Category Archives: Business News
St. Cloud City Council Again Delays Vote on Building Permit Fee Hikes
(KNSI) - For the second time, the St. Cloud City Council has delayed a final decision on a sweeping package of building permit fee increases. The council voted 5-2 Monday night to postpone the vote un...
May 19, 2026
Sales Tax for St. Cloud YMCA Aquatics Center Dies at Capitol
(KNSI) - A proposed sales tax to help fund an outdoor aquatics center at the St. Cloud Area Family YMCA failed to make it out of the Minnesota Legislature. In January, the St. Cloud City Council appro...
May 18, 2026 St. Cloud Area YMCA
Sysco Western Minnesota Drivers Approve Contract and Avoid Strike Ahead of Sunday Deadline
(KNSI) - Drivers at Sysco Western Minnesota have agreed to a new contract, avoiding a strike. Terms of the new contract, which was approved by 99% of the membership, include a total 37% wage increase ...
May 18, 2026 Unsplash
Builders Push Back as St. Cloud Council Prepares Second Public Hearing on Fee Hikes
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud City Council will hold a second public hearing Monday night on a sweeping package of building permit fee increases that has drawn sharp criticism from the region's construction ...
May 18, 2026 Unsplash
MnDOT Highway 10 Studies Coming Before St. Cloud Council Monday
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud City Council will get an update Monday afternoon on two Minnesota Department of Transportation studies looking at Highway 10. The project team will give a short presentation fol...
May 17, 2026 Stearns County Highway Department
St. Cloud Council to Vote on Sentry Bank MAC Sponsorship
(KNSI) - Sentry Bank is putting its stamp of approval on the locker room suites at the Municipal Athletic Complex. The St. Cloud City Council is set to vote Monday on accepting a $75,000 sponsorship f...
May 15, 2026 St. Cloud MAC Facebook Page
Sysco Western Minnesota Drivers Authorize Strike Ahead of Sunday Contract Deadline
(KNSI) - Drivers at Sysco Western Minnesota have unanimously voted to authorize a strike if the company fails to reach an acceptable contract agreement before the current deal expires Sunday, May 17th...
May 15, 2026 KNSI News
26 Minnesota Rural Businesses To Receive Funding For Expansion, Market Opportunities
(KNSI) - A new grant program is here to help strengthen 26 food and farm businesses across Minnesota. Led by the Entrepreneur Fund and supported by $450,000 in funding from the Wells Fargo Foundation,...
May 15, 2026 RD Offutt/Facebook
St. Cloud School District Receives Grant for Student Career Training Program
(KNSI) - St. Cloud Area School District 742 is among 17 partnerships across Minnesota that will receive funding for the development and expansion of career exposure and paid work experience programs f...
May 13, 2026 Unsplash
"Shame On You" Shouted as Planning Commission Approves Elm Ridge Apartments
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud Planning Commission has unanimously recommended approval of a 40-unit permanent supportive housing complex on 25th Avenue North, despite continued opposition from some neighbors...
May 12, 2026 City of St. Cloud