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Waseca Welcomes Your BusinessWaseca's business tradition has an entrepreneurial spirit and a large variety of businesses-retail, automotive, recreation and professional. Leading in manufacturing & technology
Waseca is thriving and flourishing due to strong industry clusters, infrastructure, natural resources and labor pool accessibility. Twenty-five percent of private sector jobs in Waseca are in manufacturing and information technology. Key players can be found in these industries: printing and printing support, ethanol production, manufacturing of food, machinery and specialty industries in electronics and electrical components. The growth of telecommunications, data networks and the wireless industry together with the close proximity to agricultural products and other raw materials have attributed to the success of the area. There are over 10 higher education institutions within a 50 mile radius of Waseca which continually fill the need for a strong skilled workforce.The city of Waseca’s construction of a $16 million wastewater treatment facility scheduled to be completed in 2010 will reduce flooding, install a phosphorus removal system, improve the treatment facility and improve the capacity for the city’s residential and business growth. US Highway 14 is a major highway running from coast to coast and is an interregional corridor that connects New Ulm, Mankato, Owatonna, Rochester and Winona. Originally constructed as a two-lane highway, the expansion of Highway 14 to a four-lane corridor between Rochester and Mankato will improve safety and commerce.Waseca’s major employers include: • Birds Eye Foods• Itron, Inc. • Waseca Public Schools • Data Radio COR, LTD • Federal Correctional Institution • Waseca County • Walmart • Waseca Medical Center • Emerson Network Power Connectivity Soluations • ELM Homes, Inc. • Corchran •Winegar Inc.
Your free, go-to service in Minnesota for any and all business questions: starting a business, expanding your business, selling a business, business plans, legal structures, environmental permits, business loans, patents, insurance, finding employees, hiring employees, training employees, advertising, marketing, and much more!! This is a valuable resource that can assist you in reaching your full potential as a business. You have access to real people that can help you with your questions about starting, running, or improving your business. D.E.E.D
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Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation
ThomasNet MacRAE’s Blue Book Minnesota Small Business Development Centers
James J. Hill Reference Library www.jamesJHillreferencelibrary.com
Grow Mn! Business Connection www.MinnesotaChamberofCommerce.com
Waseca Area Foundation Waseca County Waseca School District Mn. Dept. Agriculture Attorneys General Office SBA District Office Minnesota Dept. of Employment & Economic Development MNPRO Better Business Bureau Minnesota WorkForce Center - Owatonna & Mankato 507-446-1470 Minnesota Works
The Minnesota Community Capital Fund can provide loans with bank participation. . Visit their website at: http://www.mncommunitycapitalfund.org
Economic Development www.ci.waseca.mn.us Economic Development Authority of the City of Waseca (507)835-9700: Waseca Development. Corp., 507-835-4040 City and County 507-835-0630 operate business loan programs that can be leveraged within the same package. City Business Resources Ctr. packages business info., financing, technological, employment and regulatory resources. One-stop shopping is available for site location, permits and financial incentives. Vacant property occupation and exterior renovation incentives are also offered.
Contact your Legislators Representative Kory Kath (DFL) - District 26A 357 State Office Building Saint Paul, MN 55155 651-296-5368 rep.kory.kath@house.mn Representative Tony Cornish (R) 281 State Office Building Saint Paul, MN 55155 651-296-4240 or 800-704-8525 Senator Mike Parry (R) District 26 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. State Office Building St. Paul, MN 55155 651-296-9457 sen.mike.parry@senate.mn US Representative Tim Walz (DFL) 1st District Mankato Office 227 E Main St #220 Mankato, MN 56001 507-388-2149 or 1-877-TIM WALZ http://walz.house.gov/zip_auth.shtm Senator Amy Klobuchar (DFL) Southern Office 1134 7th St NW 507-288-5321 http://klobuchar.senate.gov/emailamy.cfm
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