“A tremendous opportunity” for Northfield economic growth

The City of Northfield annexed approximately 530 acres from Greenvale Township in 2009 with the goal of creating a sustainable business park.  A critical aspect is to reduce the obstacles that a developer may encounter.  Until now, there really wasn’t any movement.  But Community Development Director Chris Heineman told the EDA last week that Xcel Energy is offering Northfield, “A tremendous marketing opportunity”.  Staff have been meeting with representatives from Xcel who want to include a portion of the annexed land in their Certified Site program, which is similar to the Minnesota [Read more…] about Today’s news update – “A tremendous opportunity” for Northfield economic growth; Debris in River leads to danger for Rescuers as well as duck hunters;