WILLMAR — The last year brought several noticeable changes to the business and community landscape of Willmar. With new buildings to help with housing needs to businesses going up on First Street, the strength of Willmar’s development was on display.
However, while ribbon-cutting and groundbreaking ceremonies are major events in development, they aren’t where the projects start or end.
According to Willmar Planning and Development Director Christopher Corbett, many of the projects which finished or began construction this past year actually entered the planning stages years ago.
“Development takes time. A lot of these projects that are closing out or started in 2024 probably started as early as 2021 and 2022. There are a lot of moving parts. We just want to make sure that we are building relationships to ensure the process is streamlined,” Corbett said.
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