Jordan Kilian is transforming a northwest Rochester warehouse into one of Minnesota’s largest state-of-the-art cannabis cultivation and processing facilities to be on the forefront of the state’s coming “Green Rush” of its new marijuana industry.

Kilian leads Float Cannabis, which is one of two cannabis companies licensed as “mezzobusinesses” in Olmsted County. Mezzobusinesses are licensed by the state with the ability to grow, process and buy cannabis for adult-use. In addition to growing and processing, they are also allowed to open up to three retail locations in the state.

“We’ll be doing everything from seed to sale,” he said. “This is the dream. The future is green.”

The original plan was that after obtaining the state license, Float Cannabis would build a facility in nearby Dover, Minnesota. As many Minnesota companies gear up for the new adult-use cannabis market, Kilian decided to buy the 50,000-square-foot former Pomp’s Tire warehouse at 6233 Bandel Road NW in Rochester for $4 million to speed up Float Cannabis’ timeline. The 42-year-old concrete complex was purchased by Float Venture Group. Olmsted County estimated the total market value of the property at $3.5 million for 2025-2026.

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