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The New Preservation

By Executive Director Heidi Swank There has never been a better time to be the executive director of Rethos. The people here are working...

Capital Investment Updates

From state-owned Asset Preservation to Local Projects to just cool things that make it into the bonding bill, here's where we'll share...

MN Historic Tax Credit Reinstated & Extended

The Minnesota House of Representatives and Senate have each passed an Omnibus Taxes bill that includes the reinstatement and extension of...

Equity in Historic Preservation: elevating unheard voices

By Sumeya Hassan and Josh Hauf Historic preservation has been built and sustained on the priorities and framed primarily from the...

Locking up a Preservation Success Story After Years of Effort

The former St. Louis County Jail in Duluth has been rehabilitated and will start its new life as affordable and market-rate apartments....

Minnesota Historic Tax Credit Updates

Update May 18, 2023 The Minnesota Legislature is expected to extend the state Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit, according to...

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...

Farewell to Riley! She got a charge out of her work as our Policy Associate

Did you know that this was our last week with Rethos’ amazing Administrative Manager, Riley Gage? ☹ And that Riley is moving on from...

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...

Final Dispatch from our Capitol Pathways Intern, Alejandra

I applied to the Capitol Pathways 2022 program to better understand how our state government functions and learn how policy is passed....