The city of International Falls was awarded $657,400 Friday by the state's Transportation Economic Development Program to help construct the first phase of a multi-modal facility adjacent to the largest rail port in North America.
Nexus Distribution, which provides repackaging services that enable companies to meet U.S. regulatory requirements, is planning a warehouse and processing facility on the site.
About 50 jobs are expected to be created in five years. Total project cost is estimated at $957,400.
Fourteen highway improvement and infrastructure projects in Minnesota were approved Friday for $25.5 million in funding under the Transportation Economic Development Program.
Funding was also awarded for projects in Windom, Mille Lacs County, Rice County, Mankato, Delano, Ramsey County, Eden Prairie, Maplewood, St. Louis Park, Rochester, Benton County, Jackson and Minnetonka.
TED, now in its second year, is part of a joint effort by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development and the Minnesota Department of Transportation to improve transportation infrastructure, create jobs and encourage economic development in the state.
See Wednesday’s edition for more information and the reactions of local officials.
