Ainsworth Lumber Co Ltd is investigating alternative uses for a 223-acre industrial site in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, that had previously served as an OSB mill.
Commercial real estate company Cushman & Wakefield, which was retained to market the property, said Ainsworth had been working with the Itasca Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) to investigate the feasibility of redeveloping the site as a multi-tenant Eco Industrial Park for tenants focused on producing clean, renewable, and/or sustainable energy products.
It said the Grand Rapids site had drawn considerable interest from companies involved in the bio energy industry (wood pellet manufacturing), wind energy (turbine and blade manufacturers), as well as companies involved in certain mining related functions.
