Jeannie Joas, president and CEO of JB Hudson Jewelers, said construction on Nicollet Mall has dramatically reduced foot traffic around her business, at 901 Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis. Utility work that got underway last summer has limited pedestrian access to Nicollet Mall in front of her store, and she worries a revamp of the corridor slated to begin this summer will make matters worse. Staff photo: Bill Klotz
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