Land, Resources Available in Minnesota Technology Corridor

The other partners in this initiative are Great River Energy, Xcel Energy, Comcast, CenturyLink, Zayo, Arvig, MIDCO, Parallel Technologies, and the cities of Columbus, Centerville, Lino Lakes, Hugo and Forest Lake.

            “This private/public partnership will be a great economic driver for our region,” said Scott Schulte, chair, Anoka County Board of Commissioners.  “I think businesses that come to our area will find sites that fit their needs and easy-to-work-with government officials and staff who are readily available to answer questions and help businesses succeed.”

The next steps for the MN Technology Corridor Partnership will be to present this information to stakeholders that will champion business development in this corridor.  Those stakeholders include: the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Greater MSP, site selectors and commercial real estate brokers.  The corridor partners are also working diligently to complete an analysis of the premier sites through a rigorous project-ready checklist to prepare for project requests.