Tuesday, January 15, 2013
IGH officials hope for a mix of retail, restaurants and service providers.
The commercial buildings at the new Argenta Hills development in Inver Grove Heights are ready and waiting for tenants. Tom Link, community development director for Inver Grove Heights, said the three buildings were finished in November. “Our understanding is they are getting pretty close to putting some leases together, but the owner has not told us yet,” Link said. The owner/developer of Argenta Hills, near the intersection of Robert Trail S. and Hwy. 55, is McGough Construction. The mixed-use area is anchored by the Super Target store, which opened mid-2012. Argental Hills includes residential neighborhoods to the north, with about 150 homes, and commercial development space. Each of the three commercial buildings could accommodate …
Thursday, March 15, 2012
The Target store just north of the Highway 55-South Robert Trail interchange is expected to open in July. Will you be among those shopping there?
Now that a Target is moving toward completion in Inver Grove Heights, you will go there to shop? The city’s 135,000-square-foot Target store, just north of the Highway 55-South Robert Trail, is expected to open in July. The Inver Grove Heights store—which will feature general merchandise, as well as a selection of groceries, produce, meat and prepackaged baked goods—will employ roughly 200 people. Among those people hoping for a success launch are Inver Grove Heights city officials, who are expecting the store to spur economic development in the Argenta Hills area, the mixed-use development which the big-box store anchors. You can read more about the store in an article that posted Wednesday on Inver Grove Heights Patch. Read that article …
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Construction work continues at the store site, just north of the Highway 55-South Robert Trail interchange.
The opening of Target along South Robert Trail in Inver Grove Heights remains on target for July. Recent media reports and a Target Corporation press release confirm the 135,000 square-foot store will open its doors this summer. “Target is proud to expand its presence in the state where it originated,” said Bryan Everett, Target’s senior vice president of stores in the Midwest region, in a company press release. “We take pride in being a good neighbor in the Twin Cities community and developing long-lasting relationships with guests and the Inver Grove Heights community.” Passersby of the Target site—just north of the Highway 55-South Robert Trail interchange—have seen the store slowly take shape in recent months. For instance, the walls …
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
City Adminstrator Joe Lynch says the retailer is planning winter construction for the new, 135,000-square-foot store.
The building permit application is in, and machinery is on the move at the site of a new, 135,000-square-foot Target store west of South Robert Trail in Inver Grove Heights. And both of those are good signs as far as City Administrator Joe Lynch is concerned. “We understand that they’re going to do winter construction, so in a matter of four weeks or so, we’ll see things starting to rise out of the ground,” Lynch said late last week. Earlier this summer, the Inver Grove Heights City Council decided to go forward with a $1.25 million deal with IGH Investments, LLC., the developer behind the Argenta Hills project, which includes the Target store now under construction. As part of the deal, the council chose to issue $1.25 million in …
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
A Target spokesperson confirmed the retailer has plans to complete its 135,000-square-foot store in Inver Grove Heights, according to the Pioneer Press
Expect work on a 135,000-square-foot Target store in Inver Grove Heights to commence early this fall, according to a report by the Pioneer Press. After a nearly two-year delay in construction, Target has confirmed that it is again moving forward on the store, which is expected to be the anchor for the Argenta Hills commercial development at the junction of Hwy. 55 and Hwy. 3 l in Inver Grove Heights. A Target Corp. spokesperson told the Pioneer Press that the Minneapolis-based retailer has plans to build a "Pfresh" format Target store in Inver Grove Heights. Pfresh stores include produce and meat but fewer grocery items than a SuperTarget, according to the article. An opening date hasn’t yet been named for Target. In order for IGH …
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Patch looks back on the events, people and issues that made the headlines last week.
Inver Grove Heights Patch's most popular story this week was a feature on local resident Jake Lundell, a 38-year-old father and volunteer firefighter who underwent a kidney transplant 10 years ago, only to have his transplanted organ fail late last year. Now, Lundell spends more than 10 hours a week undergoing dialysis while he looks for another donor. After a raucous, two-hour public hearing, the Inver Grove Heights City Council voted 3-2 to move forward with a $1.25 million deal with Inver Grove Heights Investments, LLC., the developer behind the stalled Argenta Hills project. Under the deal, the city will issue a forgivable loan to the developer to jumpstart development in Argenta Hills. The School District 199 School Board also made a …
Friday, July 15, 2011
Inver Grove Heights Mayor George Tourville takes a moment to update the public on a city-wide issue.
As part of a regular video feature on Patch, Inver Grove Heights Mayor George Tourville weighs in on the council's recent decision to approve a $1.25 million deal with the Argenta Hills developer. Email Editor David Henke at david.henke@patch.com if you have a question you'd like to see the mayor address on camera during "Minute with the Mayor".
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
After a tense, emotional public hearing, the Inver Grove Heights City Council decided to move forward on a deal that will likely bring a Target and other commercial development to the city.
The lingering silence that followed the Inver Grove Heights City Council’s decision to go forward with a $1.25 million development deal stood in stark contrast to the rest of the emotionally charged public hearing on Monday night. The raucous two-hour-long hearing—called so area residents could comment on the proposed deal between the city and IGH Investments, LLC., the developer behind the Argenta Hills project—was punctuated by catcalls from the audience, yelling and groans of frustration. “We act like a two-bit you-know-what that can’t get a date,” Inver Grove Heights resident Dian Piekarski, an opponent of the deal, said during a particularly tense portion of the hearing. “Inver Grove is better than that, we should sit here and we …
Monday, July 11, 2011
At stake is a proposed $1.25 million deal with a developer and a possible tax increase for residents of the Inver Grove Heights school district.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Patch looks back on the events, people and issues that made the headlines last week.
Patch kicked off the week with a feature story on a proposal to restore two historic buildings and relocate both structures to Heritage Village Park along Concord Boulevard. The buildings, an old schoolhouse and the former village hall, are currently in disrepair, but city leaders and proponents of the plan say both are valuable assets and links to the past. The state government shutdown dominated the news last week, both locally and across the metro area. Patch spoke with City Administrator Joe Lynch and Sen. Jim Metzen to find out what could be affected by the shutdown, and followed up with a series of stories and updates over the course of the week. Roughly 90 athletes from Inver Grove Heights are participating in an eight-week summer …
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