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A new report says Operation Metro Surge hurt Twin Cities businesses and workers this past winter.
At Luro Boots in Bloomington, the store said business dropped sharply during the winter months as Operation Metro Surge was underway.
“It was outrageous. We had days where we had no customers. We had to take loans out,” said store manager Leslie Diaz.
A new report from Northstar Policy Action said many businesses and employees across the Twin Cities saw similar losses. The nonprofit used Minnesota data for January, February and March 2026 and focused on the leisure and hospitality sector.
The report claimed Operation Metro Surge cost Minnesota 4,600 jobs, 3.8 million working hours and $71 million in lost wages during those three months.
“When people lose wages, they don’t have them to spend in other places and that ripples through the economy,” Aaron Rosenthal with NorthStar Policy Act...
