Summit plans the expansion over the next two years. The company has made $3 million in improvements to its brewery over the last two years. With eight percent growth in production last year, Summit also plans to hire more people. 90 percent of its sales are within Minnesota.

Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville plans to add a150,000-square-foot specialty care medical office building, hospital expansion and a new parking ramp, the Business Journal reports. The project will cost about $60 million.

Summit Brewing Company tells Minnesota Public Radio it will open its on-site taproom by late September. At first, it will only be open to the public on Fridays from 3 p.m. - 8 p.m. Summit Brewing Marketing Coordinator Carey Matthews said, "This is definitely something we're excited about, to bring more people in to experience our beer where it was made."

With hundreds of metro-made beers to choose from, Vita.mn, a Twin Cities entertainment guide, has taken on the difficult task of compiling a list of the best Minnesota brews. The list is broken down into five categories – hoppy, dark, light, seasonal and others.