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Census: Bloomington leading boom in inner-ring suburbs	23.5.2013	Star Tribune: Local
Bloomington, long dormant, now tops suburban growth list.
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Bottineau LRT: Tiny step closer — but nowhere near a done deal	13.5.2013	MinnPost
The Metropolitan Council the other day approved the 13-mile Bottineau Transitway between Minneapolis and Brooklyn Park. The vote incorporates the project into the region's transportation policy plan, which in turn makes it eligible for all-important federal funding which would pay about half the $1 billion cost. "Bottineau is key to the region's future development and continued economic success," said Susan Haigh, the Met Council chair. I agree. We really need this thing. In case you've forgotten what the thing is or failed to commit the particulars to memory, here is a refresher. The proposed Bottineau light-rail line would connect downtown Minneapolis to the northwest suburbs. The chosen route, unimaginatively named the B-C-D1 Alignment , would start at the now-under-construction interchange near the baseball stadium, travel along Olson Highway and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad corridor and wind up on West Broadway in Brooklyn Park. As envisioned now, it will have 11 stations, ...
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Housing recovery in Minnesota leaves minorities behind	9.5.2013	Star Tribune: Local

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No longer lots of lots in the Twin Cities	3.5.2013	Star Tribune: Business
The supply of buildable lots in the Twin Cities fell to its lowest level since 2007; new home starts up 53 percent compared with last year
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Minnesota should act now on transportation	3.5.2013	MinnPost
Much of the focus at the Minnesota Legislature this session, appropriately, has been on education and the need to prepare a world-class work force for Minnesota to compete. Legislators who have committed to solving problems for Minnesota should not forget transportation. It’s the second largest household expense (after housing), and affects everything from jobs to economic vitality to health care. Thousands of Minnesotans from the labor and environmental movements have found common ground on ideas — such as investing in transit and transportation — that create good, family-supporting jobs while making our country more efficient and protecting our environment. Minnesota has an opportunity to plan ahead — and to catch up. Other parts of the country already are investing in transit, knowing that it will help them to attract the best and brightest workers and companies to their metro areas, as well as making it more affordable and sustainable to get to work. Our peer cities — Denver, Dallas, Salt ...
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Eagan Parkview Golf Course site OK'd for housing	17.4.2013	Twincities.com: Local
The Eagan City Council has approved plans to turn the city's last 18-hole golf course into a housing development.
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Council Votes To Shut Down Eagan Golf Course	17.4.2013	WCCO: Local News
A Twin Cities golf course popular for players of all ages has had its last round. Parkview Golf Course, Eagan's only 18-hole course, will not open this spring and instead will begin its conversion into a housing development.
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Eagan approves housing development on its last 18-hole golf course	17.4.2013	Star Tribune: Latest
The council chambers were packed Tuesday evening with residents there to make their final arguments against the project.
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Eagan weighs fate of its last 18-hole golf course	17.4.2013	Star Tribune: Local
The city must decide whether to approve the sale of Parkview Golf Club to a housing developer. The club’s owners say it’s unprofitable.
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When Our Kids Own America	15.4.2013	NPR News
America's seismic demographic shift is upending life in our suburbs, cities and our popular culture. So why are we still clinging to the same stories to make sense of these changes?
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Neighborhood shopping centers continue to evolve in Minneapolis-St. Paul area	14.4.2013	Star Tribune: Business
Although not as flashy as the big malls, small shopping centers continue to serve their neighborhoods.
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Stricter confines for swindlers who fled Duluth prison camp	10.4.2013	Star Tribune: Latest
Two multimillion-dollar fraudsters have been charged with escape after walking away from the minimum-security federal prison near Duluth and holing up in a Burnsville hotel for several days until their capture Friday.
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Rottlund Homes developments are sold off	10.4.2013	Star Tribune: Business
Developers and builders buy nine Twin Cities area properties.
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Almost sold: Former Rottlund Homes portfolio	10.4.2013	Star Tribune: Business
Local buyers are developers, builders
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Burnsville: Authorities arrest two men who went missing from Duluth prison camp	6.4.2013	Twincities.com: News
Authorities have apprehended two men who went missing from the Duluth Federal Prison Camp late last Saturday.
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Minnesota couple admit to $114B harassment scheme aimed at public officials	6.4.2013	Star Tribune: Latest
Their targets had connections to ’09 home foreclosure.
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Brooklyn Park couple admits to $114B harassment scheme aimed at public officials	6.4.2013	Star Tribune: Local
A Brooklyn Park couple pleaded guilty to 12 counts of fraud in connection with a $114 billion harassment scheme whose “financial and economic terrorism” victimized numerous public servants in response to their home’s foreclosure.
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Brooklyn Park Couple Pleads Guilty To Massive Fraudulent Lien Case	5.4.2013	WCCO: Local News
A Brooklyn Park couple pleaded guilty Friday in Ramsey County District Court to a massive fraudulent lien case, one that totaled more than $100 billion against multiple victims.
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Eden Prairie man sentenced in Cloud 9 fraud case	3.4.2013	Star Tribune: Business
A minor player in the Cloud 9 scheme admitted he made “a big mistake.”
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Housing lack adds to difficulty finding workers	1.4.2013	Minnesota Public Radio: Business
Some Minnesota companies that have difficulty finding people to fill jobs say the problem isn't skills as much as it is a lack of housing for employees in remote parts of the state.
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