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Asphalt) from 2016-2023. The asphalt company plays a large role in the growth of Ramsey and was a key <br />partner for the Hwy 10 Construction project. The company has hinted about an expansion but, this has not <br />occurred, If they are not selected 2026 Business of the Year, Staff would be supportive of removal from the Small <br />List. <br />Staff is supportive of keeping InTech on the Small List for one more year if they are not selected 2026 Business <br />of the Year, based on its longevity in the community, recent awards and continuous innovation here in Ramsey. <br />InTech employs 78 people. <br />Each business that has provided responses has its own merits and reasons that it should be selected as the 2026 <br />Business of the Year. <br />The Current Large List is below, along with the year the business was added: <br />Large List <br />Comfort Suites of Ramsey (2016) <br />Delta ModTech (2024) <br />Jimmy John's (2011) <br />Molin Concrete (2016) <br />Path Machining and Automation (2026) <br />Willy McCoy's (2016) <br />Heartland Tire (2023) <br />Additional Suggestions for Adjustments to the Lists <br />Staff would like the EDA to consider adding Diamond Graphics to the Small List and Minnesota Waterjet and <br />Wildlife Reseach Center to the Large List for 2027. Diamond Graphics (opened in Ramsey 2007) completed a <br />68,000 Expansion in August of 2025 (See attached) which warrants consideration for Business of the Year. <br />Diamond Graphics was previously removed from Large List in 2020 based on no expansions or noteworthy <br />accomplishments. Minnesota Waterjet is a unique (Waterjet cutting), award -winning veteran -owned company <br />that has been in its 21,000SF building in Sunfish Lake Business Park since 2006 (See attached). Wildlife Research <br />Center is a business that built a 40,000 SF building in Sunfish Lake Business Park Ramsey in 2006. WRC <br />employs 19 people and is working with the City on a potential expansion project to double the size of their <br />operation. Staff would like to add this business to the Large List. <br />Staff would also suggest moving Comfort Suites and Path Machining and Automation from the Large List to the <br />Small List for 2027. Comfort Suites based endured impacts from the Highway 10 construction project and has <br />plans to remodel/refresh all rooms and installing new landscaping and parking lot in 2026. Path Machining and <br />Automation is another Ramsey Business that is continuously expanding in a multi -tenant building in Bunker Lake <br />Business Park that staff is recommending being moved to the Small List. <br />Staff would recommend removing Jimmy John's, Molin Concrete, Wlly McCoy's, Heartland Tire from <br />the Large list. Staff is not aware of any recent investment or substantial business growth that would <br />warrant these businesses to be moved up to the Small List. <br />Staff has created a matrix showing when a business was added to the Large and Small Lists. Staff also has some <br />proposed actions and comments as to why the action is being proposed. Generally speaking, Staff is trying to <br />reduce the number of businesses taken into consideration for the BOY so that the businesses that are placed on the <br />lists can be recognized for their positive impacts in Ramsey more quickly. <br />Alternatives Include: <br />1. Select 2026 Business of the Year from one of the businesses on the short list <br />2. Something else <br />and/or based on discussion <br />