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Land Resources / News / Minnesota
Ford plant sits on 122 prime acres
Source: StarTribune, by Janet Moore
December 12, 2011 
The future of St. Paul's Ford plant lies largely in the soil beneath it. After 86 years of pumping out vehicles -- most recently the Ford Ranger truck -- the sprawling Twin Cities Assembly Plant will close by year's end, prompting the inevitable question from anxious neighbors, public servants and business folks alike. What's next for the signature 122-acre property, just beyond the bluffs of the Mississippi River? The answer in part depends on the extent of the environmental cleanup, which won't be known until mid-2012. A tough economy also conspires to slow redevelopment of what will likely be a multimillion-dollar, yearslong project of enormous complexity in one of the Twin Cities' most-desirable neighborhoods.
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