Mike Whalen said seeing his Shoppes at Prairie Crossing retail development in Altoona come to fruition is the culmination of a vision he’s had for two decades.
The Altoona City Council approved the final plat and site plan for The Shoppes at Prairie Crossing development at its meeting on Monday with no discussion.
Whalen, president and CEO of Heart of America Group, said he is in talks with 13 different companies to fill space in a 250,000-square-foot building that will be built on a 39-acre site south of the Outlets of Des Moines…