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Little Falls Demonstrates, Again, That It Won’t Commit to Preservation

By Erin Hanafin Berg, Policy Director In June, the Little Falls Heritage Preservation Commission voted unanimously to approve the...

"Looking Up Downtown" Featured in Main Street America's Main Spotlight

Our "Looking Up Downtown" initiative is featured in Main Street America's Main Spotlight! This program focuses on assisting owners of...

Duluth Armory Project is Stalled by Failed Legislative Session

When the 2022 Legislative session fizzled to an unproductive end in May, preservation supporters were disappointed for many reasons. Not...

Hennepin County's Building Reuse Grant Fund is Expanding

Exciting news! Hennepin County is expanding its building reuse grant fund! While originally only designed for residential deconstruction...

Rethos: Places Reimagined Awarded $700,000 Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant

Rethos: Places Reimagined has been awarded a Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant in the amount of $700,000 to fund its Minnesota...

The Enduring Value of the Minnesota Historic Tax Credit

By Erin Hanafin Berg, Director, Rethos Policy Institute Tuesday, May 17, 2022 Things are looking rosier for Minnesota’s historic...

House Taxes Committee Hearing on the MN Historic Tax Credit

The House omnibus taxes bill is up for debate, amendment, and passage this afternoon. In it is a provision that extends the Historic Tax...

Rethos Easement Program Revamp

As Rethos celebrated its 40th birthday last year, we wanted to draw attention to our oldest program: Easements. Since 1986, Rethos (then...

Adapting History: The 1222 University Project

The Minnesota State Historic tax credit is instrumental in promoting the rehabilitation of historic structures across the state. Many of...

REUSE IN ACTION: Historic Schools Around Minnesota

In May 2020, voters on the Iron Range approved a school consolidation plan that had been under discussion and negotiation since 2017,...

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