🌱 Patch AM: How Maple Grove’s med-tech boom could reshape jobs and local development

Good morning Maple Grove! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Maple Grove’s med-tech boom could reshape jobs and local development
• How Maple Grove’s Crimson helped deliver a legendary coach’s 1,000th win
• How a Maple Grove care provider’s shutdown is stranding vulnerable tenants

Also on today's calendar: Maple Grove History Museum Open House and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: After dinner, my parents asked if I could clear the table. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Considerable cloudiness, with a high of 34 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Cloudy, temps: high: 31, low: 18.
• Saturday: Colder with a bit of snow, with a high of 22 and low of 14 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Maple Grove Expects More Med-tech Growth in 2026 (ccxmedia.org) — Maple Grove leaders say residents should expect even more med-tech growth in 2026, driven by Boston Scientific’s expanding campus and a major new BioMADE biomanufacturing facility. City officials also previewed additional phases of the Minnesota Science and Technology Center, the final Arbor Lakes Business Park building, and new restaurants like Tiffany’s Kitchen & Bar opening locally.
   

• Hopkins boys basketball coach Ken Novak Jr. reaches 1,000 victories milestone (startribune.com) — Maple Grove boys basketball played a key role in history as Hopkins coach Ken Novak Jr. earned his 1,000th career victory in a tight 75-70 Lake Conference win over the Crimson. Hopkins’ balanced scoring and late free throws sealed the milestone, leaving Novak just 13 wins shy of the state record.
   

• Crackdown on social service providers leaves some without housing assistance (inforum.com) — State housing-aid crackdowns are affecting clients of Maple Grove-based American Home Health Care, which has had its state payments frozen and suspended services while under investigation. One St. Paul woman who relied on the company’s help to afford her apartment now faces losing her housing, highlighting how fraud probes are rippling out to vulnerable Minnesotans.
   

📸 Around Maple Grove

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Maple Grove

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday January 11

• Maple Grove Historical Preservation Society Open House
  Maple Grove History Museum, South Driveway, 9030 Forestview Ln N, Maple Grove
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday January 8

• Arbor Committee meeting
  Maple Grove, MN Calendar Maple Grove, MN 55369
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Adult Games: American Mah-Jongg
  Maple Grove Library , 8001 Main Street , Maple Grove
  1:00 pm

Sunday January 11

• Maple Grove History Museum Open House
  9930 Forestview Ln N , Maple Grove
  9:00 am

Monday January 12

• Planning Commission meeting
  Maple Grove, MN Calendar , 12800 Arbor Lakes Parkway N , Maple Grove
  7:00 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Read With an Animal
  Maple Grove Library , 8001 Main Street , Maple Grove
  5:30 pm

Thursday January 15

• Drop-in Tech Help
  Maple Grove Library , 8001 Main Street , Maple Grove
  4:00 pm

Saturday January 17

• 50 Fun Things - Make 2026 a Turnaround Year (Maple Grove, MN)
  Fazenda Brazilian Steakhouse , 9691 63rd Ave N , Maple Grove
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday January 8

• Family Storytime
  Plymouth Library , 15700 36th Avenue North , Plymouth
  10:00 am
• Genealogy Discussion Group
  Maple Grove Library , 8001 Main Street , Maple Grove
  2:00 pm
• Computer and Tech Help
  Plymouth Library , 15700 36th Avenue North , Plymouth
  2:00 pm
• Drop-in Tech Help
  Maple Grove Library , 8001 Main Street , Maple Grove
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Maple Grove. Apply here.
• PDS Tech, Inc. posted a job opening for Surface Mount Technology (SMT) Set-Up Technician 1st Shift in Maple Grove. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Maple Grove here.

🗞 Nearby News

Brooklyn Park

• U.S. citizen says encounter with ICE agents in Brooklyn Park landed him in the hospital (cbsnews.com)
• Brooklyn Park Attorney Eyes Olympic History, Becomes Alternate on U.S. Curling Team (ccxmedia.org)
• CAPI expanding immigrant services amid Operation Metro Surge (hometownsource.com)

Champlin

• Knitter of 2,000 hats for Salvation Army has died (kare11.com)

Minneapolis

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-- The Patch AM Team

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