Economic Development

The Mesabi Metallics plant, which will source iron from the company's mine in Nashwauk, may begin producing steel as early as 2030.

Officials hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking for a Bemidji YMCA on Aug. 18, 2026, with construction expected to begin in spring 2027.

Residents around Calumet received a peek behind the curtain Aug. 21, 2026, at the iron reclamation project set to transform the former Hill Annex Mine.

Mesaba State Rooms lodging project did not align with city plans, Nashwauk City Council decided.

Tax increment financing is meant to encourage economic development. Per Minnesota regulations, 20% of units in a TIF rental property must be reserved for low-income housing.

Prairie Pines Childcare Center, the Northland Foundation and the Northwest Minnesota Foundation were awarded grants from the state Department of Employment and Economic Development.

The Hibbing Gas Manufacturing Plant was torn down in 1980, but the industrial processes of the past left contamination in the soil, groundwater and nearby surface water.

Bemidji's blighted rail corridor is slated to be the home of a future YMCA with a final $10 million fundraising push for the new facility.

The Minnesota Public Facilities Authority awarded five Northern Minnesota communities with loans and grants for projects like water main installation and wastewater infrastructure.

A demolition loan from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic will help clear the site of the former Itasca Farm Co-op.