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The murder of George Floyd
Estelle Timar-Wilcox
Minneapolis
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Red tape, rising costs slow efforts to rebuild businesses burned after Floyd’s murder

Leeta Song poses for a portrait
Leeta Song recently purchased three unused lots next to Best Hair & Nail, the salon her family owns on Chicago Avenue. The lots used to be home to buildings that were damaged or destroyed following the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Song plans to redevelop the properties into housing and a day care.
Kerem Yücel | MPR News

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Small business owners hoping to reopen after George Floyd's murder struggled to find funding and navigate a complex real estate market. Five years later, things are better, but empty lots and broken buildings remain.