnesota’s population growth has stalled for the second 12 months in a row, suggesting the pandemic...

Maplewood, MLS honor impact Abbott family has had on growth of soccer

An out of doors community event Sunday in Maplewood was really about multiple members of the Abbott family. The first purpose was to rededicate a soccer field at Hazelwood Park within the name of Fred Abbott, who grew the sport...
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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...