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Mark A. Baker and John Ramos

DULUTH

Incline Village developer failed to pay property taxes in 2024

As Incline Village project construction begins at the top of the hill, on the site of the former Central High School, property tax records reveal that the owner, STC...
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DULUTH

Lakeview Tower first TIF project in Duluth to subsidize vacation rentals

On March 26, 2025, the Duluth Economic Development Authority (DEDA) approved an eighth amendment to the Lakeview Tower development agreement, thereby allowing for 34 of the 210 apartment units...
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DULUTH

Incline Village developer showed no need for $75 million subsidy approved by City Council

On June 10, 2024, the Duluth City Council approved a resolution authorizing a $75 million Tax Increment Financing (TIF) subsidy for Phase One of the Incline Village project, which...
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DULUTH

Incline Plaza developer embroiled in synagogue fraud case

On Feb. 12, 2024, the Duluth City Council approved a development agreement with the companies Chester Creek View LLC and Incline Plaza Development LLC, authorizing them to receive tax...
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DULUTH

Investigation finds no evidence for Ostreicher claims

The Duluth City Council recently approved a development agreement with various companies owned by New York resident Lazar Ostreicher, who plans to build a half-billion dollar project on the...
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DULUTH

Surveillance state technology aids in arrest of alleged catalytic converter thief

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Duluth police used traffic surveillance cameras to identify the vehicle of an alleged catalytic converter thief who had been targeting businesses near the Duluth...
DULUTH

Lincoln Park Flats discontinues hotel, restores 24 apartments

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A Lincoln Park apartment building which stirred controversy when it created a hotel out of a third of its units in 2023 has quietly...
Douglas County

OIR report flags flawed investigation, nepotism in Superior Police Department, leaves broader questions unanswered

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On April 17, 2025, Superior Mayor Jim Paine informed the city’s Public Safety Committee that he was unable to resolve “urgent” issues at the...
DULUTH

Spirit Mountain to negotiate with private operator to manage ski hill

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At their regular meeting on March 3, 2026, the Spirit Mountain Board of Directors authorized a working group to enter negotiations with Mountain Capital...
Hermantown

Hermantown data center developer buys property for 3-15 times assessed value

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According to property sales information filed with the St. Louis County Recorder’s Office, Harmony Group LLC has purchased four parcels of land along Morris...