In Duluth, Office Depot recently opened a 28,000 sf store indowntown Duluth, while Home Depot is building a 160,000 sf storewith several outlets for additional development near Miller HillMall on the southwest corner of Central Entrance and Trinity Road,and is expected to be completed in February, according to Jim Mohn,senior planner for the city of Duluth. Nearby, Simon Property Groupis adding a Barnes & Noble storeto the Miller Hill Mall.

In Mankato, a former K-Mart store is being redeveloped to handleseveral stores near Madison Avenue and Raintree Road, according toJack Herrley, a Mankato development official. Also, Oppidan isdeveloping a 65,480-sf Cub Foods and an adjacent 12,000-sfmulti-tenant building. North American Properties is proposing a400,000-sf shopping center on the southeast corner of Highway 22and Madison Ave., which could be ready to open in March 2002.

In Waite Park, near St. Cloud, a 200,000-sf shopping centeranchored by Home Depot is going up. Much of the new development hasgone to Waite Park because St. Cloud has no available land withservices and zoning, says Gerald Hengel, assistant planningdirector in St. Cloud.