Shakopee
Housing and retail going up near track
Shakopee officials and the CEO of Canterbury Park broke ground Tuesday for Canterbury Commons, a 140-acre, $400 million mix of housing, retail and entertainment that will be the largest redevelopment in the city's history.
The first phase, a $100 million multifamily housing project called Triple Crown, is under construction and will include apartments and townhouses. Primrose Schools plans to open an early childhood education center there, and the headquarters of a "significant employer" is said to be in the works.
The original Canterbury Park racetrack operated on the site from 1985 to 1992. CEO Randy Sampson bought the property and reopened it two years later to offer horse racing and other special events.
Erin Adler
Ramsey County
Development director is hired
Ramsey County has hired Kari Collins as director of its Community and Economic Development Department, overseeing major projects that include the former sites of the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant in Arden Hills and West Publishing on the St. Paul riverfront.
Collins, now the community development director for Roseville, will start her new job on Nov. 13. Before joining Roseville, she was zoning administrator and board secretary for the city of Milwaukee.
"It's both an honor and wonderful opportunity to be joining Ramsey County and the talented Community and Economic Development team," she said.
Greg Stanley