The city of Arden Hills encompasses 9.6 square miles with a population of nearly 10,000 residents, 3,200 households and more than 11,000 employees.
Residents are well-educated with nearly 60% having earned a bachelor's degree or graduate-level degree. Median household income for 2016 was approximately $92,000.
Open to Business
The Open to Business program provides direct technical assistance and other forms of support to small business owners and entrepreneurs...
Luis Mendoza, Open to Business Luis Mendoza • Open to Business
Small Business Resources
BizRecycling
BizRecycling is a program to help businesses in Ramsey County and Washington County start, expand, improve, and manage business recycling,...
BizRecycling, Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy BizRecycling • Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy
Green and Energy Efficient
CEO Next Business Institute: Next Level Support for Growing Businesses in Greater MSP
CEO Next Business Institue is about cultivating home-grown businesses in Ramsey County by providing a suite of high-end, high-speed business growth...
Rick Howden, Ramsey County Rick Howden • Ramsey County
Small Business Resources, Business Expansion and Job Creation
Environmental Response Fund (ERF)
Ramsey County recognizes the need to transform contaminated property into viable use. Re-use of existing sites can increase development costs...
Rick Howden, Ramsey County Rick Howden • Ramsey County
Grants and Financing, Redevelopment
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) is an innovative finance solution for building owners interested in energy efficiency and renewable energy...
Pete Klein, Saint Paul Port Authority Pete Klein • Saint Paul Port Authority
Grants and Financing, Green and Energy Efficient
Minnesota Convention Center Relief Grants
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) will oversee the Convention Center Relief Grant (CCRG) Program. This temporary...
COVID-19 Recovery
Minnesota Movie Theater Relief Grants
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) will oversee the Movie Theater Relief Grant Program. This temporary program...
COVID-19 Recovery
Contamination Cleanup and Investigation Grant Program
This program helps communities pay for assessing and cleaning up contaminated sites for redevelopment. The program assists development authorities...
DEED Community Financing, Redevelopment
Data Center Tax Credit
This program provides sales tax exemptions that build or refurbish data centers. The 20-year sales tax exemption applies to the...
DEED Tax Credits and Benefits, Business Expansion and Job Creation
DEED - Angel Loan Fund Program
The Angel Loan Fund (ALF) Program provides an additional funding option for businesses that are certified to participate in Minnesota’s...
DEED Business Financing, Business Expansion and Job Creation, Entrepreneurship
Emerging Entrepreneur Loan Program
The program supports the growth of businesses owned and operated by minorities, low-income persons, women, veterans and/or persons with disabilities. ...
DEED Business Financing, Entrepreneurship
Innovative Business Development Public Infrastructure Program
This program focuses on job creation and retention through the growth of new innovative businesses and organizations. The program...
DEED Community Financing, Business Expansion and Job Creation
Minnesota Investment Fund
This program provides up to $1 million in financing to help add new workers and retain high-quality jobs. The program...
DEED Business Financing, Business Expansion and Job Creation
Minnesota Job Creation Fund
This program provides financial incentives to new and expanding businesses that meet certain job creation and capital investment targets. ...
DEED Business Financing, Business Expansion and Job Creation
Minnesota Reservist and Veteran Business Loan Program
This program provides loans to companies that are affected when certain employees are called to active military duty. It also...
DEED Business Financing, Business Expansion and Job Creation
Minnesota Small Business Loan Guarantee Program
Summary of Program: This program provides a 80% loan guarantee for loans up to $250,000 made by a qualified economic...
COVID-19 Recovery
Native American Business Loan Program
This program supports the development of Native American- owned and operated businesses and promotes economic opportunities for Native American people...
DEED Business Financing, Business Expansion and Job Creation
Redevelopment Grant Program
This program helps communities with the costs of redeveloping blighted industrial, residential or commercial sites and putting land back into...
DEED Community Financing, Redevelopment
Shovel-Ready Site Certification
This program certifies that sites have already completed the most time-consuming technical and regulatory aspects of development including: planning, zoning,...
DEED Community Financing, Business Expansion and Job Creation, Redevelopment
Small business environmental improvement loans
The MPCA provides loans at zero-percent interest to small businesses for capital equipment purchases that help the company meet or...
DEED Community Financing, DEED Business Financing
Transportation Economic Development Infrastructure Program (TEDI)
TEDI is a competitive grant program available to communities for public infrastructure and road projects that create jobs, support economic...
DEED Community Financing, Business Expansion and Job Creation
Unemployment Insurance Shared Work Program
Summary of Program: The Shared Work program offers an alternative to layoffs for employers facing a temporary downturn in business...
COVID-19 Recovery
Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program and Loan Advance
Please note: With the additional funding provided by the new COVID-19 relief package, SBA will resume processing EIDL Loan...
COVID-19 Recovery
Energy Smart
Energy is increasingly a major operating expense at all types and sizes of businesses. Energy Smart helps you grow your...
Green Industry
IRS Employee Retention Credit
Summary of Program: The Employee Retention Credit is a refundable tax credit against certain employment taxes equal to 50 percent...
COVID-19 Recovery
Livable Communities Demonstration Account (LCDA)
The Livable Communities Demonstration Account (LCDA) funds innovative (re)development projects that efficiently link housing, jobs, services and transit in an effort to...
Hannah Gary, Metropolitan Council Hannah Gary • Metropolitan Council
Grants and Financing, Redevelopment
SBA Lender Match
Lender Match is a free online referral tool that connects small businesses with participating SBA-approved lenders.
Grants and Financing, Small Business Resources
Tax Base Revitalization Account (TBRA)
TBRA provides $5 million annually to investigate and clean up brownfields (contaminated land, ground water, or buildings) for redevelopment. TBRA provides...
Marcus Martin, Metropolitan Council Marcus Martin • Metropolitan Council
Grants and Financing, Redevelopment
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