Economy
Asda dominates the area with their re-built (in March 1998) 24 hour superstore on Newark Road towards the district boundary (Tritton Road - B1003) with the City of Lincoln. There is a new Co-op near the junction of Lincoln Road, Mill Lane, and Moor Lane, with a small collection of shops and medical practice. Most local shops are on Newark Road in The Forum, where a Tesco Express has recently opened.
The Lindum Group have a large site on Station Road which is home to the several businesses comprising the Lindum Group and a number of other businesses, some of which are closely associated with the group. ASC Metals make metal sheets and tubes. There are engineering companies on Freeman Road, near the railway station, including Siemens (former Alstom Power). There was a foundry called Lincoln Castings on Station Road which closed in February 2007; the last owners were the Meade Corporation of Malmesbury.
There is a sailing club and other activities on Apex Lake (formed from a former sand and gravel pit). Nearby is Whisby Nature Park. The Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum is on Whisby Road near the railway station.
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Famous quotes containing the word economy:
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)