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<br />RIVER'S BEND PLAZA
<br />EXPANDING WITH PHASE II
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<br />Dreher and Associates, Inc. has announced it's
<br />plans for the construction of Phase II of River's Bend
<br />Plaza on MN Highway #47 in Ramsey.
<br />The first phase of the neighborhood shopping
<br />center opened in late Fall, 1987 and is anchored by
<br />a Brooks Superette. Dreher and Associates an-
<br />nounced that it has signed A to Z, a day care pro-
<br />vider for children ranging in age from 6 weeks to 12
<br />years. Construction began in March with completion
<br />of the 12,500 square foot addition scheduled for
<br />August, bringing the total size of the center to 26,000
<br />square feet of leasable area. Other tenants current-
<br />ly open for business include O'Donnell Cleaners,
<br />Bates Video III, Domino's Pizza and Rum River
<br />Chiropractic.
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<br />LETOURNEAU'S SUPER VALU
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<br />In January, 1985, the LeTourneaus bought the
<br />Super Valu in Ramsey. According to Leo, "Coming
<br />to Ramsey to run a family business was coming
<br />home." Leo and Jan and their sons Steve and John
<br />all own homes in Ramsey and their son Doug is ren-
<br />ting in Ramsey. Four of the six LeTourneau children
<br />are active in the business.
<br />The LeTourneau family goal is to provide a
<br />"friendly, convenient grocery store by doing the best
<br />job possible to serve the people of Ramsey. " To ac-
<br />complish this, they expanded the store to 17,360
<br />square feet, staffed by 59 employees. All depart-
<br />ments were enlarged and a hot/cold deli was added
<br />along with a greeting card section; flower shop; ser-
<br />vice counter offering check cashing, bottle return,
<br />utility bill payments, postage stamps and film
<br />processing.
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<br />RUM RIVER PLAZA
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<br />Rum River Plaza celebrated it's grand opening
<br />from October 26th through October 31 st in 1987. It
<br />has an enlarged M&L Liquors, Harold's Hardware,
<br />Tafoya Hair and Tanning Salon and the Rum River
<br />Branch of the Anoka County Library. New tenants
<br />are House of Video, Ramsey Carpet, Puppy Love
<br />Grooming and Supplies, Quality Cleaners and
<br />Niemann's. Niemann's opened in January and
<br />stocks children's clothing sizes 1 to 14. A 17,000
<br />square foot expansion is currently being considered
<br />at Rum River Plaza.
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<br />ARMSTRONG KENNELS
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<br />GAME FAIR
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<br />Chuck and Loral I. Delaney will host the 7th an-
<br />nual Game Fair at their Armstrong Kennels located
<br />in Ramsey on August 12, 13, 14 and August 19, 20
<br />and 21. As in years past, the event will include
<br />demonstrations and seminars by local, national and
<br />international celebrities including Don Shelby of
<br />WCCO-TV, reknowned dog writer, Richard Wolters
<br />and shooting champion John Satterwhite. Game Fair
<br />is an outdoor event for the entire family with 3.4
<br />million square feet of shooting ranges, wildlife and
<br />conservation exhibits, archery and even a lake for
<br />live fish and game demonstrations. It happens every
<br />year and it's only in RAMSEY.
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<br />COMPANION DOG TRAINING
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<br />AND SUPPLY
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<br />Companion Dog Training and Supply (CDT&S) is
<br />a dog training center owned and operated by part-
<br />ners Sarah Sawyer and Kristin Fluegel. Instruction
<br />is offered to persons who are interested in owning
<br />an obedient pet as well as for persons who are in-
<br />terested in competing in dog shows. A variety of
<br />classes are offered, from "Companion Puppy" to ad-
<br />vanced obedience and conformation. CDT&S will be
<br />hosting it's 3rd annual all-breed herding clinic this
<br />July. Obedience and conformation fun matches,
<br />educational seminars and training clinics will be of-
<br />fered in the expanded business.
<br />CDT&S has rented facilities in the Elk River area
<br />for the past 5 years. Plans for expansion include con-
<br />struction of a 7,500 square fooJ block building which
<br />will house the training center, a' retail pet supply store
<br />and a pet grooming business. The building will be
<br />located on 16 acres of land designed for outdoor
<br />training, dog shows and other dog related activities.
<br />Construction is scheduled to begin in early summer
<br />with completion by early fall 1988. Ramsey was
<br />chosen because of it's central location for CDT&S's
<br />area of operation as well as being a progressive and
<br />growing community.
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<br />GATEWAY NORTH INDUSTRIAL
<br />AIRPORT SELECTED TO BE
<br />INCLUDED IN UPDATE OF
<br />MINNESOTA STATE AVIATION
<br />SYSTEM PLAN
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<br />The firm of Howard Needles Tammen and Bergen-
<br />doff and Enviroscience, Inc. has been selected by
<br />the Minnesota Department of Transportation's Of-
<br />fice of Aeronautics to perform an update of the Min-
<br />nesota State Aviation System Plan. An initial task
<br />of the project includes visiting airports throughout
<br />Minnesota to gather inventory data to provide an ac-
<br />curate description of the existing aviation environ-
<br />ment in Minnesota, changes since the last update
<br />and a basis for projecting future activity and facility
<br />needs.
<br />In addition, Gateway North Industrial Airport has
<br />been selected as one of nineteen airports in the
<br />State to be included in an economic impact study.
<br />This economic impact study is intended to provide
<br />an estimate of the total economic value of aviation
<br />activity at State System Airports in Minnesota.
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<br />THE NORTHERN BANK
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<br />The bank, chartered in 1892, operates three
<br />facilities, two in Anoka and one at 167th Avenue
<br />N.W. and Hwy. #47 in Ramsey. Plans are currently
<br />underway for expanding the Ramsey facility. The
<br />Northern Bank is the only locally owned and
<br />operated financial institution serving Ramsey and
<br />Anoka and has over 70 million dollars in assets. The
<br />bank maintains a loan portfolio in excess of
<br />$45,000,000; nearly all to customers located within
<br />10 miles of its' Ramsey office.
<br />Nearly 40% of the banks loans are to business
<br />and industry. Millions have been lent in Ramsey for
<br />commercial buildings, lot development, small
<br />manufacturing, start-up loans and expansion of ex-
<br />isting businesses. The bank is current processing
<br />several large SBA loans, several small cities 504
<br />loans, lot development and building expansion loans
<br />in Ramsey. As an accredited SBA lender, the bank
<br />has the ability to originate all sizes of loans and ser-
<br />vice to its' customers as they expand.
<br />The bank has 18 employees in their 10th year or
<br />longer of employment and 10 in their 20th year or
<br />longer. These key people own and run the bank. A
<br />unique aspect is that nearly 75% of the holding com-
<br />pany is owned by individuals with a 55303 zip code.
<br />Also unique is that virtually all of the remainder of
<br />the holding company is owned by an Employee
<br />Stock Ownership Plan consisting of more than 35
<br />employees of the Northern Bank and its' sister bank
<br />the Northern National Bank of Forest Lake.
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<br />RAMSEY PLAZA PROPOSED
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<br />RTR Development has proposed development of a
<br />42,000 square foot retail shopping center which
<br />would be located on the southwest corner of Sun-
<br />fish Lake Blvd. County Road #57) and Hwy. #10
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<br />ANOKA SELF STORAGE
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<br />Anoka Self Storage, 13760 Ebony Street N.W.,
<br />opened in June of 1988 with 14,000 square feet of
<br />storage space. Expansion currently underway will
<br />bring the storage capacity to 32,000 square feet.
<br />Storage spaces range in size from 5' x 5' to 15' x
<br />40'. A computer controlled security system will be
<br />installed.
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<br />TENDER TOUCH CAR WASH
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<br />Tender Touch Car Wash is located at 14101 St.
<br />Francis Blvd. The facility is Ramsey's first 'U-Do' car
<br />wash and includes 6 bays, climate control and an
<br />indoor vending area with change available. The
<br />wash is open 7 days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00
<br />p.m.
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<br />IRON WORKS GYM
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<br />What began as a sweat shop in the basement of
<br />an Anoka creamery in 1983 has grown into a family
<br />workout center located in Ramsey.
<br />the Iron Works Gym had potential from the begin-
<br />ning, but founder Curt Kummala wanted to find just
<br />the right place for his business expansion. An ex-
<br />tensive demographics study of the metro area led
<br />Kummala to his long-time residence n Ramsey!
<br />Why? Iron Works' target market is the upper mid-
<br />dle class blue and white collar workers and their
<br />families. Kummala recognized the tremendous
<br />population growth potential in Ramsey.
<br />Now, what started as a 5,000 square foot facility
<br />in 1983 on Sunfish Lake Blvd., moved into a 12,500
<br />square foot facility across the street at 14100 Sun-
<br />fish Lake Blvd. That facility soon expanded to 20,000
<br />square feet with the addition of a pool and racquet
<br />ball course. And it's not stopping there -- plans are
<br />being considered to add another 5,000 square feet
<br />to accommodate a nursery, cardio-vascular room
<br />and pro shop.
<br />The facility, managed by Mike Kopiecki, employs
<br />a full-time and 5 part-time instructors.
<br />According to Curt, he has not regretted locating
<br />in Ramsey. He says "The friendly people of Ramsey
<br />make it a great place to live and run a business.
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<br />Members making use of one of the many facilities at Iron
<br />Works Gym.
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