Minnesota Lawyer

Maple Grove-based contractor C.S. McCrossan will get $300,000 out of its lawsuit settlement with the Minnesota Department of Transportation. But it is hard to predict whether the case will change the way MnDOT applies federal rules for the hiring of minority- and women-owned businesses in public works projects.

Concrete pumping truck maker Schwing America is planning a significant expansion. But Minnesota may be facing stiff competition when it comes to Schwing’s expansion taking place at its present White Bear Township home.

The majority of Hennepin County commissioners appear to support a proposal to tack on an extra $10 to vehicle registration tab renewals to better maintain the county’s road system.

Prospects for the proposed Elk Run biobusiness park in Pine Island have reached the point where it is no longer a question of when the development will happen — but whether it will ever happen.

Minnesota business service companies including engineering outfits are performing a little better than they were a year ago, according to a survey by the state Department of Employment and Economic Development.

With the $957 million Green Line nearly completed and slated to open next year, West Midway could be part of the city’s economic future.

Minnesota’s construction industry remains a bright spot for hiring, even as the overall employment outlook appears lackluster, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Now that the state government has approved it, there may be a bit of gold rush fever building around the $6 billion Destination Medical Center project at the renowned Mayo Clinic and its home city of Rochester.

Minnesota could end up winning even more data centers now that it is expanding the sales tax exemption it offers for equipment, software and electricity used in such projects.

The Minnesota Legislature may yet extend a program that loosened property tax rules to stimulate construction and development — though the legislation in its present form does not require reporting on how many jobs are created.