In downtown St. Paul, the former Lawson Commons building at 380 St. Peter St. is now officially Infor Commons.

In a written announcement Monday, Infor noted it had rebranded the 13-story downtown office building, the latest sign it was “reaffirming (its) commitment to the Twin Cities.” The New York-based business software developer plans to hire 100 additional employees to its 650-person workforce in downtown St. Paul.

The announcement represents a bit of a turnaround for Infor, which in 2013 had publicly toyed with the idea of leaving Lawson Commons when its lease ran out in mid-2015.

The building was named after Lawson Software, which was founded in Minneapolis in 1975. Then-St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman later lured Lawson across the river, and Lawson Commons opened to great fanfare in 1999.

Infor acquired Lawson for $2 billion in 2011 during an international buying spree that has made the cloud software company a multi-national giant for its industry.

Infor, which develops niche software for business and municipal clients and industries, said the new downtown St. Paul employees will focus on product development, cloud operations, customer consulting, customer support and sales, as well as the suite of course creation and certification products branded Infor Education. Related Articles Google parent agrees to $310M misconduct lawsuit settlement

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The company has had a presence in the Twin Cities for nearly 45 years. Over the past 18 months, 90 full-time employees have been hired from Minnesota universities. The company’s human resources software and other products support some 500 customers across the state, including Ecolab, Best Buy and Scott County.

Infor, which services 19 of the 20 largest U.S. cities and 13 of the top 20 global retailers, has more than 17,000 employees and 68,000 customers in upwards of 170 countries.