Amazon "is negotiating to buy 66 acres" in Shakopee, Minn., to develop a large distribution center, the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal reported, citing "sources familiar with the negotiations who declined to be named to protect client relationships."
The two sides "are very close to a purchase agreement for about half of the Shenandoah Business Park.... United Properties is owned by the Pohlad family, which also owns the Minnesota Twins among its many holdings," the Business Journal noted. Amazon announced last fall that it would begin collecting sales tax in the state.
