The need for aid isn't expected to lift anytime soon.
Mar 2, 2021 - Axios Twin CitiesPolice reform will be a central issue in the race.
Mar 2, 2021 - Axios Twin CitiesBarbed-wire fences, concrete barriers and plywood are fortifying buildings.
Mar 1, 2021 - Axios Twin CitiesThe "plexes" added about 70 new units of housing to a city of 420,000.
Mar 1, 2021 - Axios Twin CitiesBetter than expected tax collections and the federal stimulus deal played a part.
Feb 26, 2021 - Axios Twin CitiesBut preparations for the trial of Derek Chauvin might not give the most welcoming image for tourists.
Feb 26, 2021 - Axios Twin CitiesMinnesota is home to 16 Fortune 500 companies, which means the state has some very valuable corporations.
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Minneapolis generated nearly $2 billion in tax revenue for the state in 2017 — 3.5 times more than what the city got back in state aid, per a new analysis commissioned by the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Why it matters: The report, released to Axios yesterday, showcases the outsized role the state's largest city plays in Minnesota's overall economy — and the impact pandemic recovery here will have on the state as a whole.
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If you were sick of seeing Kris Lindahl's outstretched arms on billboards, some relief is coming.
Driving the news: Lindahl, head of Kris Lindahl Real Estate, is switching out the roughly 600 billboards in Minnesota and western Wisconsin with those arms, replacing them with a new design of his image in caricature form.
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Minnesota General Manager Jerry Hammer isn't ready to say the Great Minnesota Get-Together is on for 2021, but he's encouraged by the vaccine rollout and recent herd immunity projections.
The state of play: "Looking at what we know today and looking at trends and where we're headed, some sort of outdoor event is certainly an expectation," Hammer told Axios.