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Why Bloomington?

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5 minutes from MSP Airport a Delta hub at the 16th busiest airport in North America
15 minutes from downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul
1 light rail line, 3 bus rapid transit lines, with the most transit stops outside of Minneapolis and St. Paul
Busiest transit station in the state with over 5,000 daily rides
Served by 4 major highways that have 80,000+ daily trips:
- 130,000 daily trips on I-494
- 105,000 on I-35W
- 90,000 on US Hwy 169
- 80,000 on TH77

More jobs per capita than St. Paul or Minneapolis, with continuing reinvestment in the area through corporate headquarters
City stability with a long-term AAA bond rating from all three rating agencies
13.3 million SF of existing office, including the following corporate headquarters:
- Dairy Queen
- Great Clips
- Jostens Inc.
- HealthPartners
- Donaldson Company
- SICK U.S. Headquarters
- Toro
9.3 million SF of existing retail including the following top brands:
- Fresh Thyme
- Ikea
- Trader Joes
- Lifetime Fitness
- L.L. Bean
- REI
- Duluth Trading Company
250+ restaurants
9,533 hotel rooms
- Bloomington finished 2022 with a higher occupancy and revenue per available room than any other major Minnesota market, including Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Duluth.

Mall of America
8,950 acres of parks and open space in 97 Parks
38 miles of paved biking trails and 40 miles of unpaved trails
Connected to the regional trail system along the National Wildlife Refuge (14,000 acres, 70 miles of hiking and biking trails) and adjacent communities by the Nokomis-Minnesota River Regional Trail
Normandale Community College
Northwestern Health Sciences University
Bloomington Center for the Arts
Bloomington Family Aquatic Center
Bloomington Ice Garden
Hyland Hills Ski Area
3 golf courses

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Long-term AAA bond rating from all three rating agencies
4th Largest City in Minnesota
One of Livability.com's Top 100 Best Places to Live in the US
Busiest transit station in the State
132,653 daytime population
17% growth forecasted in consumer demand over next 5 years
4 highways (464, 35W, 77, 169) each with over 80,000 daily trips
825,000 people live within 15 minutes
46 hotels that ended 2022 with higher occupancy and revenue per available room than any other major MN city
Crime in Bloomington at a 5-year low

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