Business View Magazine | March 2020

267 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE MARCH 2020 CHAMPL IN, MINNESOTA land in the heart of Mississippi Crossings.” Schulte reports that between the State of Minnesota, Hennepin County, and the City of Champlin, there was also about $25 million worth of public monies invested in the area over the past few years. Some reconstruction work was done on Highway 169, a major road that bisects the city, including raising its grade slightly to accommodate a pedestrian underpass. There was a $6.3 million clean-up and restoration of the nearby Mill Pond, and a $6.5 million reconstruction of the Mill Pond Dam. “The investment, both from the standpoint in acquiring the land, and also the public investment in making improvements to the facilities and amenities in this area, has set the stage for where we are today,” he notes. The first major redevelopment project took place in early 2019, when United Properties, an industry-leading, commercial property investment company in Minnesota, completed