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Former Macy’s in downtown St. Paul to be renamed Treasure Island Center
By Nicole Norfleet, Star Tribune Treasure Island will have a new location in downtown St. Paul, though it won't be a casino. On Monday, Treasure Island Resort and Casino announced it signed a multiyear agreement for naming and sponsorship rights for the former Macy's...
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Tria will sponsor Wild practice rink in downtown St. Paul
By Nicole Norfleet 2/20/2017 Tria Orthopaedic Center has signed on as the newest tenant of the former Macy's building in downtown St. Paul and the title sponsor of the ice rink being built there for the Minnesota Wild. Tria will lease 6,000 square feet of space at the...
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St. Paul Police to lease space in former Macy’s building downtown
By Jessie Van Berkel, Star Tribune 2/16/2017 The St. Paul Police Department plans to join the Minnesota Wild as one of the tenants of the former Macy's building downtown. Developers are overhauling the building at Wabasha and 6th streets, and expect to complete the...
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Grand Avenue’s transformation to start this year; food hall concept in works
by Sean Ryan, Milwaukee Business Journal This year, restaurants in The Shops of Grand Avenue’s food court will move to the downtown Milwaukee mall’s first floor, making way for contractors to start building office space. Transforming that top-level food court into...
read moreNew owners have Grand visions for Matthews Building
by Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The owners of the Shops of Grand Avenue have acquired the upper floors of the adjacent Matthews Building as part of their plan to renovate the mall and create more downtown office space. Tony Janowiec and his partners, Chuck...
read moreMinnesota Wild signs lease for new practice facility at Wabasha Center in Downtown St. Paul
Saint Paul, Minn. – The partners of Go Wild, LLC, the joint venture between Hempel Companies and the Saint Paul Port Authority, today announced that the Minnesota Wild has executed a lease for a practice facility at Wabasha Center in downtown Saint Paul. “The...
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Hot Property: Cedar Point Commons in Richfield
By Don Jacobson Special to the Star Tribune OCTOBER 13, 2016 — 4:02PM Some long-planned retail elements at the Cedar Point Commons development in Richfield are now set to be built out, under plans presented by owner Hempel Cos. Minneapolis-based Hempel purchased the...
read moreDunkin’ Donuts store lease signed for Roseville
Article by Nick Halter, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal The Dunkin' Donuts expansion into the Twin Cities is gaining steam with the signing of a store lease in Roseville. Dunkin' Donuts franchisee Vantive Group is leasing 2,000 square feet at 2425 Rice Street,...
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Hempel to Redevelop Former Macy’s Department Store in Downtown Saint Paul
Hempel has been announced as the new development partner for the St. Paul Port Authority’s redevelopment of 396 Wabasha in Saint Paul. The property is an iconic part of Saint Paul, having been a Macy's department store for nearly 50 years. The redevelopment plan is to...
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Hempel Reveals Creative New Plans for The Shops of Grand Avenue
Hempel released its plans for redevelopment of the 293,596 square foot Shops of Grand Avenue in Downtown Milwaukee. Those plans include converting the upper floors of the Shops of Grand Avenue into office space - potentially up to 120,000 square feet or more. The...
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