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Business Spotlight: Garage Sale Safety <br />Capstone Homes - 2017 Ramsey <br />Garage sale season is here. If planning a <br />garage sale at your house, here are some tips to <br />Business of the Year <br />keep in mind. <br />• Always have at least two people work- <br />ing. <br />• Lock the doors into your home and <br />do not let shoppers into your house to <br />try on clothes or use the bathroom – <br />POST A SIGN STATING A BATH- <br />ROOM/CHANGING AREA IS <br />NOT AVAILABLE. <br />• Keep only a minimal amount of cash <br />on site. <br />Capstone Homes has been selected by the Ramsey Econom- <br />• Keep the money on you at all times, <br />ic Development Authority as the 2017 Ramsey Business of the <br />not on a table. A fanny pack or money <br />Year! Nominees for this award are chosen based on their exemplary <br />belt usually works well for this. <br />standing in each of these four categories: length of tenure in Ramsey, <br />• Have a phone close by at all times to <br />number of employees, community involvement, and uniqueness. <br />report any suspicious activity. <br />Capstone Homes was established in Ramsey in 2006 and has <br />• Do not accept checks. <br />• Place expensive items near you. <br />is made up of 40 full-time employees and an average of 300 subcon- <br />• Try to place all items outside of the <br />tractors. It also features a 7,000 square foot Design Center located <br />garage and keep garage door shut. <br />in Ramsey. Capstone Homes is the largest locally owned builder in <br />• Be observant and wary of distractions. <br />Minnesota by number of units built per year. <br />• Acknowledge all shoppers. <br />You may have seen Capstone’s work in neighborhoods near you. <br />• Do not answer any questions about <br />alarm system, and daytime/nighttime <br />and Sweetbay Ridge are projects recently completed by Capstone <br />occupancy. <br />Homes, equating to over 100 homes built in the past three (3) years. <br />• Do not buy or sell used car seats. <br />City Ordinance restricts the number of <br />tuned for details. <br />sales at a residence to two (2) sales per year, <br />Service, Excellence, Trustworthiness and Growth. Capstone Homes’ <br />days. Always obtain permission from the <br />commitment to serve the housing industry, homeowners, employees <br />owner prior to <br />posting signs <br />mission is to not only build quality homes at an exceptional value, <br />on another’s <br />property. For <br />“Capstone Community”, which encourages a positive impact on the <br />more infor- <br />mation on <br />such as participating in Feed My Starving Children, packaging food <br />having a garage <br />for the homeless, and holding diaper and food drives. Capstone <br />sale and other <br />Homes also partners with various local organizations, from adoption <br />home safety <br />tips, contact <br />low income and homeless families in need. <br />the Ramsey <br />- <br />Police Department at 763-427-6812. <br />ognize Capstone Homes as the 2017 Ramsey Business of the Year. <br />Please join us in congratulating them on their deserving achievement. <br />Ramsey Resident • July/August 2017 13 <br />