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<br /> Commercial,Retail,Industrial,Multi-Housing,Investment
<br /> City of Blaine ! I
<br /> 10801 Town Square Drive
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<br /> Blaine, Minnesota 55449
<br /> . Phone:763-785-6147 Fax:763-717-2634
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<br /> 1 MOM;� a Website:www.BlaineBiz.com , .,,.s ., _
<br /> Contact:Curt Larson, Economic Development Specialist 7200 Hemlock Lane, Suite 300, Minneapolis MN 55369
<br /> • t � ` Phone: 763.424.5505•Fax:763.424.5822
<br /> Web site:www.loucksmclagan.com
<br /> The City of Blaine strives to work with our existing business community as well as Contact:Mike O'Brien
<br /> new businesses locating to Blaine. The past few years we have seen incredible
<br /> growth and development and we expect it to continue for some time to come. The Loucks Associates is a multidisciplinary firm specializing in the planning, design, and
<br /> city along with our business community have developed a web page to assist with implementation process for a variety of development and redevelopment projects.We
<br /> finding helpful information on Blaine. Please check it out and give us a call. offer professional consulting services in the following areas:Planning, Civil
<br /> WWW.BlaineBiz.com Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, and Environmental.
<br /> Dakota Electric Association City of Minneapolis
<br /> 4300 220th Street West, Farmington MN 55024 Community Planning and
<br /> Gi]E�C Phone: 651-463-6232•Fax:651.460.75084 Economic Development
<br /> ASSOCIATo n Email:lboyd@dakotaelectric.com 105 Fifth Ave.S.Suite 200, Minneapolis MN 55401
<br /> T > Web site:www.dakotaelectric.com ■ Y' Phone:612-673-5068•TTY:612-673-5154
<br /> YourContact:LaDonna Boyd, Economic Development Director E-mail:bob.lindCOci.minneapolis.mn.us
<br /> Minneapolis Web site:www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/cped
<br /> City of Lakes Contact:Bob Lind
<br /> Located south of the Minneapolis/St.Paul metropolitan area,Dakota County offers
<br /> a unique blend of rural,suburban and urban.For businesses considering a location There's NO business like YOUR business! Let Minneapolis help make it a hit.
<br /> in Dakota County,contact Dakota Electric. The City of Minneapolis provides loans for small-and medium-sized companies
<br /> •Site selection•Workforce development•Financial assistance and organizations that are growing and need financing at affordable rates.
<br /> For program descriptions,visit www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/cped/toolbox_home.asp.
<br /> City of Elk River Minnesota Department of Employment
<br /> Economic Development and;Economic Development
<br /> City of Phone: 763-635-1040•Fax 763-635-1090 4 1St National Bank Building,332 Minnesota Street,Suite E 200,
<br /> Elk Email: cmehefich@a.elk-river:mn.us&hsteinmetz@a.elk-riv�ermn.us St.Paul MN 55101-1351
<br /> Web site: www.ci.elk-river.mn.us Phone:800-657-3858 or 651-297-1291
<br /> .....*.+ River Contacts: Catherine Mehelich,Director of-Ec anomic Wit; E-mail:no.taxes@state.mn.us
<br /> The Light Industrial Hub Heidi Steinmetz Assistant Director of Economic Development MINNESOTA Web site:www.positivelyminnesota.com
<br /> of the Northwest Metro 16 4ar1em1Y RAI"Tones Contact:Mark Lofthus
<br /> Do you need inexpensive lease space and support to help give your company a Planning a business expansion or relocation?.It pays to consider JOBZ,
<br /> kick'-start? The Elk River Business Incubator Program provides just that for new Minnesota's tax-free development plan.Literally pays.
<br /> and existingcompanies to refine and manufacture innovativeproducts. Tenants Qualifying companies receive income, sales and property tax incentives in 10 job
<br /> p opportunity building zones located throughout greater Minnesota.Hundreds of
<br /> also have access to several sources of equity up to$125,000. Visit our Web site communities and thousands of skilled workers are available.
<br /> and click on"Grow Your Business"to learn more. Put JOBZ to work for you.
<br /> T Cid Economic Development
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<br /> £E, ' rot' 208 NW 1st Avenue,Faribault,MN 55021 11, Engineering
<br /> - / Phone:(507)333-0377•Fax:(507)384-0507
<br /> Email:pwaldodc@a.faribault.mn.us
<br /> sgustafson@ci.faribault.mn.us 4801 West 81st Street, Suite 118, Bloomington, MN 55437
<br /> 4aFA131116111.,T Web Site:www.faribault.org Phone:952-831-3341 •Fax:952-831-4552
<br /> BIG CITY OPPORTUNITIES Contact:Peter J.Waldock•Stan Gustafson
<br /> Web Site:www.peerengineering.com
<br /> Contact:Angela Frandrup
<br /> Located just south of metro Minneapolis/St.Paul, Faribault provides great
<br /> accessibility to the Twin Cities and large southern Minnesota markets like Rochester Rely on our honesty, integrity and know-how for innovative environmental and
<br /> and Mankato.With 1-35 frontage, rail lines,a skilled workforce,affordable land& engineering solutions that endure.We offer unmatched expertise and a proven track
<br /> housing opportunities,great schools, beautiful lake country and a responsive local record in all aspects of brownfields site development.When pollution issues affect
<br /> government, Faribault is the best choice for locating your business.
<br /> your project, put our experience to work.We produce results.
<br /> • St. Cloud Area Economic
<br /> /AIWOJaliv '.„,► Development Partnership
<br /> A 110 South 6th Avenue, St.Cloud MN 56301
<br /> Illinois Valley Area Chamber of Commerce Phone:800-523-0670•Fax:320-251-0081
<br /> THE PARTNERSHIP E-mail:info@scapartnership.com
<br /> and Economic Development
<br /> A..rynerFre q.pui to Newt.i 4..1q-e.t Web site: www.scapartnership.com
<br /> 300 Bucklin St., P.O.Box 446, LaSalle, IL 61301 Contact:Tom Moore, President;Sue Ergen,Administrative
<br /> Phone: 815-223-0227•Fax: 815-223-4827 Assistant;Christie Rock, Development Coordinator
<br /> E-mail:ivaced@ivaced.org
<br /> Web Site:www.ivaced.org The St. Cloud Area Economic Development Partnership is a public-private group
<br /> Contact: Barb Koch,Executive Director/CEO committed to enhancing the region's already flourishing economy.The Partnership
<br /> takes a regional approach to economic development and includes several cities,
<br /> Serving parts of the Counties of Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall and Putnam counties, colleges, universities, public utilities,and other organizations working with
<br /> in North Central Illinois. a single purpose:sustaining the economic vitality of the Central Minnesota region.
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