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The development has not yet
been given a formal name.
Mingus calls the overall devel-
opment area closer to 88 acres
than the published 86 acres. The
mayor points out that nine acres
remain available for use near
Bass Pro Shops, across Interstate
74,
and reminds that the city has
secured a deal for a new hotel be-
tween Embassy Suites and Gran-
ite City brewery and restaurant.
As for IKEA? Mingus isn’t giv-
ing up on that one yet, either.
“
That’d be great if we could
land that,” he said, adding he’d
show IKEA his town’s Bass Pro,
Target and Costco to combat the
2
million-resident requirement.
“
I’m going to bug them. I’m not
done with that yet.”
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