the City of St. Cloud was in discussion with potential business prospects, but no new development plans had been submitted for approval. This site offers 100 acres for development and includes the proposed location for the new Tech High School. Other St. Cloud projects include: • Athlos Academies, a K-8 charter school, plans to build an 87,000 square foot facility with capacity for 1,200 students and employment potential for 97 people • A 21,000 square foot expansion at Dubow Textile, Inc. will create at least 20 new jobs • Creation of a new engine assembly line at Arctic Cat will create 10 new positions • New Coborn’s Inc. headquarters • Emergency trauma and imaging center addition to St. Cloud Hospital Jon Noerenberg, planning & community development director, City of Waite Park Hotel development proves popular in Waite Park. Two developers plan to construct two new hotels each in the next few years: • Silver Leaf Hotel Development plans to build in the Tri-County Mobile Home Park on 6th Ave. S and Division Street, with an Extended Stay Hotel and a higher-end hotel. Construction will begin in spring of 2016 and result in 27,000 square feet of event space. • Miller Properties on Parkway Drive near Menards is building a Staybridge-Extended Stay this fall, followed by a Holiday Inn, which includes a sports bar restaurant.
Other Waite Park projects: • Development of the former K-Mart building includes plans to split the current space into three separate units, with a nationally known retailer set to move in • KwikTrip plans to occupy the former Tesoro gas station located at 658 Great Oak Drive • Former Space Aliens restaurant site has had many inquiries by both restaurants and retail outlets, however, there are no development plans yet • Potential new apartment complex • Discussion about forthcoming new park and amenities in former quarry area that the city recently acquired S E P T E M B E R / O C T O B E R 2 0 1 5 //
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