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Posted on: Mar. 07 2013,2:14 pm |
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http://www.albertleatribune.com/2013...-center
walmart to open up a shipping center in mankato! they will employ 300 persons. was albert lea even in the running to secure this & if not why not? it would seem that albert lea with the two interstate freeways that it would be a good fit.
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Posted on: Mar. 07 2013,3:11 pm |
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you got dumb ass people runing the town thats why
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Posted on: Mar. 07 2013,3:49 pm |
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^ yep, pretty dumb.
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Posted on: Mar. 08 2013,4:42 am |
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I'm not sure of what you folks have all lost down there but I know Mills Fleet Farm wanted to locate there before deciding on Owatonna. Cybex could have been another prize when they built their new place. Aldi's built their dist. Ctr in Owatonna. Malto Meal just built a new giant warehouse a couple of years ago, there is another warehouse being built just down the steer from there, don't know who that's going to be.
Albert Lea has excellent logistics both hwy and rail. Kinda like the prom queen 30 years later, "well, she was good looking at one time but she's still dumb as a post" 
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Posted on: Mar. 08 2013,8:51 am |
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Wal-Mart bought the land in 2005ish (and has been paying taxes on it) and has been promising to bring that plant here for ten years. It has been downsized to 1/2 the original plan. It is a good thing for the area though even at the current size. The plot they purchased is big enough for plenty of expansion which they still have plans on in the future (dry goods)
Word I heard on the street is they picked Mankato because of a better supply of workforce employees then the other sites considered, but personally I think the TIF was the kicker. I don't recall if AL was one of them or not. The land purchase was in the works just before we moved to Texass. I know Owatonna was in the running, and I think even Mason City.
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Posted on: Mar. 08 2013,8:54 am |
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^ or the old adage, "it takes money to make money"
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Posted on: Mar. 08 2013,9:47 am |
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I am guessing there are quite a few businesses that locate relatively close to AL, for which we were never in the running. The problem is that we don't have proactive people in charge of bringing businesses here, just a bumbling gatekeeper who takes credit for whatever businesses he allows to come here without stepping on anyone else's toes.
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Posted on: Mar. 27 2013,1:07 pm |
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Glad I Left pretty much covered it.
The interstate argument needs to rest in peace, it's not 1970 anymore. Mankato has 4 lanes connecting it to 3 interstates. HWY 60 down to I-90 at Worthington, HWY 169 to I-494 and HWY 14 to I-35. I think that makes Albert Lea and Mankato a wash when it comes to transportation infrastructure.
If the road issue is a wash then it comes down to 3 main points, a large/educated workforce, perfect site location and $$$.
Mankato wins hands down in workforce so other sites would have to hit home runs on site itself and $$$. The Mankato site is very good, even Wal-Mart said it was one of the best for the type of set up they are planning.
The site is on the northern side of HWY 14. It has 2 full interchanges less then 1/2 mile east & west. A new North-South bypass is being built just to the east of Wal-Mart to help lighten North-South traffic on HWY 22 which is now a congestion zone vs. a bypass.
The city laid out some $ to get the roads put in yes, how much exactly and how long until a return on investment? Was it too much? Who knows for sure but after seeing hundreds of jobs leave IBM and now 150 at APC it looks like a solid win for Mankato, hopefully they didn't pay to much for the "win".
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