🌱 Why Dayton’s new Parkway Business Center just made a statewide top list
Dayton, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Dayton! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Dayton’s new Parkway Business Center just made a statewide top list
Also on today's calendar: Your Weight Matters Minneapolis and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: Why can't you play cards with pirates ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Sun and some clouds, with a high of 60 and low of 39 degrees.
- Friday: Rather cloudy, temps: high: 69, low: 45.
- Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 62 and low of 36 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Finance & Commerce announces Top Projects of 2025 (finance-commerce.com) — A new Dayton Parkway Business Center project at 17800 Territorial Road has been named one of Finance & Commerce’s Top Projects of 2025, highlighting local development activity. The statewide list recognizes 50 standout construction efforts, from hospitals and schools to business centers, with honorees to be featured in a July special section and event. 
📸 Around Dayton
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Your Weight Matters Minneapolis →
Embassy Suites by Hilton Minneapolis Airport, 7901 34th Ave S, Bloomington
9:00 am
Saturday May 16
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Other local events
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Drop-in Tech Help
Maple Grove Library 8001 Main Street, Maple Grove, MN 55369
1:30 pm -
Mary Ann Key Book Club Watch Event and Discussion: A Virtual Conver
Maple Grove Library 8001 Main Street, Maple Grove, MN 55369
6:15 pm -
Baby Storytime
Maple Grove Library 8001 Main Street, Maple Grove, MN 55369
9:30 am -
Job Search Assistance
Maple Grove Library 8001 Main Street, Maple Grove, MN 55369
11:00 am -
Writing Your Family History
Maple Grove Library 8001 Main Street, Maple Grove, MN 55369
2:00 pm
Saturday May 9
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Champlin Business Connections →
Champlin, MN Calendar, 307 E River Pkwy, Champlin
7:30 am -
Kandiyohi County Law Library Legal Advice Clinic
Kandiyohi County Law Library, 505 Becker Ave SW, Willmar
12:00 pm -
Crafternoon
Champlin Library, 12154 Ensign Avenue North, Champlin
1:00 pm -
Joint Law Enforcement Council Emergency Communications Committee Meeting →
Anoka County, MN Calendar, 13535 Hanson Blvd NW, Andover
2:00 pm -
Baseball: JV →
Central Park , Ramsey, MN
4:30 pm -
Softball: G/JV →
Lindstrom Park
4:30 pm -
Performing Arts | Play Performance →
PACT Charter School Secondary Campus | Auditorium
6:00 pm
Thursday May 7
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hello,
I have a small area, approximately 20 x 40 that needs trimming/mowing, etc. (Nextdoor Southwest Dayton)
- Target posted a job opening for Specialty Sales (Style, Tech, Beauty) (T1831) in Champlin. Apply here.
- Life Fitness posted a job opening for Lead Assembler - 2nd Shift in Anoka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dayton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Champlin
- Why are more Minnesota cities formally opting to fly the 1983 state flag instead of the new, official flag? (audacy.com)
- May 6, 2026 (libertyonenews.com)
Rogers
- Rogers civic campus bid package approved (hometownsource.com)
- Minnesota Flea Market That Will Make You Question Why You Ever Bought New (myfamilytravels.com)
- High School Sports Recap: Blaine track and field dominates en route to true team section sweep (hometownsource.com)
Maple Grove
- 'We Have a Project That Will Turn Heads,' Maple Grove Community Center Expansion Moves Forward (ccxmedia.org)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they are always sitting on the deck ? (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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