GOODVIEW Minn. – Fast-growing hardware manufacturer Fastenal has bought 13.6 acres formerly owned by castings manufacturer Badger Foundry near the Winona airport. Records show the transaction at $1.6 million. Fastenal didn’t announce its intentions for the abandoned factory. It will become part of an array of Fastenal buildings scattered around Winona and suburban Goodview, some built from the ground up, others acquired.
Massive facility. Vacant on Patneaude Drive. Image: Steve Lunde