New Ulm Relocation and Resource Guide Brought to you by the New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce www.newulm.com One Location for all your financial needs 2 | New Ulm Resource and Relocation Guide ƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞǁŝƚŚĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐƐŝŶĐĞϭϵϳϴ Successfully i ,ŽŵĞĂƌĞΘŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĂƐĞĚ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ i ŶŵƉůŽLJĞĞKǁŶĞĚŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ i ŵƉŽǁĞƌĞĚĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞŽǁŶĞƌƐďƌŝŶŐƐĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶŵĂŬŝŶŐƚŽ ƚŚĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞůĞǀĞůĂŶĚƚŽƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽŬŶŽǁƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐǁĞƐĞƌǀĞ͘ i ,ŝŐŚůLJƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚĂŶĚĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚƐƚĂīĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͘ i džĐĞůůĞŶƚĂƌĞĞƌKƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŽŶƚĂĐƚƵƐ͗ ϭͲϱϬϳͲϮϯϯͲϯϬϯϬKƌdŽůůĨƌĞĞΛϭͲϴϴϴͲϮϵϰͲϴϳϮϭ ϭϮϬϬ^ŽƵƚŚƌŽĂĚǁĂLJ EĞǁhůŵ͕DEϱϲϬϳϯ ǁǁǁ͘ŵďǁĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ͘ĐŽŵ Training students for Christian lives Knowledge Bowl Student Council Choir Junior Class History Tour Chapel Sports: Golf, Tennis, Gymnastics, Basketbaall, Football, Soccer, Track and Field, Softbball,l Baseball, Cross Couuntry, Vollleybballl Math Team Art Club Band Yearbook and Newspaper Speeech Team Dance Drama www.mvl.org 45638 561st Ave. | New Ulm, MN 56073 | (507) 354-6851 www.newulm.com | 3 Designing, installing and maintaining We at the New Ulm Country Club would like to invite you, your friends, and family to commercial, industrial and residential come join us at our beautiful facility. We are roofing systems since 1960. located on the bluffs of Cottonwood River, overlooking Flandrau State Park. We are now offering: • Memberships & Limited Memberships • Driving Range • Tournaments & Events • Fully Stocked Golf Pro Shop 507.354.8538 | 800.967.1738 • PGA Instruction 507.359.7183 FAX • Banquet Facility www.larawayroofing.com • Cottonwood Grill 25068 205th Avenue | New Ulm, MN 56073-0072 507-354-8896 www.golfnewulm.com OPTIMISM: By providing hope and positive vision, optimists bring out the best in kids. OUR MISSION is to foster an optimistic way of life, through a network of optimists, dedicated to the full development of their potential in order to provide ever-expanding service to youth, the community and the world. GENERAL MEETINGS... If you love kids, we want you as a member! Everyone is Welcome! 2nd and 4th Tuesday 6 pm social; 6:30 meeting • New Ulm Country Club THE OPTIMIST CREED Promise Yourself – To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that there is something in them. To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best. To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile. To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others. To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble. www.optimistclub-nu.com 4 | New Ulm Resource and Relocation Guide BOARD MEMBERS Tim Rahe Mark Petersen Chair Treasurer M.R. Paving United Prairie Bank Kathy VanRoekel Shari Fischer Chair-Elect Past Chair NU-Telecom Fischer Law Photo by Kyle Krenz Jeff Messenger Jerry Sandmann New Ulm Century 21 Medical Center Koeckeritz Realty Andy Lilleodden Jeremy Berg Taco John’s Berens, Rodenberg CONTENTS & O’Connor Jeff Bertrang Individual Member Mike Wise Welcome to New Ulm .................. 7 Housing Information ..................23 Shelter Products The “City of Charm and Tradition.” New Ulm has many beautiful Ann Wendinger historic homes as well as new Sewing Seeds Sara Ogren affordable housing. Quilt Co 3M About the Area ............................... 9 Nestled 90 miles southwest of the Nick Hage Twin Cities, New Ulm is located in Community Services ..................25 Citizens Agency Read about the wide variety of Brown County. progressive community services available to residents of New Ulm. CHAMBER STAFF Workforce Information .............. 11 Audra Shaneman Cara Knauf New Ulm’s workforce of over 87,000 Education .........................................29 President/CEO Retail Services plays an important role in the success Public and private schools offer young Specialist of local employers. Jenny Eckstein families a full range of academic options. Vice President of Linda Weldy Residents also have access to local Business Affairs Administrative Business .............................................13 colleges for career development. Assistant New Ulm offers a thriving, diverse Sarah Warmka Health Care ......................................35 Marketing Maxine Remme economy with a healthy mix of retail, Incorporating the most current Specialist Secretary/ manufacturing and industry. technologies and services available, Receptionist the New Ulm Medical Center and Economic Development ............17 other healthcare professionals meet Learn more about our diverse and the needs of area residents. PUBLISHED BY: growing manufacturing sector and Cornerstone Publishing City incentives to relocate your Area Activities ...............................37 13775 Frontier Court business to New Ulm. Burnsville, MN 55337 A wide selection of restaurants and 952-891-8700 entertainment await area residents and visitors. Ginny Lee Chamber of Commerce ............ 19 The Chamber is dedicated to supporting Project Manager & Advertising Sales and strengthening our members through Worship ............................................. 41 Kris Nielsen promotion and development of the Strong religious traditions and a culturally Graphic Design business community. diverse population bring a wide variety of worship options to the area. New Ulm Relocation & Resource Guide ©2016. All Rights Reserved. City Government ...........................21 Chamber Members ..................... 42 Cover photography: Learn more about the City of New These businesses made this publication Hermann the German by Carolyn Marti Smith Ulm and its local governing bodies possible and look forward to helping you Minnesota River by Kyle Krenz and services. enjoy the New Ulm area to the fullest. www.newulm.com | 5 This stately Victorian home built in 1887 is the perfect venue for weddings, showers, groom’s dinners, graduation receptions, what all the fuss is about! holiday parties, and family gatherings. House tours $3 per person New Ulm is often getting June-Aug,Wed-Sun, 1-4:00pm recognized as an awesome Sept.1-Oct 23, 1-4:00pm Closed Holidays place to live! Here are just a 622 Center Street • 507-354-8802 • lindhouse.org • [email protected] few of our recent accolades. Check out newulm.com to learn about these mentions and more! Top 10 Affordable Small INTEGRITY Towns in the Nation Where You’d Actually Our Savior’s Lutheran Church QUALITY Want to Live is a Welcoming community, – Realtor.com Experiencing God, RELIABILITY Top 10 Safest Places Reaching out, and Raising up X Accounting Services in Minnesota – Movoto.com Followers of Jesus Christ. X Audits, Reviews, Best Small Town Compilations for History Buffs WORSHIP HOURS – Star Tribune Saturday: 5:30pm X Tax Services Sunday: 8:15am & 10:30am Top 10 Coolest X Business Consulting Towns in MN SUMMER HOURS: – Highway Highlights Saturday: 5:30pm Sunday: 9:00am Top 15 Safest and Most Peaceful Places to Live in MN 1321 North Broadway – OnlyInYourState.com 507-233-4430 New Ulm, Minnesota 56073 Top 20 Best Places in 1400 South State Street 507-354-3816 Minnesota to Retire New Ulm, MN 56073 – OnlyInYourState.com oursaviorsnewulm.org carlsonhighlandcpa.com [email protected] New Ulm Oktoberfest ranked among the Best Oktoberfest Celebrations in the Nation by USA TODAY 10Best, Tripping.com, Fox News, All are Welcome! Fodor’s Travel, and voted Best Oktoberfest in Minnesota by WCCO. OAKWOOD UNITED METHODIST Worship Sundays at 9:30am 1630 Oakwood Avenue • New Ulm Pastor Ric Jacobsen 507.354.3731 • oakwoodumcnewulm.org 6 | New Ulm Resource and Relocation Guide Photo by Carolyn Marti Smith WELCOME to New Ulm! We are pleased that you are considering moving to New Ulm, the “City of Charm and Tradition.” Whether it ThThee NeNeww UlUUlmm ArAreaea CChamberhambber ooff is for personal or employment reasons, this publication is CoCCommerceommerce hhasas pplayedlayeed an aactivectc ivve roroleolee iinn momoldinglding ththee designed to provide you with information that will make environment of this city. We welcome and invite you to your decision and ultimate move easier for you, your come and visit the Chamber Offi ce and Visitor Center on family, or your business. one of your fi rst visits to the city. We are located at the corner of Center and Minnesota Streets, right in the heart New Ulm, located just 90 miles southwest of the Twin of the downtown business district. Cities, was settled by two groups of German immigrants in 1854 and 1856, with intentions of starting a “utopian We hope this guide will help you fi nd the information German community in the American wilderness.” The you need in establishing your home or business in Federal Census of 2000 said that “New Ulm is the most New Ulm. For more information, please go to our German city in America!” because of the predominately www.newulm.com website. If we can be of any other German heritage. Today, this history is refl ected in our assistance, please contact us at: architecture, monuments, festivals, music, food, and shopping. Our citizens enjoy an extensive park system, New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce clean neighborhoods, excellent school systems and a 1 North Minnesota Street