Finance & Commerce reports the California-based Tower Investments owes more than $740,000 in back property taxes and fines. For the past six years, Tower has been pushing a major biobusiness park on a former elk farm in southeast Minnesota, but nothing has happened on the site since 2010. Tower's senior vice president claims the taxes aren't paid because Tower is in the midst of appealing its property taxes with Olmsted County.

Two tenants living at a Coon Rapids apartment building may be facing eviction after they caught their property manager stealing from their home. The video shows Robin Marie Johnson sifting through their belongings. Johnson later pleaded guilty in court to the crime, but the tenants that complained now face eviction.

Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann says she’s in the campaign for the long term. The day after the latest GOP candidate debate Bachmann insists the race consists of more than front-runners Rick Perry and Mitt Romney. Bachmann is skipping the Florida straw poll, saying the balloting there is too narrow.

County officials want to improve sidewalks along county roads to encourage more walking, the Star Tribune writes. A draft plan is expected to be ready early next year, but, the county has already set aside $200,000 this year to begin building safer sidewalks and crossings.

The $62 million development will include 254 apartments above a 27,000-square-foot Lunds grocery store. It's going up on the site of the former downtown police and fire headquarters. The project was given the green-light last month after the city of St. Paul received a commitment from HUD for mortgage insurance.