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Target Industries

Agribusiness
Manufacturing
Light Industrial
Offices & Headquarters

Land & Buildings Available

Industrial Park, privately owned acreage from 2 acre - 60 acre parcels.
Various, unlisted, parcels of 30 acres-100 acres in desirable locations, from $1M+
Highly visible 30-acres on US Hwy-2 frontage $4M
Open field (potentially coming online in early 2026) - Business/Commercial
Boardwalk 22k+ sq ft commercial building on .43 acres, high traffic & visibility $2.25M
Open field, residential located north and east of the Valley Golf Course in 6.19 acre, 6.84 acre, and 27.26 acre parcels

Industrial Park Infrastructure

Rural water, city water, septic
W&L Electric service

Unemployment Rate

5% (as of July 2025)

Workforce

18% young professionals - East Grand Forks
33% ages 20- 44 - East Grand Forks
54% ages 20-65 - East Grand Forks
Total workforce 5,073 (as of Aug 2025) - East Grand Forks
East Grand High Schools have a +90% retention rate for graduating students

Regional Workforce Training Partners

Power

East Grand Forks Water & Light Department (publicly-owned & member of MN Municipal Power Agency)
Xcel Energy
PKM Electric Coop

Water

East Grand Forks Water & Light Department

Wastewater

East Grand Forks Public Works Department

Internet

Fiber: CenturyLink, HTC, and Wiktel
Cable: Midco
DSL: CenturyLink
Fixed Wireless: Midco
Satellite: Hughesnet and Starlink

Rail Access

Burlington Northern Santa Fe- freight rail service

Airport Access

GFK - Grand Forks International Airport
TRF - Thief River Falls Regional Airport

Highway/Interstate Access

ND I-29 is 4 miles away from city center: divided two lanes each direction
MN US Hwy-2 : divided two lanes each direction
MN Business Hwy-2: one lane each direction
MN US Hwy-220: one lane each direction
ND Business Hwy-81: variable, one lane each direction

Foreign Trade Zones

In-State: International Falls, MN - General Purpose
Out of State: Grand Forks, ND - General Purpose

Corporate Income Tax

Flat 9.8%

Quality of Life

Perks

Food, medicine, & clothing are tax-free in MN
Affordable development costs
High visibility and traffic
Local & international consumer base
Business-friendly community with available & approachable leadership

Climate & Topography*

Growing season ~147 days per year
Annual rainfall average 22.61 inches
830 ft of elevation
September 16 to May 31: average wind speeds +10.8 mph
May 31 to September 16: average hourly wind speed of 9.4 mph
Temps range from 0f to 84f
*Source: WeatherSpark.com

Incentives

Property, sales, and workers comp rebates*
Low interest loans*
Workforce training state funds*
Local gap lending*
*subject to approval process

Interested in our community? Feel free to reach out directly to our Economic Development Authority or submit an RFI through Lasso App, in which East Grand Forks is a participating community.

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East Grand Forks

Powering Our Region

Manufacturing & Agribusinesses

Mayo Manufacturing "designs and builds a wide variety of the finest potato equipment, and vegetable planting, growing, loading, and storage equipment," including replacement parts and preowned equipment.

Products: growing & production equipment

Employment: 30+

Northland Custom Woodworking specializes in custom countertops, cabinets, and woodworking

Products: countertops and cabinets, vanities, mantles, desks and hutches, and custom woodworking

Employment: 10+

Northern Valley Machine "provides prototype and production machining, automated fixture design and fabrication."

Products: mechanical & electrical design, programming, assembly, machining, fabrication, and inspection

Employment: 70+

American Crystal Sugar sugar beet grower cooperative industry that grows and processes over 13 million tones of sugar beets annually.

Products: sugar products & agriproducts

Employment: 360+

Hawkes Manufacturing manufactures "turf tenders, tree transplanters, soil movers, and trailers." Shared facility with Dakota Peat & Equipment.

Products: custom turf tenders, tree transplanters, soil movers, and trailers

Employment: 11+

Dakota Peat & Equipment "manufactures organic soil and plant enhancing solutions, along with specialized equipment and services tailored for the golf, turf, agricultural, and landscaping industries"

Products: Rev, peat, fertilizers, and equipment

Employment: 30+

Boushee Welding & Repair offers "welding repairs, fabrication services, millwrighting, truck and equipment repair, and CNC work.

Products: metal and hard materials repair and fabrication

Employment: 5+

EnTech Industries manufactures, services, and repairs industrial dust collector

Products: industrial dust collectors

Employment: 20+

Folson Farms grows, packs, and ships red and yellow potatoes nationally and internationally.

Products: potatoes

Employment: 10+

A&L Potatoes grows, packs, and ships red and yellow potatoes nationally and internationally.

Products: potatoes

Employment: 23+