Bayport Facility Description. The Xxxxxxxx Corporation is a leading manufacturer of durable, energy efficient, high performance clad wood windows and patio doors. Xxxxxxxx’x main manufacturing plant is at 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx in Bayport, Minnesota (Fourth Avenue Site), along the St. Croix River, a federally designated “Wild and Scenic River,” which forms the border between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Operating in the St. Croix Valley since 1903, Andersen has demonstrated a long-term ethic of stewardship. This ethic is reinforced by the high level of environmental performance of the current Andersen operations. Andersen employs approximately 3,000 people at its Fourth Avenue Site. Existing Fourth Avenue Site manufacturing facilities are located on 110 acres, consisting of 78 buildings, most of which are interconnected. Manufacturing and related processes at Andersen include wood cutting and milling, wood preservative application, painting, vinyl processing, adhesive operations, by-product transfer, wood-fired boilers, assembly operations, technology development, production support and maintenance functions. The Andersen West Site is located at 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, xx the western boundary of Bayport. The Andersen West Site is located approximately one mile West of the Fourth Avenue Site and is intended, in part, to be a support operation for the Fourth Avenue Site. The property was purchased by Andersen in 1994 to provide expansion space for its various operations. The site is 245 acres in total size. Of that acreage, approximately 150 acres are suitable for development. The remaining acreage not able to be developed includes a wetland, a bluffland tract that the Company has placed in a conservation easement, and 3 probable Native American Burial sites. A site suitability study is currently underway to identify the best possible use(s) for the site.
