Economic Development

The mission of Ramsey's economic development efforts is to support our local businesses, grow the city's tax base, foster job creation, and improve the overall quality of life for Ramsey residents.  The City has placed an emphasis on encouraging economic development within the City Council's Strategic Plan, the Ramsey EDA's work plan, and the City's Comprehensive Plan.

ED Guide

Development Trends

The City of Ramsey has experienced strong and steady development over the past 20 years. This trend is expected to continue - Ramsey is the second fastest growing city in Anoka County with well over 1,000 acres of developable greenfield land located near the new U.S. Highway 10/ Armstrong Interchange. 

Ramsey boasts two unique developments: (1) The COR (Center of Ramsey) is the city's downtown development.  This 300 plus+ acre development is a true, transit-orientated, mixed-use, walkable, urban development; and (2) the cities of Ramsey and Anoka also share a 1,000 acre nearly fully developed business park, which is home to several Fortune 500 operations, and has created about 15,000 jobs.

Check out the latest development updates.

Related Documents

Information, Demographics & Financing Tools

  1. Current Business List (PDF)
  2. Business Subsidy Policy (PDF)
  3. Revolving Loan Fund Document (PDF)
  4. Financing Options (PDF)
  5. Commercial Industrial Developer Fees (PDF)
  6. Residential Development Fees (PDF)
  7. Traffic Counts (PDF)