Holiday arts and entertainment: Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Mannheim Steamroller among holiday concerts

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The holidays are about tradition, and holiday concerts are a big draw for those looking to celebrate. This season’s concert calendar is filled with familiar locals (Lorie Line, the New Standards) and touring favorites (Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Mannheim Steamroller) eager to provide a little jingle bell swing for fans. Here’s a look at what’s on tap.

Crooners Supper Club

Crooners in Fridley devotes the bulk of December to dozens of holiday-themed shows. Highlights include the Big Christmas Singalong with Jay Fuchs and Doug Anderson (4 p.m. Dec. 7; $49.05-$37.89), Monroe Crossing: A Bluegrass Christmas (7:30 p.m. Dec. 9-10; $49.05-$37.89), Jingle Jam with Boom Island String Quartet (6:30 p.m. Dec. 9; $43.47-$32.31); Pat Donohue’s Christmas Guitar Summit with P.K. Mayo and Tim Sparks (6:30 p.m. Dec. 15; $49.05-$37.89); and the Annual Holiday Singalong with Dan Chouinard (6 p.m. Dec. 23; $43.47-$32.31). For the full lineup, see croonersmn.com. Crooner’s Lounge and Supper Club, 6161 Highway 65 N.E., Fridley; 763-571-9020.

The Dakota

George Maurer Group Annual Holiday Show (7 p.m. Dec. 1; $34.90-$24.90); Christmas Dreaming with Stella Cole and the Laurels String Quartet (7 and 9 p.m. Dec. 2; $45.90-$29.90); Nicholas David: St. Nick’s Show (8 p.m. Dec. 3; $40.90-$34.90); the Klezmatics: Happy Joyous Hanukkah (7 p.m. Dec. 6; $56.90-$45.90); Southside Aces: Christmas in New Orleans (7 p.m. Dec. 7; $40.90-$24.90); Travis Anderson Trio’s Charlie Brown Christmas (7 and 9 p.m. Dec. 9; $29.90-$18.90); Mark O’Connor’s Appalachian Christmas (7 p.m. Dec. 10; $83.90-$67.90); Karrin Allyson: Wintry Mix (7 p.m. Dec. 11; $50.90-$45.90); the Peterson Family: Twas the Jam Before Christmas (7 p.m. Dec. 14-15; $45.90-$34.90); Merry Christmas from Jose James (7 p.m. Dec. 16-17; $61.90-$45.90); Riders in the Sky: Christmas the Cowboy Way (7 p.m. Dec. 18; $61.90-$50.90); Preservation Hall Jazz Band: A Creole Christmas (7 and 9 p.m. Dec. 19, 6 and 8:30 p.m. Dec. 20; $100.90-$72.90); A Swingin’ Christmas with the Andrew Walesch Big Band (5 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 21, 7 p.m. Dec. 23; $50.90-$34.90); Spending Christmas with Alicia Witt (7 p.m. Dec. 22; $50.90-$40.90). Dakota, 1010 Nicollet Ave., Mpls.; dakotacooks.com.

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres

Tickets for Chanhassen Dinner Theatres’ concerts are $77.30 (dinner and show) and $53.35 (show only). Rock and Roll Xmas Spectacular (7:30 p.m. Dec. 2-6 and 8, 1 p.m. Dec. 3 and 6, 7 p.m. Dec. 7); A Piano Man Christmas (7:30 p.m. Dec. 10-11); A Kat Perkins Christmas (7:30 p.m. Dec. 12-13, 1 p.m. Dec. 13); the Simple Feeling of Christmas (2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 14); Celtic Holiday Hooley (7:30 p.m. Dec. 17-19, 1 p.m. Dec. 19); Christmas with a Whole Lotta Soul (1 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 20); Christmas on the Prairie (2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 21, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 22-23); A Grand Ole Opry Christmas (1 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 26); An Andy and Bing Christmas (1 p.m. Dec. 27, 7 p.m. Dec. 28, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 27 and 29-30). Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, 501 W. 78th St., Chanhassen; 952-934-1525 or chanhassendt.com.

Ames Center

Rocky Mountain High Experience: A John Denver Christmas starring Rick Schuler (7:30 p.m. Dec. 4-5; $104.95-$89.55); Dakota Valley Symphony and Chorus: Handel’s Messiah (2 p.m. Dec. 7; $42.10); Tonic Sol-fa: Wrap it Up, the Final Holiday Tour (7 p.m. Dec. 15; sold out); Rock and Roll Xmas Spectacular (7:30 p.m. Dec. 16; $55.40); Christmas with Elvis (7:30 p.m. Dec. 17; $92.65-$54.70); A Magical Medora Christmas (7:30 p.m. Dec. 18; $51.25); Who Brought the Humbug (7:30 p.m. Dec. 19-20, 2 p.m. Dec. 20; $53.35-$48.20); An Andy and Bing Christmas (2 p.m. Dec. 21; $65.15-$57.95); A Carpenters Christmas (8 p.m. Dec. 23; $60.85-$50.55). Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville; 952-895-4685 or ames-center.com.

The New Standards

The New Standards (Courtesy photo)

Dec. 5-6: The Suburbs’ Chan Poling and his jazz trio the New Standards present their annual holiday show. Expect jazzy takes on holiday classics, special high-wattage surprise guests and plenty of friendly banter from the chatty group, which also features John Munson of Trip Shakespeare and Semisonic on bass and Steve Roehm of Electropolis on vibraphone. 8 p.m. Dec. 5-6, 4 p.m. Dec. 6; State Theatre, 805 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls.; $164.70-$45.15; hennepinarts.org.

Trailer Trash

Dec. 6, 12-13, 19-20: Minnesota’s own honky tonk masters Trailer Trash are spending December airing their popular Trashy Little Xmas Show in venues across the Twin Cities. 8 p.m. Dec. 6, Parkway Theater, 4814 Chicago Ave. S., Mpls., $40-$38.07, theparkwaytheater.com; 8 p.m. Dec. 12-13, Hook and Ladder Theater and Lounge, 3010 Minnehaha Ave. S., Mpls., $35.88, thehookmpls.com; 8 p.m. Dec. 19-20, Turf Club, 1601 University Ave. W., St. Paul, $45.78, first-avenue.com.

Lorie Line

Pianist Lorie Line is back for another holiday extravaganza. (Courtesy photo)

Dec. 6, 20: Pianist Lorie Line celebrates Christmas like no one else, with her 36th annual holiday tour offering 34 shows in seven states. Line, who famously got her start playing in Dayton’s, is selling a new hand-cut wooden ornament at her concerts. She’s also offering a virtual concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 20 (tickets via lorieline.com). Line’s Twin Cities performances are in Burnsville (3 p.m. Dec. 6; Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave.; $81.35; 952-895-4685 or ames-center.com) and Plymouth (3 p.m. Dec. 20; Providence Academy Performing Arts Center, 15100 Schmidt Lake Road; $65; 952-474-1000).

The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show

Dec. 8: For eight years now, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” vets Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme have staged an original Christmas show for ever-growing audiences. This year’s program was written by the pair and directed by BenDeLaCreme and promises “another year of over-the-top camp spectacle, side-splitting gags, brand new songs, heartfelt storytelling, thrilling dance numbers and iconic costumes.” 7 p.m.; Pantages Theatre, 710 Hennepin Ave., Mpls.; $342.95; hennepinarts.org.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Dec. 9: The seven-man Big Bad Voodoo Daddy was one of the handful of neo-swing bands to land record deals in the anything-goes ’90s. They played themselves in the 1996 film “Swingers,” which led to an offer from Capitol Records. The swing boom faded quickly, but these guys have continued to tour and record, with a specialty in Christmas music. 7:30 p.m.; Pantages Theatre, 710 Hennepin Ave., Mpls.; $70.45-$58.45; hennepinarts.org.

The Blenders

The Blenders: Allan Rust, Tim Kasper, Darren Rust and Ryan Lance. (Courtesy of the band)

Dec. 8-10: Vocal group the Blenders have spent decades celebrating the holidays by hitting the road in December. The group has released a handful of best-selling Christmas albums over the years, including their latest “Christmas with the Blenders: Live Studio Sessions.” In addition to showcasing their four-part a cappella harmonies and goofy sense of humor, the guys will perform some songs backed by a live band. This season will be their final holiday shows as they’re stepping down from touring. But the foursome says they’re not breaking up, and new music is a possibility in the future. 8 p.m. Dec. 12-13, 2 p.m. Dec. 14; Pantages Theatre, 710 Hennepin Ave., Mpls.; $82.35-$69.45; hennepinarts.org.

Mannheim Steamroller

Dec. 14: Chip Davis was just another working songwriter — the Ohio native penned the 1975 novelty hit “Convoy” — when he started making classical albums using synthesizers instead of an orchestra. The concept took off and, in 1984, Davis struck gold with the 6-million seller “Mannheim Steamroller Christmas.” He took the music on the road and has continued to do so each December. 3 p.m.; Orpheum Theatre, 910 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls.; $100.60-$75.60; hennepinarts.org.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Dec. 28: Founded in 1996 by producer/composer/lyricist Paul O’Neill, Trans-Siberian Orchestra quickly became known for the group’s holiday shows, which feature seasonally themed music performed with the pomp and circumstance (and lasers) of arena rock. O’Neill died in April 2017 from an unexpected reaction to prescribed medications to treat several chronic illnesses. Three months later, bassist David Z died in a car accident while on tour with Adrenaline Mob. But the surviving members of TSO — which hits the road each year with two separate touring groups — has soldiered on in honor of O’Neill. 3 and 7:30 p.m.; Target Center, 600 First Ave. N., Mpls.; $176.90-$55.02; targetcenter.com.

History and fantasy blend in ‘Rollicking! A Winter Carnival Musical’

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St. Paul history and the fantastical world of King Boreas blend in the History Theatre’s new holiday show, “Rollicking! A Winter Carnival Musical.”

The original musical tells the story of St. Paul’s first Black municipal architect and the man behind the Highland Park Water Tower, Clarence “Cap” Wigington and his wife, Viola. The pair enter the magical legend behind the St. Paul Winter Carnival, for which Wigington was tasked with designing the celebration’s ice palaces.

Clarence “Cap” Wigington, photographed at the St. Paul City Architect’s office in 1940. Wigington was the first black person to serve as a municipal architect in the U.S. Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society.

The carnival originally opened in 1886, and the Legend of Boreas Rex was written in 1937 by St. Paul businessman Frank Madden, to explain the magic of the event. It’s the story of King Boreas, Queen Aurora and the forces of winter and spring, as they battle for the season and the people of St. Paul.

Theirs is the fantastical world that the Wigingtons enter, in a Minnesotan “Wizard of Oz” story.

“I felt it would be wrong to tell the story as just a straightforward retelling of the founding in 1886,” said Keith Hovis, who wrote the show’s music. “The myth of King Boreas in the festival is so fun and weird and whimsical that the show should be fun and weird and whimsical too.”

Collaboration is at the heart of the production, as Hovis worked on the lyrics in partnership with book writer Rachel Teagle. Hovis wrote the musical elements of the show, while Teagle wrote spoken elements and also implemented feedback from the cast during rehearsals.

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“It’s been a long, ongoing process full of communication,” Teagle said. “Lots of meetings at Gingko’s for coffee in St. Paul.”

Despite his notable contributions to the St. Paul city skyline — he served as lead architect on more than 90 city projects, including schools, fire stations and park buildings — Wigington has become a relatively unknown figure in Minnesota history.

“I think it’s highly important and impactful for these stories to be told,” said actor Roland Hawkins II. “We’re all taught the same four or five civil rights leaders, and that’s pretty much all the contributions, especially African American or most minorities, know about what they gave to the greater society.”

Growing up in Roseville, Hawkins said he was unfamiliar with the story of Wigington. After pursuing the musical arts for a majority of his life, Hawkins found community in his time at the Des Moines Metro Opera, which featured a cast of predominantly Black opera singers.

“That’s something that living in the Midwest, I never get to see,” Hawkins said.

Now, Hawkins is portraying Wigington in the musical and is happy to bring his story to back to life.

“Knowing that there’s something that people use every day, something that isn’t ephemeral, like civil rights, but very tactile, like the Highland Park Water Tower or the Harriet Island Pavilion; things that people use, like schools, to help minds grow and cultivate. These are things that we have given to the community,” Hawkins said.

Outside of his architectural work, Wigington worked diligently to support and uplift St. Paul’s Black community.

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According to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Wigington co-founded the Sterling Club, the United States’ oldest African American men’s club, and created the Home Guards of Minnesota in 1917, an all-Black militia formed after the Minnesota National Guard denied him entry during World War I due to segregation.

He was given the nickname “Cap,” after obtaining the rank of captain in the Home Guards.

“I think that this show really brings out him finding his freedom,” Hawkins said.

Director Laura Leffler described the musical as a celebration of Wigington’s long history of public service.

“Even today in 2025, many of his buildings still stand in St. Paul and are common landmarks that everybody still uses and sees every day,” Leffler said. “It’s a pretty outstanding legacy.”

‘Rollicking! A Winter Carnival Musical’

What: An exploration of the the story of St. Paul architect Clarence “Cap” Wigington and his wife, Viola
When: Through Dec. 21
Where: History Theatre, 30 East 10th St., St. Paul
Tickets: For ticketing and more information, visit historytheatre.com

St. Paul City Council likely to amend mayor’s budget proposal

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St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter’s “no frills, no fun” budget proposal may be in line for some significant last-minute changes.

With a week to go before finalizing the city’s 2026 spending plan, the city council is debating up to 29 budget amendments aimed at unwinding planned workforce reductions at specific libraries and rec centers, as well as staving off proposed cuts to parking enforcement officers, St. Paul Fire Department’s overnight crew, legal services for immigrants and a “commercial corridors” business improvement program.

The council is looking to increase spending in those areas and others, despite the fact the city may end the year as much as $8.4 million in the red. Spending has overshot revenue this year due to a cyber security incident that cost the city $2.5 million and a $7.5 million legal payout in September related to the shooting death of Cordale Handy.

“We have heard do not cut hours at libraries and rec centers,” said Council President Rebecca Noecker, addressing a standing-room-only crowd during the city’s annual truth in taxation hearing Tuesday evening. “We have heard do not cut firefighters and first responders. … Our immigration defense fund is going to be more important than ever right now.”

In an interview Wednesday, Noecker said the council is working on a multi-part global amendment that, backed by consensus support, will introduce a series of roughly $4 million in budget additions.

If those 13 or more consensus amendments go through, the final council vote next Wednesday will neither increase or decrease the mayor’s proposed 5.3% tax levy increase. To fund them, Noecker said the council will rely on an increase to fire department transport fees, which are ambulance runs billed to insurance, for an added $2.5 million next year. Additional dollars will come from parking funds, employee vacancies and other budget transfers.

“There’s no reason why our taxpayers shouldn’t be benefiting from these fees that are going to insurers,” Noecker said.

Some budget cuts could be restored

Without a last-minute budget fix, the Arlington Hills Public Library is poised to open at noon instead of 10 a.m. twice a week come January, a direct response to losing the hourly equivalent of 1.3 librarians and custodians to vacancies and retirements. That adds up to about a $129,000 cut to the library system’s staffing budget. Substitute staffing would be reduced an additional $44,000, or 18%, equivalent to losing 34 hours of fill-in staffing per week throughout the system.

In another budget change, some $345,000 in funding for the city’s neighborhood district council system could be shifted from federal Community Development Block Grants to cash accounts, freeing them up from federal red tape. Another $400,000 could be restored to the Commercial Corridors initiative, which uses economic development funds for street beautification, public art, neighborhood events and business grants around 18 commercial districts.

Individual council members may bring their own additional budget amendments to the table next Wednesday, though it’s not entirely clear if they’ll have garnered the four-vote majority needed.

Council Member Anika Bowie has objected to shutting down the Rondo Community Library at Dale and University avenues for safety improvements — a construction process that could take up to a year — without greater worker and community input. She’s also called for $100,000 to support a housing program for men who have been previously incarcerated, which would be run through the nonprofit Ujaama Place. Several men involved in the effort spoke at Tuesday’s hearing.

Some frontline library staff have said the Rondo Library improvements could make safety concerns worse by moving bathrooms deeper into the structure, without addressing root concerns about fentanyl users, unattended youth and loiterers coming from the nearby Green Line station.

“I have shared with Council Member Bowie that I agree with the need to have a clear plan not just for Rondo Library, but for the entire intersection,” Noecker said. “How is it going to be any different when the library reopens? I do agree with asking for that kind of accountability and that kind of reporting, and it’s something that we can tie into library board meetings, but I don’t believe in tying it to the budget. … The budget is a very blunt instrument.”

AFSCME, property owners, Twin Cities DSA speak out

Meanwhile, the two-hour truth in taxation hearing, held in downtown council chambers, drew long lines of homeowners alarmed by property tax increases, AFSCME workers decrying what they described as poverty wages and short or part-time staffing in key areas, and others angered by the St. Paul Police Department’s involvement in a federal immigration enforcement operation on Tuesday that dissolved at times into violent clashes with protesters.

Brian Dobie, a Macalester-Groveland resident, told the council on Tuesday he’s seen his total property taxes climb from $9,705 in 2024 to $11,250 last year, with $12,384 proposed for 2026. That’s a 28% increase in two years.

“It’s unsustainable,” Dobie said. “I’m all for paying my fair share of reasonable taxes for essential services, but I think that’s the point — they’re not reasonable taxes and they’re well beyond the essential services we need.”

Calling for an increase rather than a decrease in human services, Taylor Sibthorp, a member of the Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America, said the city should reconsider its priorities, including the planned security improvements at the Rondo Library. “We are about to spend more than $700,000 to move a bathroom,” Sibthorp said. “Put our dollars toward care over punishment.”

AFSCME workers arrived holding printed images of cat eyes on dark signs labeled “AFSCME Is Watching.” They said starting wages around $17 per hour for rec center workers were barely above the citywide minimum wage, and promotions for part-time Parks and Rec and library workers have been slow in coming.

“We’re not asking for much,” said Rosie Kohnen, a community rec leader on the East Side. “I mean, I barely make it. … I live in affordable housing, I’ve come up from the streets, I’ve been homeless before. I know what it’s like, and it’s very scary to think I could go back to where I was because my rent is almost both of my paychecks. And it’s supposed to be affordable housing.”

Noecker said AFSCME had brought legitimate concerns to the table. She noted Human Resources had conducted the first phase of a “pay equity” study for city employees, but council members had yet to see the results, and a more comprehensive study across all payroll categories is likely in order.

In light of Tuesday morning’s police enforcement action on the East Side, some speakers questioned why the council is increasing police spending by $3 million, a change council members have largely attributed to inflation and contractually-approved wage increases rather than a net increase in officers.

A smoother process

The council president said the final budget that will be approved Dec. 3 will not make everyone happy, but the process has been smoother and more transparent than it was a year ago, when last-minute budget wrangling ended with a series of mayoral vetoes and veto overrides.

The mayor’s office on Wednesday signaled it was poised to do what was necessary to get the budget put to bed on time. “We are committed to getting it done,” said Jennifer Lor, a spokesperson for the mayor’s office.

Carter’s 2026 budget proposal, unveiled in August, calls for a 5.3% increase to the city tax levy, while keeping some 40 or more job vacancies unfilled. It includes a $5 million investment in an office-to-residential housing conversion program, and added funding for other housing initiatives, including emergency rental assistance and down payment assistance.

What it will cost owner of median house?

The $887 million spending plan for the coming year would levy $232.5 million on city property owners, supporting a general fund budget of $414.4 million, which includes the library budget.

For the median St. Paul home with a value of $289,000, the new levy would add an estimated $107 to property taxes next year, with wide variation from neighborhood to neighborhood and between property types.

Increased charges related to sanitary sewers, storm sewers, water and recycling would add another $125, for a total increase of $232 in city-related taxes and services.

Ramsey County, school district levies

Ramsey County and the St. Paul School District have proposed their own levies. The county, which has planned a nearly 10% increase to its levy, will host a Truth in Taxation public hearing at 6 p.m. on Dec. 11 at the downtown council chambers at 15 W. Kellogg Blvd.

St. Paul Public Schools, which is benefiting from a $37.2 million, 10-year levy approved by voters on Nov. 4, will hold their Truth in Taxation hearing from 6 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 2 at the district administration building at 360 Colborne St. The district is trimming the current levy by 2% in 2026.

St. Paul taxes and fees for 2026

Proposed St. Paul tax and fee increases for 2026 on a median home value ($289,200):

• $107 increase in city property taxes.

• $57 increase to water charges.

• $45 increase to sanitary sewer charges.

• $18 increase to storm sewer charges.

• $5 increase to recycling charges.

• $0 increase for trash.

Total city increase: $232.

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Roseville: Industrial building planned for Twin Lakes site

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The 12.5-acre parcel of land that has stood between Roseville and its decades-long effort to finish its Twin Lakes development has a new developer.

Minneapolis-based Hyde Development will redevelop the site, located at 1945 Twin Lakes Parkway, into a 152,250-square-foot light industrial tech building, Twin Lakes Technology. The project is expected to be completed this time next year.

The state Department of Employment and Economic Development awarded the Roseville Economic Development Authority $373,000 for site demolition and public infrastructure improvements, DEED announced last month.

“We design these buildings to be flexible to different users,” said Hyde Development CEO and owner Paul Hyde. “And the tenants we are trying to attract are medical-device companies, life science companies that would have office space, cleanroom space, maybe labs, that want to be close to the different medical-tech companies in the area like Medtronic or Boston Scientific and that skilled labor force.”

The Twin Lakes development spans about 300 acres across the city’s northwest section and its 12.5-acre parcel was previously used as a truck terminal, with the original buildings constructed in 1962. Since 2003, the site has sat vacant and soil testing has shown contamination from petroleum compounds from two former underground storage tanks.

The Roseville EDA estimates the project will create or retain 150 jobs, increase the tax base by $647,464 and leverage $24.1 million of private investment. Matching funds will be provided by tax increment financing. Hyde said he believes 150 jobs is a low estimate.

Buildings in the area include restaurants, industrial buildings, a grocery store and hotel.

Hyde Development has a history of being able to work with previously polluted sites, also called infill sites or brownfields, like the Twin Lakes site, Hyde said.

“I’ve been doing this for 30 years and our focus is on industrial buildings, developing industrial buildings on infill sites, which are typically, have a past life and some pollution and other issues that we have to address in order to complete the new development,” Hyde said.

Cleanup of the site is estimated to cost $7.2 million, Hyde said. Hyde Development has an approved cleanup plan with the state, which is expected to be funded through grant funding, some of which has already been secured, Hyde said. Other grant solicitations should be answered in December before closing on the land, with cleanup expected to be completed through the spring. Construction is expected to be completed by around this time next year, Hyde said Thursday.

Much of the pollution is petroleum chemicals and chlorinated solvents, found in degreasers for cleaning truck parts, Hyde said. Grants “level the playing field,” Hyde said, making it easier for developers to develop sites where pollution would otherwise be a cost barrier.

“Minnesota was one of the first states in the country to create these programs under brownfield legislation that goes back to the mid-90s. And it’s a really powerful tool in cleaning up a lot of these urban, polluted sites,” Hyde added.

Multiple parties will help clean up the site, including Hyde Development, the city of Roseville, Ramsey County and potentially the state through the Metropolitan Council and DEED, according to Janice Gundlach, Roseville’s community development director.

The construction firm for the project is Mortenson, with St. Paul-based Pope Design Group as the building designer. Mike Bowen and Matt Oelschlager with CBRE will be the leasing brokers.

“The City is interested in seeing the property cleaned up and developed with a use that contributes positively to the area and tax base, as well as bring jobs with competitive wages,” Gundlach said in an email.

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