Company Gets More Room for Burgeoning Wind Turbine Shipments

Posted on: Tuesday, 5 August 2008, 06:00 CDT By Peter Passi, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Aug. 5--Lake Superior Warehousing Co. Inc. should be better equipped to handle growing shipments of wind power equipment, thanks to a deal struck with the Duluth Economic Development Authority on Monday. DEDA approved a plan for the company to lease about 12 acres of land across from the Lafarge terminal and southwest of Bayfront Festival Park, providing it with additional storage space needed to accommodate the burgeoning flow of wind turbines and towers through the port. Under the terms of the agreement, Lake Superior Warehousing will pay $3,500 per month for the property, acquiring the rights to use it through November 2009. Under normal circumstances, Lake Superior Warehousing would have been stretched to handle the amount of wind... [read full story]