Welcome to Downtown Minnesota
This site has been made available to all Small Business Owners based in the state of Minnesota to help promote and educate your potential customers, meet with other business 
owners and share ideas. You can do many things from this site including write articles/news about special events, sales or even a grand opening.
Whether your business is 50 years old or opening tomorrow this is a great place to help drive traffic to your business. With Downtown.mn your content is redistributed to many sites via RSS feeds driving even more traffic to your business with little need to post events in multiple locations.
This site is free to use and it should be noted that any abuse will result in a permanent ban of your business from this site. This site is to be used as a basis for promoting Minnesota Small Businesses and should never include any slander of competition. Any concerns of business practice of a specific business should be done with organizations such as the bbb.org. Any business with a large volume of unresolved disputes with any such organizations may have a temporary block on content on this site until those issues have been resolved.
What's New
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Thousands of New York City taxi drivers overcharged passengers by more
than $8.3 million over the past two years by setting their meters at a
rate that was supposed to be used for trips to the suburbs, the Taxi and
Limousine Commission said Friday.
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Federal health advisers say a brain stimulating device from Medtronic can be approved for epilespy, provided the company conducts follow-up safety studies.
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Retail sales posted a surprising increase in February as consumers did not let major snowstorms stop them from racking up purchases. The advance, the biggest since November, provided hope that the recovery from the Great Recession is gaining momentum.
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Stocks traded in a tight range Friday after mixed reports on retail sales and business inventories gave investors little new insight into the economy.
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Retail sales posted a better-than-expected increase in January, a welcome development that could mean stronger economic growth in coming months. The Commerce Department said Friday that retail sales increased by 0.5 percent last month, the best showing since November and better than the 0.3 percent increase economists had expected.