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Maple Grove leaders flag JCPenney site and report steady commercial demand amid labor constraints
Summary
City officials said permit revenue rose even as multifamily permits fell and reported low retail vacancies; councilmembers urged more pressure on the long-vacant JCPenney property after staff described the owner as nonresponsive.
Community and Economic Development Director Joe Hogeboom told the Maple Grove City Council on Feb. 21 that overall permit revenue has increased while multi-family residential permitting has declined, and that retail vacancy in Maple Grove is low at about 6.1 percent compared with 8.3 percent in West Hennepin County and 10.9 percent metro‑wide.
Hogeboom said industrial vacancy remains below 4 percent and unemployment is roughly…
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