The Minneapolis City Council's Zoning and Planning committee will decide Thursday whether the proposed Lyn-Lake location should be rezoned to allow Trader Joe's to include an attached beer and wine store. Finance & Commerce reports council member Meg Tuthill does not support rezoning. If the project is approved, construction on the sixth Trader Joe's in the metro area could begin this fall and open next spring.

The Minneapolis Planning Commission has unanimously approved the plans for a new 14,000-square-foot store at 27th Street and Lyndale Avenue. If the City Council approves the project next month, construction could begin this fall and the store could open in May or June next year. This would be the sixth Trader Joe’s in the metro area.

The Minneapolis City Council Zoning and Planning committee unanimously voted against a rezoning request for a new Trader Joe's grocery and liquor store in the Lyn-Lake neighborhood, the Star Tribune reports. The proposal now goes to the full Minneapolis City Council. City development staff recommended the rezoning be approved, but Council Member Meg Tuthill, who represents the proposed south Minneapolis location, says she doesn't believe in rezoning for one business.

The Arden Hills-based hardware chain plans to open its newest location in St. Louis Park next month. CEO Larry Frattallone told the Business Journal the company is taking over the spot left vacant when Jerry's Hardware & Rental closed December 5. This past winter, Frattallone's also opened a 21,000-square-foot store in Burnsville and doubled the size of its Woodbury location.