ST. PAUL-The 34,000-sf office building would be built by St. Paul Port Authority in Midwest district, with the City of St. Paul moving three departments there and signing a 25-year lease; some Downtown building officials and City Council members are concerned that move will hurt the downtown office market.

ST. PAUL-Rosedale's manager calls the prospective sale by Target Corp. "unsettling" while St. Paul officials hope penalties for closing are enough to keep the Downtown Marshall Field's open for years.

ST. PAUL-The St. Paul Charter Commission votes down a proposal that would have allowed voters to decide in November whether to forbid the city from spending tax dollars on a new Minnesota Twins ballpark.

MINNEAPOLIS-Multifamily units account for 45% of the 1,402 units planned, but year-to-date accounts for 49% of total units, according to the Builders Association of the Twin Cities. Vale of February permits is up 5% to $176.7 million.

BLAINE, MN-The two sides hope to reach a deal and convince the Minnesota Legislature to help them fill a financing gap that could be up to $200 million.

ST. PAUL-If approved, the proposal would allow voters to decide in November whether to forbid the city from spending tax dollars on a new Minnesota Twins ballpark.

ST. PAUL-Financing options proposed by Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty include using future sales and income tax paid by teams for their separate $500-million stadiums, tax increment bonds and an arbitrage plan.

MINNEAPOLIS-St. Louis-based Commercial Development pays Duke Realty Corp. $57 million for a portfolio of 23 industrial and two office buildings in suburban Twin Cities locations, one of the biggest industrial sales in the Twin Cities market in recent years.