Agenda - Economic Development Authority - 05/09/2019

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**Dynamic Group: We have two halves to our business: one is precision mold building for plastic and metal injection molding, the other is precision plastic injection molding and assembly. We are one of the largest and most capable mold-building shops in the country, holding extremely tight tolerances with highly complex molds for the medical, dental and firearms industry. Combining that with our precision plastic injection molding and assembly primarily for medical devices, we are able to service our customers with a flexible, responsive and highly capable offering. But most importantly, we have one of the best teams of people that is highly capable and dedicated. PACT Charter School: Charter schools are choice schools, which is an opportunity for parents to access the best K-12 education options for their children. PACTÓs mission is to partner as parents, students, and staff to develop students of character and academic excellence. Every child deserves a challenging and motivating education and that is what we provide -- empowered parents who choose the educational environment best for their kids. As a community of character-builders, we are focused on personal growth and committed to the development of the whole person. We incorporate these leadership traits every day by displaying respect, citizenship, gratitude, compassion, integrity, cooperation, self-control, responsibility, and perseverance. Panther Precision Machine: Panther has always been a company that treats people how we would like to be treated. We work with each employee as an individual. We allow our employees to have flex-time starting and extra time of if they need it. We have helped some employees through some tough times, whether it being sickness or financial. Of our 38 employees we have 7 employees with 16 years seniority and 4 with 18 years. We have always been a very fortunate company because of our employees and we recognize that. We have a very good reputation of being a good company to work for. Additional Information: Anderson Dahlen: Ramsey has been a great place to locate our business. We have been very fortunate to attract quality people with the right skills and expertise to help our business to grow and prosper. The city has been a valuable partner in our success. They have offered help with land and development support when we needed additional space to expand. The staff is easy to work with and very supportive of our business. We are very happy with our decision to locate in Ramsey, MN. Dedicated Networks: 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) Do-All Printing: Did I mention we have a taco truck in our lot? **Dynamic Group: A few bits of information Î 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. ΫΫ5ǤƓğƒźĭDƩƚǒƦķźķƓƚƷƭǒĬƒźƷЋЉЊВƨǒĻƭƷźƚƓƓğźƩĻ͵wĻƭƦƚƓƭĻŅƩƚƒЋЉЊА͵