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Downtown Rochester is almost sure to be a crowded place on Saturday.

he Rochester Planning and Zoning Commission has approved the final plan for a new downtown hotel that will be located between the downtown Mayo Clinic campus and St Marys Hospital.

The Mayo Clinic’s income from current activities, considered a key measure of its financial performance, was the highest it’s been in at least nine years during the first quarter.

The Olmsted County Board is throwing its support behind the Prairie Island Indian Community’s bid to have a parcel of land between Oronoco and Pine Island added to its reservation.

The Rochester City Council agenda for Monday’s study session includes a discussion about possibly regulating short-term online rental properties in the city.

Minnesota’s economy posted a seasonally adjusted net gain of 3600 jobs in April but state analysts say the job market in Minnesota continued to exhibit signs of softness last month.

Rochester’s daily newspaper is changing hands.

The federal Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday renewed mineral rights leases for a proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota.

Rochester officials say an Indiana-based company is scheduled to begin work next week on building a fiber-optic cable system in the city to compete in the local cable TV and Internet marketplace.

Thousands of people are expected in Rochester this Weekend for the annual Original Olmsted County Gold Rush Antique Show and Flea Market at Graham Park in Rochester.