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2011 EDA Annual I • port Page 2 Xcel Energy Training Center to Locate in Hugo! On December 19, 2011, the City Council approved the concept plan for a 50,000 square foot Xcel Energy training center. The prop- erty is located along Fenway Boulevard across from Schwieter's industrial buildings on a 12 acre parcel, which is part of the Roy Molitor farm. Gas and Electric training will be conducted at the property, including indoor and outdoor training. They plan to conduct training 42 weeks out of the year. Xcel Energy expects up to 50 trainees at the center per each week of training. They will have 9 full time employees that will working at the training center. The existing buildings on the property will be demolished. Xcel Energy plans on applying for formal site plan approval in early 2012 and to begin construction that same year. The City is excited to have Xcel Energy Inc., as part of its business community. National Recycling Inc. Site Revisions Approved. . . Several changes will be made to the National Recycling Inc. (NRI) property over the spring and summer of 2012. The City Council approved plans on May 16, 2011, to transition the existing use to a residential recycling center. The recycling center will consist of a structure containing a series of bins allowing for the deposit of household recyclables, such as newspapers, glass bot- tles, recyclable cans, and plastics. All of the scrap metal will be removed from the site and is pro- hibited from stock piling on the ground. NRI will be adding a new building to the eastern portion of the site that will contain bins with recyclable material. They will be phasing out the existing use and will be moving industrial scrap and recycling portion of the business to a new location in Cambridge, Minnesota. The clean up and transition is expected to be complete in July 2012. New Businesses Continue to Locate in Hugo... The EDA welcomes the new businesses that located in Hugo in 2011. These new businesses in- cluded commercial build-out for their space. Patrick Flanagan, opened Flanagan Law Office in downtown Hugo in October. Ryan Manning, launched an Anytime Fitness franchise in Victor Gar- dens North Village retail center. Shawn Whitehurst, opened Tawshi El Salon in Victor Gardens South Village retail center next to Festival Foods. The salon started in her home and was grow- ing, she then decided to locate in Hugo. Grant Barrett, owns office space in the Bald Eagle Indus- trial Park. He constructed several office spaces with a portion of his building to be used as shared office spaces. All of the space within the building is now occupied by a title company, physical therapist, and a physiologist. HealthEast Clinic expanded within its current building to include additional offices and exam rooms. I City of Hugo 14669 Fitzgerald Ave N Hugo, MN 55038 www.d.hugo.mn.us (651) 762-6300 I