Consumer Direct, a national company providing in-home care, also plans a $13 million office building in the North Reserve Street area as it consolidates its local offices. Two new national restaurants are also anticipated, according to one development insider.

Changes are also coming to Southgate Mall, though details haven’t been released. Southgate Mall Associates purchased the old Val-U Inn just south of the property and plans to raze the structure early next year.

“That hotel is going to be taken down,” said Julie Gardner, the mall’s representing agent with Lambros Real Estate ERA. “The opportunity came forward for them to buy it. They wanted to open up the line of sight to their property, and this gives them flexibility for the future.”

Work on Missoula’s new Fort Missoula Regional Park is expected to begin next year as well, along with additional improvements to Brooks Street.

The Holiday Village Shopping Center on Brooks is lined up for a face-lift, and the new Toole Crossing – an upscale apartment project planned for Toole Avenue – is expected to break ground in the spring.

Other projects are rumored, but couldn’t be confirmed ahead of the holiday break.

“There’s so much pent-up construction demand and it’s all just being released,” said James Grunke, executive director of Missoula Economic Partnership. “This next year will shape what Missoula looks like for the next five to 10 years. We’re at a critical point.”

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