The development of Block E appears to have taken a big step forward. Minneapolis signed a contract yesterday (THURSDAY) with developer Dan McCaffray to build a complex of hotels, restaurants, and movie theatres on the downtown Hennepin Block. The contract was in question until Wednesday, when an interactive games and restaurants chain called Gameworks signed on as an anchor tenant. The complex will cost the public 39 million dollars. Block E has been the city's biggest development challenge since it razed the area over ten years ago. Steve Cramer is the executive director of lthe MCDA. He's on the line now.