Agenda - Economic Development Authority - 05/25/2017

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Additional/Extra: Zero Zone Zero Zone produces refrigeration systems for grocery stores and other industrial applications. We have two manufacturing locations in Ramsey, and have been located in Minnesota since our founding in 1974, when were known as Systematic Refrigeration. We changed our name to Zero Zone, when we were purchased by Zero Zone, Inc. Our main facility on Bunker Lake Boulevard is on an 11 acres plot. We recently completed an internal remodeling project and are currently planning for a 6,500 sq. ft. expansion to our main manufacturing plant. Zero Zone, Inc. also has two manufacturing plants located just outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which house our corporate offices and which are where we design and build refrigerated display cases for the retail food industry. Zero Zone, Inc., established in 1961, markets its display cases and refrigeration systems in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Central and South America. PACT Charter School: The PACT missions is "to partner as parents, students and staff to cultivate an academically rigorous environment that challenges students to develop positive character qualities as a foundation for personal and intellectual growth." Our students and staff work with the community through community clean-up days and field trips. PACT was recognized by the Anoka County Board of Commissioners for our commitment to recycling. In 2016, we implemented a single stream recycling and organics program that resulted in diverting 66% of our waste. Dedicated Network. Dedicated Networks, Inc. has been awarded the following: Inc.500 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America: 2014 - #2558, 2015 - #2497, 2016 - #1821 MN Business Magazine: 2014 — Top 100 Places to Work, 2014 — Enlightenment Award for Self - Improvement Business Excellence Forum: 2014 — Best Company Culture, 2015 — Best Manufacturer/Wholesaler and Best Overall Company, 2016 — Best Manufacturer/Wholesaler and CEO of the Year Minneapolis/St Paul Business Journal: 2016 - #11 on Fast 50 (50 Fastest Growing Metro -Area Private Companies Dynamic Group: A few bits of information a. Fall of 2015, we were awarded a Minnesota Job Skills Partnership training grant which we are finishing up this fall. The grant was $250,000 that allowed us to partner with Anoka Ramsey CC along with other local institutions to provide all of our employees with specialized training over a two year period above and beyond what we would be able to typically pursue b. We are well into the transition to our 2nd Generation Ownership. The two original founders that built Dynamic Group over 40 years ago (Dave Kalina & Peter McGillivray), are now mostly retired and the 2nd Generation has taken over operations of the business and began the buy-out process. c. We were recently featured in the New York Times in an article on automation. We were fortunate to partner with Universal Robots for a case study that has landed us in several magazines as well as a Fox News feature. Capstone Homes: We are currently working with the city of Ramsey to provide a 300-home development, Riverstone, to meet the needs of the target demographic. This development will increase revenue and job growth and also give The COR the resident population it needs to succeed by encouraging retail development and community involvement. Some of the most recent Ramsey developments we have completed are Brookfield 6th and 7th addition, Villages of Sunfish Lake and Sweetbay Ridge equating to 100+ homes over the past 3 years. We are investing further into this community with Brookfield 8th addition by providing another 25 future homes.