Becker

If the city of Becker is going to move forward with a plan to expand their business park they are going to have to do it without help from the state, at least for now.

Another step forward in the plan to bring Google to central Minnesota. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Tuesday approved Xcel Energy's request to provide wind energy to the planned large data center.

The plan for a major expansion of Becker's Business Park is an expensive one. The business park currently has about 500 acres and the city would like to add another 1,500 acres that would be phased in over several years.

It is still far from a done deal but the plan to attract tech giant Google to central Minnesota took another step forward Tuesday night. The Becker City Council unanimously approved Google's 20-year tax abatement request.

A St. Paul woman faces drug and weapon charges following an arrest in Becker early Friday morning.

Calling it an "exciting" project, the Sherburne County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a 20-year tax abatement request by Google.

Touting the overall economic impact on the region, supporters of the Google Data Center project spoke to the Becker city Council Tuesday night. The council held a public hearing on Google's request for a 20-year tax abatement on the property.

Traffic on Highway 10 near Becker will be slowed starting Friday.

Sherburne County Officials are weighing whether to approve Google's request for tax breaks to build a $600 million wind-powered data center in Becker.

Google's plan to build a $600 million wind-powered data center in central Minnesota may hinge on the tech giant's request for officials to waive 20 years' worth of future taxes.