St. Paul Developer's Mission is to Repurpose Historical Buildings

John Rupp

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St. Paul, MN— John Rupp, a real estate developer and owner of the Commonwealth Properties collection of hospitality-related businesses, has created a multi-faceted real estate and hospitality company by taking business cues from historic buildings and places in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

“History can be a treasure chest for discovering new business opportunities,” Rupp tells GlobeSt.com. “We work hard to bring new life to historic structures and places. Innovation is everything when it comes to finding new reasons for people to patronize businesses in historic buildings and places that have outlived their original purpose.”

Rupp’s business career has focused on finding fresh ways to re-use old but historically significant properties and buildings.