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A
place
where
strong
community
ties,
accessibility,
natural
habitats
and
business
partnerships
meet
welcome
to
Bloomington
Bloomington
is
the
fifth
largest
city
in
Minnesota
and
is
home
to
more
than
80,000
residents.
Bloomington
offers
all
the
perks
of
charming
suburban
living
just
minutes
from
Minneapolis
and
st.
Paul.
A
Bloomington
is
a
city
surrounded
by
nature,
one-third
of
the
city,
that's
more
than
10,000
acres
is
preserved
as
parks
and
open
space.
Bloomington
is
also
home
to
the
Minnesota
Valley
National
Wildlife
Refuge,
one
of
just
four
urban
wildlife
refuges
in
the
United
States
highland
greens,
golf
and
learning
center.
A
nine
hole
par
three
course
offers
a
30,000
square-foot
real
grass
driving
range
dhuaan
golf
club
is
the
city's
18
hole
par
68
course.
A
Bloomington
has
embarked
on
an
exciting
journey
of
revitalization
in
the
past
several
years,
phase
one
of
the
pen
American
District,
wrapped
up
in
2012
the
project
added
234
luxury
rental
units
in
three
buildings
and
14,000
square
feet
of
retail
and
office
space
to
the
southeast
corner
of
Penn,
Avenue
and
american
boulevard.
The
normandale
Lake
District
is
an
attractive
area
to
businesses
and
residents
alike,
thanks
to
its
preeminence,
suburban
office
location
and
its
close
proximity
to
normandale
Lake.
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The
completion
of
luxembourg
will
contribute
to
the
more
than
500
new
transit
oriented
apartments
set
for
construction,
creating
balance
among
residential
office
retail
and
hotel
in
the
district.
The
redevelopment
of
the
city's
south
loop
district
is
underway.
Transportation,
improvements
to
Killebrew
drive
and
lyndale
lane
set
the
stage
for
creating
a
higher
density,
mixed-use
area
for
residential
and
retail
entities
to
come
together,
senior
housing
response
to
demand
and
to
give
people
choices,
keep
their
ties
in
the
community
and
live
healthy
in
a
different
type
of
dwelling.
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A
Location
is
everything
in
Bloomington
the
nation's
12th
busiest
airfield
Minneapolis
st.
Paul
Airport
borders,
the
city's
northeast
side
for
light
rail
transit
stations
are
located
in
bloomington,
allowing
a
passenger
to
travel
from
the
mall
of
america
all
the
way
to
downtown
minneapolis
with
stops
at
both
airport
terminals.
In
between
in
2012,
the
169
I
494
interchange,
reconstruction
was
completed,
proving
at
safety
and
mobility
in
highly
traveled
quarters
around
the
city
could
be
improved
with
the
right
plan.
The
I
494
improvement
project
continues
in
2013,
which
will
ultimately
set
the
scene
for
future
expansions.
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The
Census
Bureau
classifies
Bloomington
as
a
principal
city,
because
the
number
of
jobs
exceeds
the
number
of
workers
who
live
in
the
city.
The
Mall
of
America
employs
more
than
13,000
people.
The
leisure
and
hospitality
industry
is
bloomington's
largest
sector
with
more
than
8,300
hotel
rooms
and
350
licensed
restaurants.
The
leisure
and
hospitality
sector
employs
about
11,000
people.
Bloomington's
large
and
growing
population
means
a
large
customer
base
for
businesses,
both
large
and
small.
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The
survey
showed
residents
loved
their
city
when
asked
ninety-four
percent
praised
Bloomington
as
a
place
to
live,
ninety-four
percent
would
recommend
living
in
Bloomington
and
ninety
percent
rated
the
overall
quality
of
life
in
Bloomington
as
excellent
or
good,
because
the
National
Research
Center
has
surveyed
more
than
500
cities.
Bloomington
was
able
to
compare
our
results
with
21
high
performance,
peer
cities,
similar
to
bloomington
in
size,
location,
demographics,
population
and
employment
base.
Bloomington
ranks
much
above
those
peer
cities
in
many
areas,
including
a
number
one
ranking
in
employment
opportunities.
A
Bloomington
also
ranked
number
one
among
peer
cities
in
snow
removal
and
utility
services.
Essential
and
quality
of
life
services
help
support
the
long-term
mission
of
making
Bloomington
a
healthier,
safer
and
more
sustainable
community.
The
goal
is
to
protect
and
reinvest
in
the
communities
key
assets,
our
homes
and
businesses
by
providing
competitively
priced
city
services
that
make
Bloomington
safe
and
build
community.