Editing Maple Grove, Minnesota (section)

==Economy==
Maple Grove is home to a regional [[Boston Scientific]] research, development, and manufacturing facility, employing over 3,000 people. Other major employers include Independent School District 279, Nortech Systems, and the city of Maple Grove.

The city is home to a {{convert|2000|acre|km2|adj=on}} gravel mining area owned by Tiller Corporation and C.S. McCrossan. Active since the 1920s, the GMA is slowly being developed into a residential and commercial downtown. The first phase included Main Street, a collection of one- and two-story buildings with storefronts in [[new urbanism|new urbanist]] (or neotraditional) style. The second phase was generally considered to be the Shoppes of Arbor Lakes and the third phase was the Fountains at Arbor Lakes.

Minnesota's first so-called "lifestyle center", [[The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes]], is designed in the spirit of a mid-century American village. The center was built in 2003 and has been replicated in [[Woodbury, Minnesota]] (Woodbury Lakes). The development is {{convert|412000|sqft|m2}}and is home to more than 65 stores and restaurants.

An additional phase of [https://arborlakes.net/ Arbor Lakes] development is a hybrid power center development called The Fountains at Arbor Lakes. At {{convert|850000|sqft|m2}}, this retail complex includes a water park. The Fountains also includes Minnesota's most energy-efficient building, Great River Energy Headquarters. Maple Grove's Main Street area is part of the Arbor Lakes retail area. The Village at Arbor Lakes includes hotels, restaurants, and additional retail space.

The Grove is at the intersection of Interstate 94 and Maple Grove Parkway in northwest Maple Grove. This district is home to the new North Memorial/Fairview hospital complex and stores. The project's central portion is designed to be pedestrian-friendly and encourage a small-town atmosphere.

Maple Grove is home to more retail than nearly any other city in the state, second only to [[Bloomington, Minnesota|Bloomington]], home of the [[Mall of America]]. Maple Grove likely has nearly {{convert|6|e6ft2|m2}} of commercial development at build-out, which may soon push the city into the number one spot for retail square footage. One prominent retail complex is the Grove Square shopping mall.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ccxmedia.org/news/j-c-penney-closing-maple-grove-store-others/ | title = J.C. Penney Closing Maple Grove Store, Others |access-date=June 3, 2021|last=Corey|first=Bork}}</ref> Opus Northwest, the developer of the property, selected the location of the initial property development because "it’s the first major city in upstate Minnesota" and serves as "a major hub for that submarket" drawing consumers from the entire upstate region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heartlandrebusiness.com/articles/MAY06/cover2.html | title = FINDING ITS GROVE |access-date=August 21, 2011|last=Jeselnik|first=Kevin}}</ref>