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Public Notice ~ Landscaping/Water Conservation Workshops The city of RaIllsey is pminering with the Anoka Conservation District to host two landscaping workshops. The first is Wednesday, May 13 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm and the sec- ond is Saturday, June 13 from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon. Both workshops will be held at the Ramsey Munici- pal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive, in Sign Zone is a diversified RaIllsey business that is involved in the manufacturing of trade show displays, signage production aIld installation, aIld all your laIllination needs. This international company is comprised of Showdown Displays, Continental Service and AmericaIl Laminating. Showdown Displays aIld Continental Service are located in RaIllsey while American LaIllinating is located in New Brighton. Some of Sign Zone's clients include: AT & T, T-Mobile aIld Citi-baI1k. The RaIllsey-based business of Sign Zone is located at 6400 Bunker Lake Boulevard in a 102,000 square foot building and employs 70 people. Showdown Displays is one of the fastest growing, privately held, compaIlies in the country aIld has been on the Inc. 5000 list for the past two years. This international COmpaIlY conducts business domesti- cally, as well as in Canada, Mexico, aIld Europe. "Showdown Displays focuses on the production of light weight pOliable, trade show aIld the AlexaIlder Ramsey Room. The workshops will focus on water smmi laIldscaping and rain gardens. Both of these workshops are FREE! This is a great oppOliunity to learn about various ways to conserve water aIld to get a head stmi on plaIllling for a possible summer project! Details and registration infonlla- Business Spotlight Sign Zone point of sale displays that are pelfect for aIlY small business", states John Bruellman, President of Showdown Displays. The trade show products pictured here are an ex- aIllple of what Showdown can do for your company. Continental Service focuses on installation and manufac- turing of celiain directional real estate signage and post installation. If you have seen the real estate signs on the large white posts, you have probably seen some of what this division of Sign Zone does. American Laminat- ing is a business that can haIldle all of your lamination needs. tion are available on the city's web- site at www.ci.ramsey.mn.us.click on the link under "In the News." Please contact Environmental Co- ordinator, Chris Anderson at 763-433- 9905 or caIlderson@ci.raIllsey.mn.us with questions. Light refreshments will be provided. ~ If you need to contact someone locally about purchasing Showdown Displays products contact Corporate Connection, also located in RaIllsey, at 763-263-7151. Ifvou would like information on any other products and services, contact Sign Zone di- rectlyat 763-746-1122. On March 19,2009, Sign Zone was awarded a $225,000 Minnesota Job Skill Pminership (MJSP) graIlt to develop aIld provide workforce train- ing to its employees. The training will be developed and provided by Anoka-RaIllsey Community College aIld Bemidji State University. The technical training will include Graph- ic Alis in addition to other workforce training. The investment Sign Zone has made in relocating and renovat- ing it's facility to RaIllsey, along with educating and training its workforce, should ensure the COmpaIlY's longev- ity in our city. Ramsey is excited to highlight its business' successes while at the SaIlle time making residents aware of the resources our area busi- nesses have to offer. www.ci.ramsey.mn.us 7