![]() In Hastings, the closing did not sit well with many in town. shuttered the store in February 2018, along with one in Fergus Falls, Minn., as part of a closure of a dozen locations in eight other states the Minneapolis-based retailer said were “underperforming.” He said Fleet Farm didn’t need approval from adjacent business owners because its retail use is similar to Target’s. “There was always demand to do something, but it couldn’t get over the goal line,” Hinzman said. According to this year’s county property tax records, the land is valued at $2.4 million the building is valued at $1.4 million. FLEET FARM’S PLANSįleet Farm bought the Target property for $2.6 million, according to a certificate of real estate value filed Oct. “This is Minnesota, Targets aren’t supposed to be vacant,” he said. The sight of the closed Target didn’t bode well for the city’s image, he said. “With Fleet Farm coming along with the new housing, that’s great news for us.” “It’s been difficult to have a large retailer show interest in these times,” said John Hinzman, the city’s community development director, adding the city has seen a boom in residential developments the past two years. for the 11-acre site and the 126,000 square-foot building located at the southeast corner of Highway 55 and General Sieben Drive. ![]() That is, until last month, when Appleton, Wis.-based Fleet Farm finalized an agreement with Target Corp. For more than three years, a shuttered Target store on the west side of Hastings has been a reminder of the city’s struggle to snag another big-box retailer.
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