Delta looks to break up former NWA property

Delta Airlines is asking Eagan to break up a 125-acre parcel of land that was formerly Northwest Airlines headquarters, apparently as a prelude to selling the building and property separately.

The company apparently has found a buyer for the building. So far, there's no word on a price for the building or whether there is a buyer for the land. The building, at 2700 Lone Oak Pkwy., is about 270,000 square feet. It was reportedly being marketed for $33 million as part of a 72-acre parcel.

The Eagan City Council will take up the matter on Sept. 21.

Fore!

Eagan will hold a shotgun start golf tournament on Sept. 20 at Valleywood Golf Course. The tournament is part of the city's 150th anniversary celebration. The cost is $85 per person for 18 holes of golf, a cart and dinner at Green Mill. Single and team sign-ups are available. Proceeds from the event will benefit Dakota Woodlands and the Eagan Resource Center, both nonprofits.

Insurer opens

Scottsdale Insurance Co. has opened an office in Eagan. The company, a subsidiary of Nationwide, specializes in trucking insurance. Scottsdale is based in Scottsdale, Ariz. Vice President Lou Welch leads the Eagan office. The office has 12 people and is the first Scottsdale office in Minnesota.

Lakeville has added a plaque to Pioneer Plaza in downtown Lakeville to honor Jerry Erickson, who for 47 years helped in the economic development of the city. He was one of the founders of Lakeville's Pan-O-Prog community celebration. The longtime businessman died on July 30. He founded Erickson Drug and was a founding member of the Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce.

New OB in town

Obstetrician Dr. Kim Tillemans will join the Fairview Ridges Clinic in Burnsville and Fairview Lakeville Clinic, the clinic announced. Tillemans graduated from Des Moines University Medical School and is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology. She completed residencies at North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale and Aurora Sinai Medical Center in Milwaukee. She will see patients in Lakeville on Mondays and Tuesdays and in Burnsville on Wednesdays and Thursdays. To learn more, visit fairview.org/clinics.