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2007

Brookfield Renewable wins bid to acquire hydroelectic plant; City of St. Paul forms task force to explore redevelopment options

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2006

The Twin Cities Assembly Plant, pictured here around 2006, occupied 122 acres adjacent the Mississippi River in Saint Paul. The original plant site consisted of 200 acres, some of which was eventually sold to private developers for the shopping center and apartment buildings along the eastern edge of the property. However, Ford retained the mineral rights under the parcels that had been sold. Courtesy Ford Motor Company

State officials travel to Dearborn twice, seeking to prevent plant closing; UAW receives ‘dreaded phone call’ giving notice of plant closing, April 13; Ford starts process of selling off hydroelectric plant

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1993

TCAP operates on two 10 hour shifts, making 890 Ranger pickups per day; Local 879 organizes national labor conference in St. Paul to discuss globalization