FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 07, 2008

Mississippi Market to build stores despite loss of expected funds

by Walter Kovacs
Minneapolis-St. Paul

A rendering of the proposed Mississippi Market

St. Paul's popular Mississippi Market has had its hopes for grants and loans from the city's STAR fund to build a new natural foods co-op dashed after the expected money was denied. Mississippi Market still plans on building the store and held a ceremonial groundbreaking on November 6.

A board of St. Paul residents recommended the request for $200,000 in grant monies and a $400,000 low interest loan for Mississippi Market but Mayor Chris Coleman denied it over a city requirement on union organizing options.

The proposed store will be built on a 1.2 acre parcel of polluted land in the stalled Brighton Development. The new Mississippi Market will be a one-story, 13,300-square-foot building featuring a deli with seating and a community room for meetings and classes as well as a 55-car parking lot.

Construction is expected to be completed next summer. Mississippi market's members have invested $240,000 for the $6 million project near the intersection of W. 7th Street and Otto Avenue.

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