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How Meta wanted – and got – secrecy for its Rosemount project
Documents show how Meta – using a broad strategy involving code names and non-disclosure agreements – obtained early buy-in from largely willing local officials months and even years before the company’s identity was formally made public by the University of Minnesota in September 2023. ... Continue Reading
Challenges to government data access in Minnesota continue
Recent cases have showcased not only the continuing challenges to the public’s ability to access government data in Minnesota – but they have also shown how, in recent years, some requests for public data are being virtually shut down ... Continue Reading
After obtaining a non-disclosure agreement, Google comes to Minnesota
New documents show that the broad outlines of an agreement with Google were being discussed while public officials in Sherburne County agreed to be under a non-disclosure agreement that they interpreted as preventing them from publicly speaking about the project. ... Continue Reading
After more than a year, Amazon bid released
The release of the 122-page bid for the Amazon HQ2 proposal came nearly a year after Saint Paul-based non-profit Public Record Media (PRM) sued to force disclosure of the document. ... Continue Reading
The University of Minnesota courts the military
In the spring of 2018, the State of Minnesota submitted a high-profile bid to have the United States Army build a Futures Command Center in the state. The bid – while ultimately unsuccessful – provided a revealing look at how the University of Minnesota tried to market itself to the military. ... Continue Reading
Records show how Greater MSP took control of state’s Amazon bid
State officials allowed Greater MSP – a business development non-profit with ties to Minnesota’s top companies – to assume a uniquely dominant role in the unsuccessful bid to land a corporate headquarters for Amazon. ... Continue Reading