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Construction & Development
Checking in on Highland Bridge construction progress
Weidner Apartment Homes plans a Sept. 1 start on a 176-unit apartment project at Highland Bridge in St. Paul, adding housing and retail space.
Real Estate
Xcel Energy buys Minneapolis warehouse for $15M
Xcel Energy purchased a 154,000-square-foot Minneapolis warehouse for $15 million, adding to its industrial footprint in northeast Minneapolis.
Just Sold
Just Sold: Buyers to keep two properties affordable
Two Section 8 affordable housing communities in Maple Plain and Rogers sold to a buyer planning to preserve affordable rents.
Q & A
Q&A: Mike Wilhelm on building Fountain Real Estate Capital
Fountain Real Estate Capital's Mike Wilhelm discusses the firm's growth, industrial real estate strategy and lessons from launching a company.
Nation & World
Global AI firm launches home design, renovation platform
HomeGPT uses AI-powered design tools to help homeowners and professionals visualize renovations, layouts and home improvements.
On the Market
On the Market: St. Cloud commercial land, Roseville retail
This week’s On the Market features a classic buy-and-hold multifamily income opportunity alongside something a bit more novel: a charter school campus that could work equally well as a turnkey pickup for a new educational or institutional user, or a repositioning play for something entirely new.
Podcast
- Interview: Kathryn Hoffman, executive director, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
- Interview: Laura Russ, executive director, Shenehon Center for Real Estate
- Interview: Daniel Lightfoot and Craig Johnson, League of Minnesota Cities
- Interview: Suzanne Schefcik, vice president, Colliers
- Interview: Stacy Arnold, director of safety and CHASE, AGC Minnesota
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July 23rd, 2026 | 6:00 PM
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September 23rd, 2026 | 9:00 AM
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