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<br /> What major developments have been Which industries drive the local econo-
<br /> completed recently or are pending in my?
<br /> your area? • The manufacturing industry is the signif-
<br /> Completed:Allina Heart Center(48,000 icant driver of Elk River's local economy.
<br /> square feet),Comfort Inn(56 suites),City Twenty core manufacturers provide
<br /> of Coon Rapids City Center(76,000 square employment for about 1,500 people at an
<br /> III feet),Green Bay Packaging(204,900 average pay range of$12 to$17 per hour.
<br /> square.feet),Marriott-Fairfield Inn(59
<br /> suites),Home Depot(104,000 square feet), What major developments have been
<br /> HOM Furniture(175,000 square feet),John completed recently or are pending in
<br /> Roberts Printing Addition(65,000 square your area?
<br /> feet),Lifetime Fitness(108,000 square A$1 million, 17,000-square-foot indus-
<br /> feet),Northtown Village shopping center trial facility constructed for LeFebvre Cos.
<br /> (180,000 square feet),Possis Medical in Rail 10 Industrial Park;construction of a
<br /> (50,000 square feet),Vincent Metal Goods 90,000-square-foot single-use retail facility;
<br /> (278,000 square feet),YMCA(68,000 completion of Elk Park Center commercial
<br /> square feet) complex including Cub Foods and Target
<br /> Under construction:Commers Printing for a total of 325,000 additional square feet
<br /> (29,500 square feet),ECM Publishing of retail space;recently completed 60,000-
<br /> (22,000 square feet),Holiday Inn Express square-foot construction of Sax Food and
<br /> (73 suites),Outback Steakhouse Drug and 161,000-square-foot Menards;
<br /> Approved:Anheuser-Busch distribution construction of a 45,000-square-foot distrib-
<br /> center(145,800 square feet),Cineplex ution/warehouse facility for expansion of an
<br /> Odeon Theaters(12 screens),Kerasotes existing business.
<br /> Theaters(16 screens),Frito-Lay Pending/future development includes: a
<br /> Distribution Center(48,000 square feet), 15,000-square-foot expansion of an existing
<br /> Menards expansion(44,500 square feet) business in the Elk River Industrial Park;a
<br /> Riverdale Commons shopping center 70-acre commercial/industrial development
<br /> (198,000 square feet),Quality Sterilization at the corner of Highway 169 and School
<br /> Services(27,800 square feet) ' Street;a 280-acre residential development
<br /> in east Elk River—homes at an average
<br /> How long do you think it will take Coon price of approximately$150,000-$300,000;
<br /> Rapids to be fully developed? construction of 30,000-square-foot multi-
<br /> It is anticipated the city will be fully tenant industrial facility;construction of a
<br /> developed by 2010. 60,000-square-foot facility for Midwest
<br /> illSports Federation;40,000-square-foot
<br /> What's on your community's wish list in hotel/restaurant project(future).
<br /> terms of development or infrastructure
<br /> investment by the state? How long do you think it will take your
<br /> Improvements to Highway 10,north of area to be fully developed?
<br /> the Highway 10 improvements currently There is enough vacant land available to
<br /> under construction take Elk River well beyond its current 20-
<br /> year comprehensive plan.
<br /> ' ;;`)--r' "` ' `t r tj` What is on your community's wish list in
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<br /> - i z i -„ , investment by the state?
<br /> --':-='-'-‘"--'4'-'-' F Elk River has a significant need to con-
<br /> struct a new transportation/utilities corridor
<br /> in the eastern portion of our city.This trans-
<br /> What is the city's population? - portation corridor will provide opportunities
<br /> The city of Elk River's population at the for approximately 200 to 300 additional
<br /> end of 1996 was approximately 15,000. acres of industrially zoned property.
<br /> Funding of this new transportation corridor
<br /> What are the major local employers? is a high priority in order to meet Elk
<br /> Major local employers include the fol- River's future needs for providing addition-
<br /> lowing:United Power Association;425 al jobs for its residents and a diversified tax
<br /> employees;Tescom Corp., 331 employees; base.
<br /> Guardian Angels of Elk River,236 employ- Funding of trunk sewer and water utili-
<br /> ees;Target, 202 employees;Cub Foods, ties along this corridor is another instance
<br /> 200 employees;Alltool Manufacturing, 180 where the city may look to the state of
<br /> employees. Minnesota to provide a source of funds.
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