Highway 65 Improvements Funded

How to Prepare for Business Disruption

Highway 65 improvements, from 97th Avenue to 119th Avenue, have been fully funded with construction expected to start in 2025. Businesses and those who shop along the corridor will experience some impacts as traffic is rerouted to other major roadways throughout the City. It’s important for businesses and customers to stay up to date on construction happenings. Businesses can connect with the City and begin to create a strategy to keep customers visiting during construction.

Preparing Your Business for Road Construction One Year Ahead of Construction

• Attend public meetings related to the construction project to become aware of updates, plans and timeline for this project. Connect with key contacts at the City and MnDOT and share with the project team on how to best contact your business.

• Stay connected with the project team and inform project staff of any unique needs of your business such as upcoming events, access needs, questions, or concerns.

• Request to be included on any public email lists that may be created for the project.

• Identify and list concerns about access, parking, deliveries, and other logistical elements that may impact your business.

• Begin to think about temporary signage and other need-to-know information to help customers and other businesses in the project footprint.

• Brainstorm a promotional campaign for your business or the businesses in your area.

• Look for opportunities for partnerships, promotions, and resources that extend beyond your business by discussing with other businesses, local business groups, and local government.

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Northtown Mall is Sold to New Owner

In mid-August, the sale of Northtown Mall closed and 4th Dimension Properties took ownership. Northtown Mall has approximately 654,000 square feet of leasable space which is currently around 87 percent occupied. 4th Dimension Principal, Feliz Reznick, is considering the development of lots around the perimeter of the mall and attracting new tenants within the mall to increase foot traffic and help Northtown thrive.

Headquartered in Hollywood, Florida, 4th Dimension Properties has sole ownership in three other malls and co-owns 17 malls across the country.

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