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Prior Lake reviews 260-unit Marlow Ridge project
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (737+ words) Pulte Group hope to build 86 single-family detached units, 80 twin homes for seniors and 96 townhomes on part of a development site just east of Eagle Creek Avenue Northeast and north of Carriage Hills Parkway Northeast in Prior Lake. (Image: Swanson Haskamp…...
U. S. debt load could undercut Warsh's plans
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (671+ words) By Howard Schneider, Reuters//May 15, 2026// WASHINGTON " Incoming Federal Reserve chief Kevin Warsh's plans to shrink the U. S. central bank's "footprint" in financial markets could be constrained by rising federal debt and the potentially lost luster of U. S. Treasurys, analysts said, with rising…...
Trump's presidential library sparks lawsuit over land transfer
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (852+ words) By Dan Diamond and Aaron Schaffer, The Washington Post//May 15, 2026// A group of Miami residents sued President Donald Trump, Florida officials and trustees of Miami Dade College on Tuesday over Trump's planned presidential library, claiming that the college's decision to…...
Just Sold: Black Swan buys Rochester apartments
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (322+ words) Anne Bretts, contributing writer//May 15, 2026// Editor's note: "Just Sold" is a Finance & Commerce feature based on the newest certificates of real estate value filed with the Minnesota Department of Revenue for commercial sales throughout Minnesota and reports of sales across…...
Powell's legacy may be rebuilt Fed ties with Congress
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (473+ words) By Howard Schneider, Reuters//May 15, 2026// WASHINGTON- Federal Reserve Chair'Jerome'Powell's immediate predecessors knew how to "go big" in a crisis, steer a committee towards an interest rate decision, and oversee changes in central bank strategy, all parts of the job that…...
Contractor charged with workers" comp fraud
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (165+ words) Laura Brown//May 15, 2026// The Ramsey County Attorney"s Office has charged Brian Alanis Ramos, a subcontractor for a public housing project, with two counts of workers" compensation insurance fraud. These charges relate back to charges against other individuals involved in…...
Craig Leipold-led group buys Saint Paul Hotel
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (306+ words) Dan Netter//May 15, 2026// A handful of locally based investors, led by Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold, have purchased the Saint Paul Hotel, a 1900s-built property in the heart of the city's downtown, according to a press release. In addition to…...
Milwaukee proposes $20 M for King Park neighborhood housing, streets
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (528+ words) By Tom Daykin, USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect//May 14, 2026// MILWAUKEE " Around $20 million to help create new housing, as well as improvements to streets and other public infrastructure, is being proposed for Milwaukee's King Park neighborhood and other nearby areas....
White House scrambles for gas-price relief
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (883+ words) By Jarrett Renshaw, Nandita Bose and Jacob Bogage, Reuters//May 14, 2026// Trump administration officials are scrambling to contain the economic and political fallout of the war with Iran, three people familiar with the White House's discussions told Reuters, as hopes for…...
Most read stories for the week of May 7-13
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (43+ words) Finance & Commerce//May 14, 2026// Most-read stories on finance-commerce. com, week of May 7-13, 2026 C-Level and Leadership Awards 2026 Finance & Commerce announces Top Projects of 2025...