Business Community - "...Improving Quality of Life"
       Apple                 "Core"               Workforce   

95% High School Graduates

41% Completed

4+ Years of College

(One of Top School Districts in U.S.)

 

52,000 Residents

19,135 Households

 

700 Businesses

Over 60 Restaurants

A Financial Hub

       

2005 Building Permits

$29.5 Million Commercial

$33.5 Million Residential

Highly Educated & Strong Work Ethic
Customer Service Attitude Above All
Diverse Professional, Financial, Retail, Development and Medical Workforce
One of Lowest Unemployment Rates in Minnesota

 

Apple Valley Ring-Route -- "Well Planned"                         

Downtown's mix of office, retail and residential is lending an "uptown urban feel." Join our success.

Apple Valley has a large local & regional workforce pool.

     t61% of the jobs in our county are filled by residents

     t33% of county residents work in Minneapolis

     t9% of county residents work in St. Paul

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION!

Apple Valley is centrally located and equidistance between Minneapolis and St. Paul, creating a commercial triangle of powerful market and employment opportunities.

APPLE VALLEY'S RAPID GROWTH

Growth is inevitable, yet left untended and unplanned, scattered weeds will appear.  Only through careful "smart growth," an Apple Valley theme, will a strong and competitive mix of business services gives residents a garden of choices and a better quality of life for every resident..

  • $63,201,500 million value of building permits in '05 (809 permits)
  • We've grown to over 700 businesses
  • 52,000 Apple Valley residents, living in 19,135 housing units (87% of which are owner occupied).
  • Apple Valley is a major economic leader in Dakota County, the third largest county in population (371,094 people) behind Hennepin (Minneapolis) and Ramsey (St. Paul) counties.
  • Apple Valley has emerged as a central hub for employment, government, retail and financial services for the entire county.
  • Nearly three-million square feet of retail space, one-million square feet of office space and a half-million square feet of industrial space, offers every option for our well-educated and diversified workforce.

Leadership--Is the Seed

Community--Is the Fruit

Apple Valley Business of the Year 2007

Liza Robson - Apple Valley Redi-Mix

Chamber Volunteer of the Year 2007

Bob Clements - American Bank

 
E-Commerce Certified --1st County in the State

Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce, the City of Apple Valley, Dakota Electric and Dakota Futures helped lead the innovative charge to become the first county in Minnesota and the U.S. to become e-commerce certified.

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Apple Valley is strategically well positioned to grow in the new "global village" competitive environment.

Apple Valley

         is on a Roll!