Would a Walmart distribution center in town make that land more valuable?
Mike is right, however, the land will likely be a combination of big box users, mixed development, smaller retail, and freestanding facilities. We have developed a market strategy and completed preliminary designs and layout. We’ve sent information to large retailers. We had a positive response until the recession came and the principle tenants we were working with withdrew from the market. It will happen eventually, though. It’s a great site. Your commercial real estate business used to be called Fisher and Lidstrom. Now Tim Lidstrom competes with one of your three businesses. What happened? An inherent condition in this industry is the desire for people involved to become independent. It’s not abnormal. It’s normal. It happens all the time. Tim was successful in what he did for our office and we appreciated his accomplishments. But it was time for him to go on his own. I understand it. Do you still own farmland? We sold our farms, but I’ve always been interested in farming, in the li
