Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), April 27th, 2007
Byline: Susan Feyder; Staff Writer The 12-month transformation of the Farmers & Mechanics Bank building into a Westin hotel is drawing to a close, with only a few finishing touches left before the hotel is scheduled to open Thursday. Major construction work by Ryan Companies on the downtown Minneapolis landmark cost about $34 million, and was finished this month, said Collin Barr, president for Ryan's Minnesota region. On Thursday, workers were still busy at the site at 6th Street and Marquette Avenue S., unpacking and arranging furniture, tacking down the last few edges of carpeting and cle...
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