Katie Galioto

1 month ago | startribune.com | Katie Galioto

St. Paul city officials and the Minnesota Wild are scaling back plans to renovate the Xcel Energy Center complex with a new pitch for $50 million from the state, a fraction of their original request. After legislators' icy response to the March proposal of $769 million, half of which would have come from the state, the city and NHL team offered a $488 million alternative Thursday that focuses solely on the 25-year-old arena.

1 month ago | startribune.com | Katie Galioto

For many, the loss of one of downtown St. Paul's key skyway arteries is an inconvenience. But for Tommy Sar, who lives in an adjacent apartment and uses a wheelchair, it's untenable. Weeks later, the temporary walls and locked doors are still catching commuters and visitors by surprise, forcing U-turns on lunchtime strolls or extended walks to the office.

2 months ago | startribune.com | Katie Galioto

Five years after COVID-19 crushed its opening plans, the Dayton's Project still houses several vacant and unfinished floors, driving the downtown Minneapolis office building's ongoing financial struggles. The $375 million redevelopment of the landmark department store was heralded as a boon to the central business district, promising a burst of vitality particularly for Nicollet Mall. But after the pandemic crippled its launch, expectations for the Dayton's Project became delayed and dimmed.

2 months ago | startribune.com | Katie Galioto

By Katie Galioto Using Census data, the Downtown Alliance estimated there are about 20,000 government jobs in zip codes encompassing downtown, the Capitol complex and the West 7th area. Those jobs, most of which are with the state, comprise roughly one-third of the area's workforce. Regions Hospital remains the largest single downtown employer, but there are more government workers than employees of Ecolab or Securian Financial, two Fortune 500 companies with major footprints downtown.

2 months ago | startribune.com | Katie Galioto

The total value of property in Minneapolis dropped about 1% this year, according to the city assessor, marking the second consecutive year of decline. New assessments mailed out earlier this month, which the city will use to calculate taxes payable in 2026, also signal the property tax burden will shift more to homeowners. That's partly because commercial property values in the city continue to decrease - especially in downtown, where they fell 9.5% from last year.