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Finance & Commerce > Print > Why the froth over Surly? Brewery project draws broad i... Page 2 of 2 might potentially secure a $1-for-land deal not too different from the Port Authority land deal in the late 1990s that resulted in Summit Brewing buildina a brewery on a 4.2-acre site in the Crosby Lake Business Park. Summit, with 56 well-paying jobs, is a great asset to St. Paul, and Surly could be, too, said Port Authority President Louis Jambois. "We are always looking for ways to diversify St. Paul's economy," he said. In Chaska, city administrator Matt Podhradsky sees a potential use for the 12- acre Chaska Building Center lumberyard on the edge of downtown, at 2970 Chaska Blvd., that closed three years ago. Meanwhile, Brooklyn Center's city administrator Curt Boganey has staff looking for potential sites to propose to Surly in the hopes of keeping it all in the city. Twin Cities officials aren't alone, either, in their mania for beer. If Lake Superior Brewing Co. ever proposed building a new brewery and beer garden in either Duluth or Superior, Wis., Duluth's economic development chief, Brian Hanson, says he would also be working hard to make sure Duluth won the business. "Not only do they manufacture, but they're a tourist attraction," Hanson said. Anthony Figliola, a New York-based consultant who helps large companies find new locations around the country, has found that breweries are an attractive option for a community in any economic climate. 'Beer and baseball -that's America right there," Figliola said. "There's a cachet with having a company like that." Complete URL: http://finance-commerce.com/2011/09/why-the-froth-over-surly-brewery-project-draws-broad- interest/ http://finance-commerce.com/wp-content/plugins/dmc_sociable toolbar/wp-print.php?p=... 09/30/2011 Dozens of Twin Cities communities would like to see Surly beer rolling off the assembly line, just as they do at the beer maker's 24,000-square-foot facility at 4811 Dusharme Drive in Brooklyn Center. Surly is proposing spending $20 million on a second metro area brewery that would include a beer garden. (Submitted photo: Surly Brewing Co.)