GrowNorth! North Minneapolis—A welcoming home for business Welcome If you have any questions or ideas, please contact your personal business development consultant at the City of Minneapolis, Casey Dzieweczynski 612-673-5070 On behalf of the City of Minneapolis, we would like to thank you for considering North Minneapolis as the new location for your business. Today is a great time to invest, and here’s why: • North Minneapolis is conveniently located near downtown, accessible from the entire metro and has great freeway access to Interstates 94 and 394. The area is also served by Olson Highway and Highway 100 with a connection to South Minneapolis via the Van White Memorial Boulevard. • The City’s economic development team can help find the right location for your busi- ness through its site assistance support. Available real estate includes significant areas of industrially zoned land, well-served by freeways and freight rail. • The City offers several business financing programs, ranging from $1,000 to $10 million and development grants to assist business owners in acquiring property, purchasing equipment and making building improvements. • The City’s employment and training program team can assist with workforce recruit- ment and training programs so your staff is knowledgeable and productive the minute they are hired. • The Minneapolis-coordinated development review will help you successfully navigate the regulatory process, which includes Planning/Zoning, Building Plan Review, Permit- ting and Licensing, and other regulatory review agencies. No one knows Minneapolis the way we do. The Department of Community Planning and Economic Development is ready to support you with all your business needs—from finance to site location, to customized training to fit your employment needs—and is here to help you every step of the way. We look forward to welcoming your business to North Minneapolis. Sincerely, Betsy Hodges Barbara A. Johnson Blong Yang Mayor City Council President, Ward 4 City Council Member, Ward 5 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION/TOPIC PAGE Why North? 4 Located close to downtown 5 An educated workforce 7 Access to transportation 8 An inviting place to work and live 14 Business Community 19 North Minneapolis economy by sector 21 Many businesses call North Minneapolis home 23 Success stories 25 New developments 35 Market Data 37 Demographic profile of North Minneapolis 38 Highly competitive utility rates 39 Minnesota tax rates are 15th lowest in the US 40 Business Support 41 Resources to support business development in North Minneapolis 42 Grow North! financial incentive package 46 Local support organizations 47 3 North Minneapolis is an attractive destination for business. 4 North Minneapolis is located adjacent to downtown Minneapolis. NORTH MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS 5 Close to downtown— without downtown prices. Photo: City of Minneapolis In general, lease rates in North Minneapolis are lower than other parts of the city and especially lower than downtown. The North Minneapolis location offers the convenience of location for employees and suppliers without the downtown cost. Photo: iStockphoto 6 North Minneapolis provides an abundance of educated employees who are ready to work. Photo: iStockphoto The Minneapolis-St. Paul metro, population 2.8 million with a labor force of 1.6 million, is nationally recognized for its highly educated and experienced workforce. Almost 40% of area residents hold a college or advanced degree. The workers in North Minneapolis are highly motivated, productive Photo: iStockphoto employees and ready to work. North Minneapolis is especially proud of its ethnically diverse labor pool. Finally, Minneapolis is fortunate to have ex- cellent workforce training/job placement partners in place, including the Minneapolis Urban League, Summit Academy OIC, Dunwoody Institute, Minneapolis Community & Technical College, and Emerge. 7 North Minneapolis provides robust access to transportation for customers, employees, and products. 8 efficiency, amenities Terminal 1 E14 Lindbergh E15 E16 E12 AIR SERVICE E13 E10 Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport E11 E8 D3 E6 D2 D4 E9 Down to: D1 E7 E4 Baggage Claim D5 E5 E2 Inside Security E3 D6 F13 F11 F15 C1 F9 F7 Up to: Quiet E1 Outside Security F16 Seating Area and C2 F5 Conference Center F14 F3 Down to: Mall C3 F12 Baggage Mezz F1 Claim LEVEL 2 C4 F10 Ticketing Door 1 C5 F8 Ticketing / All Gates F6 Door 2 C6 F4 Mall Concourse Tram C7 Door 3 LEVEL 1 C8 Delta Air Lines F2 Door 1 Baggage Claim C9 Sky Club Ticketing Baggage Delta Air Lines Door 4 Door 2 C10 Sky Club Mezz GREEN C11 G1 Door 5 Door 3 Up to: Taxis, Limos & Ramp General Parking GREEN Ramp To/From Baggage C12 G2 Door 6 Door 4 BLUE G3 Baggage LEVEL T Ramp Door 5 Ground Transport G4 To/From Ticketing & Parking C13 - C18 Delta Up to: Delta Air Lines G5 Door 6 Check-in Up to: Short Term Parking Electronic Check-in Shuttles, GREEN Ramp Skyway Security B1 - B16 Services Legend G6a Scheduled Checkpoint Vans, Delta (Carry-on C19 - C27 G6b Check-in Concourse Tram General Parking Up to: Bags Only) Airline Clubs Limos GOLD Ramp Short Term Parking G7 GOLD GOLD Ramp Armed Forces G8 G9 Ramp Service Center Lockers G10 Tram ATM (Cash Machine) Lost and Found Exit from: International RED Baggage Claim Nursing Mothers Room Arrivals G11 Ramp TRANSIT CENTER G12 Metro and Charter Buses Bicycle Rack Parking G13 Buses Pet Relief Area G14 LEVEL T A1 - A14 Business Center Police G15 Entrance/Exit Business Services Postal Drop Box G16 for Light Rail Business Center Children’s Play Area Transit Station Quiet Seating Area G17 G22 Conference Center Rental Cars G18 Currency Exchange Restrooms G19 G21 To Minneapolis G20 Delta Need Help Center Security Checkpoint Duty Free Special Needs Shuttle Terminal 1-Lindbergh Elevators Airline Concourse Start! Walking Path Parking Information Escalators To Terminal 2-Humphrey, Air Canada E Taxis LIGHT RAIL Bloomington and TRANSIT STATION Alaska F Exit Security TTY GOLD GREEN RED BLUE Mall of America Ramp Ramp Ramp Ramp American E Family Center Ticketing/Check-in Continental E Terminal 2-Humphrey Rows F,G,H,J,K Rows A,B,C,D,E Rows S,T,U,V,W Rows M,N,O,P,Q,R Family/Companion Delta A, B, C, D, F, G Care Restroom Tram Station Levels 2-7: Levels 2-7: Levels 4-9: Levels 4-9: AirTran Airways Frontier E Food General Parking General Parking General Parking General Parking Icelandair Video Relay Services Great Lakes Levels 2-3: Levels 2-3: E Southwest Information/Assistance Levels 1: Levels 1&M Video Remote Interpreting Short Term Parking Short Term Parking Rental Cars Rental Cars United E Spirit Light Rail US Airways E Sun Country REV 1212 Map: courtesy of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport consistently ranks among the world’s best airports in terms of efficiency, amenities, and passenger satisfaction. MSP Airport served almost 33 million passengers in 2010, making it the 16th busiest airport in the US. That same year, it ranked 23rd nationally in cargo operations. It landed over 1.2 billion pounds of cargo, according to the FAA. A dozen municipal or regional airports relieve congestion at the MSP Airport by serving private and corporate aircraft. 9 access, access, access FREIGHT SERVICE Minnesota’s freight railroads form a critical part of the state’s multimodal transportation system. The freight rail system is particularly critical in provid- ing efficient connections to markets beyond the state’s borders to locations through- out North America. Minnesota has 4,538 route miles of rail- roads serviced by 22 railroad companies. Burlington Northern and Canadian Pacific serve the Minneapolis market. Rail is accessible in several parts of North Minneapolis. Map: courtesy of MNDOT 10 HIGHWAY ACCESS A B C D E F G H I ARDEN BROOKLYN 96 PARK HILLS NORTH OAKS MAPLE 1 FRIDLEY 1 GROVE 252 NEW 96 White Bear BRIGHTON Twp MAHTOMEDI 94 SHOREVIEW BROOKLYN WHITE VADNAIS BIRCHWOOD 169 CENTER 35E GEM BEAR HEIGHTS VILLAGE HILL LAKE LAKE TOP 694 WILLERNIE CRYSTAL 94 PINE 100 COLUMBIA SPRINGS 2 HEIGHTS 2 NEW PLYMOUTH HOPE ROBBINSDALE NORTH 65 S T. 51 LITTLE SAINT ANTHONY CANADA PAUL 55 NORTH ROSEVILLE 36 MPLS 47 694 35W 280 MAPLEWOOD 5 3 MEDICINE FALCON 3 35E 61 494 LAKE GOLDEN HEIGHTS LAKE VALLEY LAUDERDALE ELMO 49 OAKDALE 55 Downtown Minneapolis 394 LANDFALL WAYZATA 94 SAINT PAUL Downtown 5 101 ST LOUIS Saint Paul 120 4 MINNETONKA PARK 52 4 55 94 WOODLAND 100 51 DEEPHAVEN 35W HOPKINS 35E 61 7 MINNEAPOLIS 5 13 5 3 56 10 494 LILYDALE WEST WOODBURY SAINT SOUTH PAUL EDINA 149 SAINT 62 62 PAUL MENDOTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MENDOTA SUNFISH 6 RICHFIELD 77 5 NEWPORT 6 494 169 55 HEIGHTS LAKE 5 494 EDEN PRAIRIE 212 SAINT BLOOMINGTON 52 INVER PAUL COTTAGE GROVE 56 PARK 7 35E GROVE 7 119 HEIGHTS 35W EAGAN Grey Cloud Island 55 Twp 101 BURNSVILLE 8 SHAKOPEE 52 8 SAVAGE 3 13 ROSEMOUNT A B C D E F Map:G courtesy of GreenspringH Media Group I North Minneapolis provides convenient access to Interstates 94 and 394, plus Minnesota Highway 55, all major highways in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area. 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 852 S Crossways t 288 F Lake Bunker Lake Blvd r a Bunker Lake n 288 c is Andover 38th Ave C Crosstown Sunfish Lake Sunfish B o Non-stop to/from Forest l Rd 45th Ave Anoka-Hennepin v 116 147th d Anoka Station Bunker Lake Blvd Bunker Lake Forest Lake Transit Ramsey Blvd Ramsey Technical College Anoka Center Park & Ride 10 Metro Bunker Enterprise Lake 19955 Forest Road N.