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WGM Group Recognized by Engineering Inc for Helping to Revitalize Missoula, Montana’s Old Sawmill District
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A once-blighted 46-acre area near the heart of Missoula, Montana, is being transformed into a vibrant mixed-use neighborhood, thanks to local determination, private
investment and city of Missoula and Brownfield redevelopment funds.
Now known as the Old Sawmill District https://www.oldsawmilldistrict.com/ , the area was home to a lumber mill
complex for more than 80 years. A central player in Montana’s wood products
industry, the mill used the nearby Blackfoot and Clark Fork rivers to transport and process logs on-site. The mill closed in the late 1980s, but industrial manufacturing continued for a decade before the site was abandoned in the early 1990s.
After the mill’s closure the property was left unattended, becoming an eye-sore to the surrounding neighborhoods. However, its prime riverfront location–just half a dozen blocks from the downtown business area–made it a desirable candidate for redevelopment.
"There were other significant site issues just because of the land use," says Brent
Campbell, president and CEO of WGM Group http://www.wgmgroup.com/ , Missoula, which has been instrumental throughout the cleanup and redevelopment. "For example, there was an accumulation of 30 feet of sawdust under a third of the site. Because everything was so overgrown, the site was drilled to figure out where the sawdust was located."
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