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Gene Goddard

enior Business Development Specialist

Department of Employment and Economic Development

51-259-7436, toll free 1-800-657-3858

-mail: gene.goddard@state.mn.us

www.PositivelyMinnesota.com

Tim Wagner

4130 Iowa St Alexandria, MN 56308

(320) 760-2057

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 Jason Murray

Alexandria Area Economic Development Commission

610 Fillmore St, Suite 1 Alexandria, MN 56308

(320) 763-4545

Email: aaedc@rea-alp.com

www.alexmn.org

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Sixparcels,allcertiedasMinnesotaShovelReady

EasyaccesstoI-94,withfrontageandvisibility

Infrastructure,includingberopticnetwork,inplace

Directtruckaccesstoten-tonroadsystemandMinnesotaStateHighwaySystem

Zonedlightindustrialandlocatedadjacenttowell-establishedAlexandriaIndustrialPark

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Why Minnesota?

1st ational Bank Building • 332 Minnesota treet, uite 200 • aint Paul, M 55101-1351

Phone: 651.259.7114, 800.657.3858 • TTY/T: 651.296.3900

www.PositivelyMinnesota.com

Proven PartnersMinneapolis-St. Paul ranks rst among the largest metropolitanreasnationwideinthenumberofFortune500headquarters.

Minnesota ranksh in the 2010CamelotIndex, basedon the

conomy,health,education,crime,societyandgovernment.TeMinneapolis-St.PaulmetropolitanareaishometoU.S.BancorpndtheNinthDistrictoftheFederalReserveSystem,rankinghationwideasanancialhub,accordingtotheWallStreetJournalDigitalNetwork.

nviable Business ClimateMinnesotahasthe11th-lowesttaxburdeninthenation.

Minnesota ranked 14th nationwide for new corporate facilitiesndexpansions(314)between2007and2009,accordingtoSiteelectionmagazine.

ireless Work EthicorbesranksMinneapolis-St.Paulasthebestcityforworkingmomsndthethird-bestcityforyoungprofessionals.

Minnesotahastheh-highestlaborforceparticipationrateintheationat71.9percent.

A+ EducationMinnesotarankssecondnationwideinthepercentageofpeopleages25andolder)whohaveahighschooldiplomaorequivalent91.6 percent), and 11th in the share of people with bachelor’segrees(31.5percent).

Minneapolis(third)andSt.Paul(seventh)areamongthemostliterateitiesinthecountry,accordingtorankingsbyCentralConnecticuttateUniversity.

Matchless InnovationMinneapolis-St. Paul is thesixth-most inventive city, according toloombergBusinessweek,basedoninnovativegiantslikeMedtronicnd3Mthatemploythousandsofscientists.

More than 76percent ofMinnesotansuse the Internet, rankingourthinthenationandrstinthe12-stateMidwestregion.

Minnesotais a leader inbioscience, ranking third inbioscience-

elated patents (per 1 million residents) and fourth nationwiden bioscience occupational employment (per 1millionresidents),ccording to the Battelle/BIO State Bioscience Initiatives010Report.

Positively MagneticMinnesotaranksrstinFortune500companiespercapitaamstates, and seventh nationwide in the number of Fortunecompanies(21).

Minnesota ranksninth nationwide among Forbes largest prcompaniesandhforprivatecompaniespercapita.

Rock Solid FoundationTeMinneapolis-St.Paul InternationalAirport(MSP)ranksseincustomersatisfaction among largeairports inthecountrymillionpassengersormoreannually).

Minnesota ranks seventhnationwide inwindenergy producaccordingtotheAmericanWindEnergyAssociation.

Minneapolis is noted for its extensive broadband coveringpercentofthecity.

Growing GlobalSeveralMinnesotacompaniesareontheForbesGlobal2000representingavibrantanddiverseeconomy:UnitedHealthGU.S. Bancorp, arget, 3M, Medtronic, Best Buy, GeneralMosaic, Xcel Energy, Supervalu, Ameriprise Financial, EcolaJudeMedical,HormelFoods,FastenalCo.andAlliantechsys

World Class Support ServicesMinnesotarmsreceived$255millioninventurecapitalinvestin2009,rankingrstinthe12-stateMidwestregion.

TeU.S.SmallBusinessAdministrationOceinMinneapolisra

second nationwide in the numberof loans approved (2,1342010.

Living the Good LifeEdenPrairie,Minn.,isthebestplacetoliveintheUnitedStaaccordingto2010CNNrankings.FourotherMinnesotacitiesalsohighlyranked:AppleValley(20th),Eagan(15th),Wood(13th)andPlymouth(11th).

Minneapolis-St.Paulranksthirdinqualityoflifeamonglargemetropolitanareas,accordingtoPortfolio.com.

TeAnnieE.CaseyFoundationrankedMinnesotaasthesecbestplaceforchildreninthecountry,basedon10indicatorsreectchildwell-being.

Anequalopportunityemployerandserviceprovider.

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