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Home My WebLink About11-20-96 • ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA Wednesday, November 20, 1996 8:00 a.m. Army Reserve Center 4655 North Lexington Avenue 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Minutes from October 16, 1996 meeting 3. County Road E Banners 4. Marketing Brochure 5. Council Comments 6. Committee Comments • 7. Adjournment If you are unable to attend this meeting, then please contact Julie at 633-5676. MINUTES CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA . ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1996 8:00 A.M. ARMY RESERVE CENTER 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 8:05 a.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present were: Dan McCallum, Chair; Ray McGraw, Vice Chair; Arnold Lindberg; Steve Freimuth; Jeanne Winiecki; Ted Brausen; Council Liaison, Beverly Aplikowski; and Kevin Ringwald, Community Development Director. Others present were: Tom Steele, Finance Committee Liaison and Julie Tostenson, Department Secretary. Absent were: Terry Nagle; Tom Andreason; Tom Goblirsch and Brian Fritsinger, City Administrator. ® 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes from the September 18, 1996 meeting were approved, following a motion made by Ray McGraw and seconded by Arnold Lindberg. 4. BANNERS Ted Brausen and Ray McGraw discussed the survey of the businesses along County Road E for their support and contribution towards replacing the banners. The businesses were willing to participate in the project, but not to the amount estimated for the project. It was suggested that if the banners could be obtained at a lower cost, then the businesses may be willing to contribute. It was suggested to investigate into the manufactures around the Arden Hills area, such as; St. Paul Metalcraft and see if they could make the brackets for the banners. It was also suggested,to check out different options in renting the equipment to replace the banners. It was stated that the banners would be cheaper if they were only replaced twice a year, instead of four times a year. It was suggested; however,the more • often you change the banners the more noticeable the banners would be. The Staff will investigate options on reducing the cost of the banners and would report back at the November meeting. 5. MARKETING BROCHURE The Chair and Staff will be working on the inside of the marketing • brochure. The inside of the brochure will look the same as the previous layout, except more visual descriptives will be used. The Chair will update the EDC on the progress at the November meeting. 6. COUNCIL REPORT Council Liaison Aplikowski stated the Arden Manor Mobile Home Park may be affected by the Highway 96 Reconstruction Project. The reconstruction project may require the acquisition and removal of up to 17 mobile homes. The Council has voted in favor of participating in the Quad Ice Arena. The Council approved the preliminary Study for the 1997 Street Improvements. The park trail has been completed from City Hall south to Floral Park. Arby's/Sbarro is proposing a fast food restaurant at Lexington Avenue and Grey Fox Road. Given, that the fast food restaurant is located within 1,320 feet of another fast food use (Burger King), the Planning Commission denied this request. The City Council is scheduled to • receive the Planning Commission's recommendation on October 28, 1996. Council Liaison Aplikowski, also stated that the City is working with the applicant and Saint Paul Companies (the property owner) in an attempt to develop the area. SCORE Recycling Grant Fund will provide approximately $20,000 towards the costs of the City's 1997 recycling program. The Ramsey County Sheriff met with the Council to talk about their plans on building communication services and working with neighborhood groups. There will be a Business Luncheon meeting on Thursday, October 24, 1996 at 12:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Arden Hills. To date, 93 invitations have been sent out to Arden Hills businesses. The City is still looking at alternate City Hall locations. • 7. MISCELLANEOUS • Welsh Com an hies The City Council approved Welsh Companies development proposal in the Gateway Business District. The cost of constructing the 150,000 square foot industrial building will be 6-7 million dollars. The City and the developer on working on Phase II of the development which would be 120,000 square foot building on the Pentair property. Phase III, IV & V will follow within a year or two of Phase II. There are still some legal issues that have to be worked out. There are certain requirements such as Environmental Assessment Survey (EAW) and Indirect Source Permits. Brownfields Ramsey County approved annual funding to clean-up Brownfields sites. There are numerous sites in Ramsey County which could be developed, but require some level of environmental remediation. County Road E2 and Cleveland Avenue The EDC stated that the property on County Road E-2 and Cleveland Avenue needs to be cleaned-up. The property has floodplain and wetland issues, and most likely has limited development potential. Frattallone's It was suggested that the City allow Frattallone's to put up a pylon sign at the corner of Lexington Avenue and Arden Plaza, due to the fact that you can not see the business from the road. The City needs to identify Arden Plaza with some signage in the future. It was stated that Arden Plaza received approval for alternate signage by the City and Arden Plaza has not taken advantage of that approval. 8. COMMITTEE COMMENTS Jeanne Winiecki stated that the Burger King on Lexington Avenue has almost no visibility from the south side of Lexington Avenue. There is a row of boulevard trees (the property next door, St. Paul Metal Craft)that is blocking the view of Burger King. It was suggested that Burger King should review its landscaping so that it's signs are more visible rather than putting up more signage. Jeanne Winiecki asked if Arden Hills has a Web Site on the Internet. Mr. Ringwald responded that the City does not have a web site. Also, given the age of the telephone line services City Hall,the City Hall cannot be connected to the Internet. The City is working with the I-35W Corridor Coalition on establishing a joint web site. The Staff is investigating the availability of grant monies. The EDC suggested that access to the Internet should be included in the City's budget. 9. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 9:00 a.m. • CITY OF ARDEN HILLS • MEMORANDUM DATE: November 20, 1996 TO: Economic Development Committee FROM: Kevin Ringwald, Community Development Director , SUBJECT: Banners The EDC at their October of 1996 meeting requested information on ways that the cost for the banners along County Road E could be reduced. The Staff in its original budget estimate was based on a maximum cost for custom made banners. The Staff based its revised budget estimate on the minimum cost to provide "off the rack"banners and the bucket truck rental being an"in kind" donation from another organization. The revisions result in a cost savings of$3,187.31 for Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter banners and $7,551.33 for Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter Banners. If the revised budget is more palatable to the County Road E businesses and the EDC is able to find some organization to donate the use of a bucket truck, then the EDC should present its recommendations to the City Council for their approval. • Cost of Banners (2) - Original The original five year cost for the Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter banners was estimated as follows: Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter Banners(5 year life expectancy*) ITEM COST 20 S/S Banners(30"x80")2 color,both sides $2,250.00 20 F/W Banners(30"x80")2 color,both sides $2,250.00 20 Brackets(flexible w/banding) $1,440.00 Bucket Truck rental(1997)@ 2x per year $250.00 Bucket Truck rental(1998)@ 2x per year, incr @ 3%per year $257.50 Bucket Truck rental(1999)@ 2x per year,incr @ 3%per year $265.23 Bucket Truck rental(2000)@ 2x per year,incr @ 3%per year $273.19 Bucket Truck rental(200 1)@ 2x per year,incr @ 3%per year $281.39 Total $7,267.31 *5 year life expectancy is based on experience with current banners with flexible brackets. w Cost of Banners (4) - Original The original seven year cost for the Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter banners was estimated as • follows: Spring,Summer,Fall,and Winter Banners(7 year life expectancy**) ITEM COST 20 S. Banners(30"x80")2 color,both sides $2,250.00 20 S. Banners(30"x80")2 color,both sides $2,250.00 20 F. Banners(30"x80")2 color, both sides $2,250.00 20 W. Banners(30"x80")2 color, both sides $2,250.00 20 Brackets(flexible w/banding) $1,440.00 Bucket Truck rental(1997)@ 4x per year $500.00 Bucket Truck rental(1998)@ 4x per year, incr @ 3%per year $515.00 Bucket Truck rental(1999)@ 4x per year, incr @ 3%per year $530.46 Bucket Truck rental (2000)@ 4x per year, incr @ 3%per year $546.38 Bucket Truck rental(2001)@ 4x per year, incr @ 3%per year $562.78 Bucket Truck rental(2002)@ 4x per year, incr @ 3%per year $579.66 Bucket Truck rental(2003)@ 4x per year, incr @ 3%per year $597.05 • Total $14,271.33 ** 7 year life expectancy is based on experience with current banners with flexible brackets and increased longevity due to reduced exposure to elements. Cost of Banners (2) - Revised The revised five year cost for the Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter banners is estimated as follows: Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter Banners(5 year life expectancy*) ITEM COST 20 S/S Banners(30"x80")2 color,both sides $1,320.00 20 F/W Banners(30"x80")2 color, both sides $1,320.00 20 Brackets(flexible w/banding) $1,440.00 Total $4,080.00 *5 year life expectancy is based on experience with current banners with flexible brackets . • w Cost of Banners (4) - Revised The revised seven year cost for the Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter banners is estimated as follows: Spring,Summer,Fall,and Winter Banners(7 year life expectancy') ITEM COST 20 S. Banners(30"x80")2 color,both sides $1320.00 20 S. Banners(30"x80")2 color, both sides $1,320.00 20 F. Banners(30"x80")2 color,both sides $1,320.00 20 W. Banners(30"x80")2 color,both sides $1,320.00 20 Brackets(flexible w/banding) $1,440.00 Total $6,720.00 ** 7 year life expectancy is based on experience with current banners with flexible brackets and increased longevity due to reduced exposure to elements. CITY OF ARDEN HILLS • MEMORANDUM DATE: November 20, 1996 TO: Economic Development Committee FROM: Kevin Ringwald, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Marketing Brochure The Chair will update the EDC on the progress on the interior of the marketing brochure at the meeting. • • CITY OF ARDEN HILLS • MEMORANDUM DATE: November 20, 1996 TO: Economic Development Committee FROM: Kevin Ringwald, Community Development Directo SUBJECT: Monthly Report 1. Welsh Companies. The Staff has been continuing to work with Welsh Companies on the development of subsequent phases in the GBD. The City and the developer on working on Phase II of the development which would be 120,000 square foot building on the Pentair property. It is currently anticipated that Phase II of their project will occur in early to mid 1998. 2. TCAAP. The Staff is continuing to work with a wide variety of existing tenants on TCAAP as it relates to consolidation/relocation of existing uses and making land available for re-use (ie., open space, governmental, industrial, office, etc.,). It is hoped that prior to the end of 1996 that meaningful progress on this front will have occurred. • 3. Leasing Guide. The October of 1996 issue of the Leasing Guide as published by the Minnesota Real Estate Journal contains a section on office vacancies and a section on industrial vacancies in Arden Hills (Exhibit A). 4. Twin Cities' Cost of Living. The November of 1996 edition of Focus as published by the Greater Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce contains a comparison of the cost of living in the Twin Cities to other major metropolitan areas (Exhibit B). 5. Population Notes. The November of 1996 edition of Population Notes as published by Minnesota Planning contains an article by Diana Telschow which discusses some of the more commonly asked questions by business and industry regarding the census (Exhibit C). 6. Commuting Patterns in America. The September 30, 1996 edition of the Deloitte and Touche Review contains an summary of the Eno Transportation Foundation's report which was titled"Commuting in America II", which examines population patterns and trends and their effects on commuting (Exhibit D). • Ar,-ww A r 1 2 3 4 5 6 Blaine JSw Forest Lake 35E 61 White Bear MAP 5 Lake St. Paill NOrthl Arden Hills NE Suburbs Shoreview 594 Vadnais Heights Bn�hlon f 36 88 Little Canada _ Stillwater 1 Roseville Lake Elmo Maplewood Oakdale 280 St.Paul !4 �. .+ 0 Flo) y • Map 10 BUILDING NAME Total Space Lar a/Small Block Rate eHghiLow Type Agency Contact(;) Yr Built Address SF Available St per Flrl#Fls Total Ops,Taxes Phone 5/6-2 ARDEN PLAZA OFFICE BLDG 43,584 0/1,000 510.00/S10.00 N United Properties IVII Ohmes 1975 3581-3585 Lexington Ave N 14,022 43,584,11 55.80/S1.36 (612)831.1000 Tom Stella 5/B-2 ARDEN WOODS 64,665 7,000/1,000 S16.00/S16.00 G Towle Real Estate Co Todd Ntongrain 1974 4105 Lexington Ave N 24,000 21,555/3 $6.36/S1.96 (612)221.1949 Jane Donnellan 5/C-1 NORTHPARK CORPORATE CENTRE II 145,578 16,500/ 511.00/S10.00 N Welsh Companies Bryan Beltrand 1984 6 Pine Tree Or 29,980 48,52613 S7.43/ (612)371.4500 5/C-1 NORTHWOODS OFFICE CENTER 73,521 0/0 514.00/S13.00 N United Properties Mike Ohmes 1986 3900 Northwoods Dr 0 24,507/3 56.91 /S2.58 (612)831.1000 Tom Stella r, • 1 2 3 4 5 6 Blaine 35.,i Forest Lake 35E 61 White Bear A P 3 Lake St. Paul North/ Arden Hills NE Suburbs Shoreview 694 Vadnais Heights New Brighton 36 88 Little Canada Stillwater Roseville Lake Elmo Pdaplewood Oakdale �- 51 694 280 St.Paul !4 NDuST'�LI�` P,lap ID BUILDING NAME Total Space Large/Small Block Rate High/Low Type Agency Contact(s) Class Address SF Available Clear/Total Docks Total Ops/Taxes Phone 3/C-1 LEXINGTON PLACE 64,000 0/0 S8.00/S4.00 N Essence Real Estate Jeff Nordness Ow 3771-3785 Lexington Ave N 0 16/8 S2.00/ (612)482.1871 Elaine Nordness 3/C-1 ROUND LAKE BUSINESS CENTER 74,460 0/0 S8.00/S4.00 N Madison Marquette Realty John Thompson OS 4354-4396 Round Lake Rd W 0 14/ S2.75/ (612)481-8070 3,'C-1 ST PAUL INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES 60,000 5,529/5,529 S7.35/S3.65 N Madison Marquette Realty John Thompson OW 3757.3775 Dunlap St N 5,529 14/ S1.79/S1.25 (612)481.8070 Chuck Howard 3.0-1 ST PAUL INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES 36,890 26,486/26,486 S7.35/S3.65 N Madison Marquette Realty John Thompson Ow 3711 Lexington Ave 26,486 18/4 $2.01/S1.47 (612)481.8070 Chuck Howard 3%C-1 ST PAUL INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES 110,000 0/0 57.35/$3.65 N Madison Marquette Realty John Thompson Ow 1230-1240 Grey Fox Rd 0 181 51.64/S1.10 (612)481.8070 Chuck Howard 3/C-1 ST PAUL INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES 132,000 0/0 57.35/S3.65 N Madison Marquette Realty John Thompson ON/ 1160-1190 Grey Fox Rd 0 18/ 51.72/$1.19 (612)481.8070 Chuck Howard 3/C-1 ST PAUL INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES 46,690 0/0 S7.35/S3.65 N Madison Marquette Realty John Thompson Ow 3796 Dunlap St N 0 14/ / (612)481.8070 Chuck Howard 3/D-1 ST PAUL INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES 41,600 6,635/6,635 57.35/S3.65 N Madison Marquette Realty John Thompson Ow 3770.3776 Dunlap St N 6,635 14/2 51.84/$1.30 (612)481.8070 Chuck Howard 3/C-1 ST PAUL INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES 41,890 5,000/5,000 57.35/S3.65 N Madison Marquette Realty John Thompson Ow 1157-1161 Grey Fox Rd 5,000 14/ $1.84/$1.30 (612)481-8070 Chuck Howard 3/C-1 ST PAUL INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES 41,600 0/0 57.35/S3.65 N Madison Marquette Realty John Thompson Ow 3750-3764 Dunlap St N 0 14/ S1.68/51.17 (612)481-8070 Chuck Howard • =fin` ROUTE TO Timely Informatlnri f— nn, ,t, , r�_ ".� � a tt`l i1 Vol. 6, No. 10 November 1996 Twin Cities' Cost of Living Near National Average If you've never lived in New York, San Francisco,Philadelphia. Portland or Detroit,you may not realize how good you have it here in the Twin Cities. Why? Because as a Twin Citian,you pay far less for common goods and services than do the residents in any of these cities. Based on a second-quarter 1996 survey conducted by the American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association(ACCRA),the Twin Cities' • cost of living index was 101.3 against a national average of 100. As one of ACCRA's research affiliates, the GNICC collects price information on 59 different consumer items including groceries, housing, utilities and health care services. ACCRA then compiles the G%fCC's figures with those of 232 other major metropolitan areas in the U.S. and Canada. The average is set at 100 and all cities are ranked as a percentage of this average. Cost of Living Second Quarter 1996 MINNEAPOLIS/ST.PAUL MLI 101.3 Phoenix \ \ 103 Denver -M 103.1 Portland 107.4 Miami 1108.4 Los Angeles 115.7 San Diego �\\ \\\\\\ 121.7 Washington,D.C. 724.3 Philadelphia 128.4 Boston 138.3 1 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 C-0-1t.Md.. • Cost of living data is just one of the valuable pieces of information you'll find in the GMCC's Economic(612)370-9197. Profile of the Twin Cities. To order your copy,call the GMCC at tKh40rr C '/7 1* P01PULJ1T11D 9 E.G F"" MWa6.. November 1996 OSD 96-80 NO 1 ,4 Economic census Sampler� p�er Hi_ghli_ghts at a Glance... � This"Sampler" is intended to be a collection of some of the most commonly asked business and Diana Telschow industry questions that Demography receives from the general public. Questions such as— The Demographer's Office at Minnesota Planning an swers more than 10,000 requests each year for census ■ How many governmental units are and related federal information.This sampler,the third there in Minnesota? ...page two in a continuing series, is a collection of answers to some ■Are retail sales increasing or decreasing? of the most commonly asked business and industry ...page three questions. The first and second issues focused on infor- mation released from the population and housing cen- ■ Is the service sector of the economy growing? sus. This issue samples information available from the ••page four • 1992 economic, agriculture and governments censuses ■ How many businesses are owned by and related programs, including statistics on minority women? ...page five and women-owned businesses. ■What are the largest manufacturing The economic census and related programs provide de- industries? ...page five tailed facts about the national economy and are released once every five years in years ending with two and ®Are Minnesota farms getting bigger or seven. The 1992 economic census is the most recent smaller? ...page six available;the next economic census will be conducted in 1997. The eight industries of the economic census are: retail trade; wholesale trade; service industries; finan- What are SIC codes? cial, insurance and real estate industries; transporta- The Standard Industrial Classification coding system is tion, communications and utilities; manufactures; used to classify business establishments by the type of mineral industries; and construction industries. To activity they report.This system enumerates the entire achieve full coverage of the economy, also reference the field of economic activity into 10 broad divisions. Each agriculture and government censuses and related pro- division is subdivided into two-digit major groups,three- grams including statistics on minority- and women- digit industry groups,and four-digit industries. owned businesses. All of these reports are released by the U. S.Department of Commerce,Bureau of the Cen- sus and can be found on the U.S. Census home page at: http://ww-,v.census.gov/ Demographic information and the Economic Census Sampler are available from the Demographer's Office at Minnesota Planning, from the 69 Minnesota Data Center members located throughout the state, and at'Minnesota Planning's World Wide Web site: http:H • www.mnplan.state.mn.us For example, to find the standard industrial classifica- tion for computer storage devices, the division must be • determined-in this case, the manufactures industry. What are the government organization types in Finding the correct SIC code is a four-step process: 1) Minnesota? Choose the division, 2) review the major groups for a likely choice, 3) review the industry group for a likely The five major types of governments defined by the Cen- choice, and 4) then review the industry for the specific sus Bureau are county, city, township, school district industry. For example: and special district. 1. Division:Manufacturing A government is an entity that has power to levy taxes, 2. Major group:35,Industrial machinery power to issue debt paying interest exempt from federal 3. Industry group:357,Computer and office equipment taxation, or responsibility for performing a public ser- 4. Industry:3572,Computer storage devices vice. Minnesota is one of only 20 states that has town- ship governments. What industry of the 1992 economic census is the Minnesota United States largest? Townships 1,803 16,656 The service industry is the largest industry in number of Cities 854 19,279 establishments. Manufactures has the most employees, School districts 458 14,422 and the smallest industry in both establishments and Special districts 377 31,555 employees is minerals. Counties 87 3,043 Establishments What are special district governments? Number of Percent of Minnesota Establishments Establishments Minnesota statutes authorize the creation of various Services 31,004 30.0% special districts or authorities that are counted as gov- Retail trade 27,710 26.8 ernments.These are independent, special purpose gov- Construction 10,664 10.3 ernmental units that have substantial administrative Financial,insurance and fiscal independence. and real estate 10,610 10.3 Special district governments provide specific services Wholesale 10,219 9.9 that are not supplied by existing general purpose gov- Manufactures 7,931 7.7 ernments.Examples of special district governments in- Transportation, clude recreational districts,housing authorities,sports communications and utilities 5,132 5.0 commissions,municipal gas and power agencies,health Mineral 154 •1 care corporations, and regional development commis- sions. Minnesota had 377 special district governments, Employees according to the 1992 Census of Governments. Number of Percent of Employees Employecs How many units of government did Minnesota have Manufactures 391,300 25.4% in 1992? Retail trade 371,951 24.1 Minnesota had more units of government than any of its Services 349,240 22.7 neighboring states in the past decade. Financial,insurance and real estate 124,756 8.1 1982 1987 1992 Wholesale 123,135 8.0 United States 81,831 83,237 85,006 Transportation, Minnesota 3,530 3,556 3,580 communications and utilities 86,428 5.6 Construction 85,977 5.6 North Dakota 2,796 2,788 2,765 Mineral 7,400 5 Wisconsin 2,593 2,720 2,739 Iowa 1,872 1,878 1,881 Note:Service industry category includes only establishments with payroll South Dakota 1,768 1,763 1,786 • subject to federal tax. 2 Minnesota Planning November 1996 1/7 Does Minnesota have more governments than any ments grew by 2.6 percent between 1987 and 1992,sales other state? volume increased by 30.6 percent, and sales per estab- lishment rose by 27.3 percent. At the same time, the Based on total units of governments, Minnesota ranks number of establishments decreased in five sectors: food sixth highest in number of governments. stores (-10.7 percent), building materials and garden supplies (-9.4 percent), automotive dealers (-5.9 per- If the measure of units of government per person is used, cent), drug and proprietary stores (-5.7 percent), and Minnesota ranks ninth. apparel and accessory shops(-5.3 percent). Per Person Number of Establishments Volume of Sales Units of Units of Establishments Five-Year Sales Five-Year State Government Rank Government Rank Year with Payroll Change (in billions) Change Illinois 6,723 1 1,770 14 1982 24,792 2.8% $19.1 45.2% Pennsylvania 5,159 2 2,303 21 1987 27,005 8.9 27.3 42.6 Texas 4,792 3 3,545 31 1992 27,710 2.6 $35.6 30.6 California 4,393 4 6,774 42 Kansas 3,892 5 637 5 Sales per Establishment Minnesota 3,580 6 1,222 9 Year Sales Five-Year Change 1932 $ 771,595 41.3% How many people live in Minnesota's cities versus its 1987 1,010,176 30.9 townships? 1992 $1,285,537 27.3 More than 78 percent of Minnesotans, or 3,440,000 people, live in cities. Only about 21 percent, or 912,000, What were the top five Minnesota counties in retail live in townships,and less than 1 percent of the popula- sales for 1992? tion lives in other entities. Five counties had 60.1 percent of the state's sales re- What is the definition for large versus small city or ceipts,57.5 percent of retail employees,and 45.7 percent • township? of retail establishments. No standard criteria exist to define the size of a city or Number of Number of Value of Sales township. Only two cities in Minnesota had a population County Establishments Employees (in billions) of more than 100,000, Minneapolis and St. Paul. No Hennepin 6,469 106,271 $10.8 townships had a population of more than 24,999.Tenney Ramsey 2,867 47,997 4.3 is the smallest city in Minnesota, with a population of Dakota 1,429 25,268 2.7 four, and Minnie is the smallest township,with a popu- Anoka 1,050 17,715 1.9 lotion of nine. Steams 861 16,714 1.7 Cities Townships Total retail 27,710 371,951 $35.6 1990 Census 1990 Census 100,000+ 18.6 -0- 25,000 to 99,999 31.6 -o- Does the economic census report sales per capita for 5,000 to 24,999 31.1 5.2 retail,wholesale and services? 2,500 to 4,999 6.7 10.6 Sales per capita are reported for all three industries. 1,000 to 2,499 6.4 25.1 Wholesale sales per person in Minnesota was the high- Less than 1,000 5.6 59.1 est of the three industries at$16,215 in 1992. Retail Wholesale Service Sales per Sales per Sales per Retail Trade Year Population Person Person Person Is retail trade growing in Minnesota? 1982 4,131,450 $4,630 $11,473 $1,567 1987 4,235,136 6,441 13,052 2,744 Three indicators-number of establishments,volume of 1992 4,468,165 $7,972 $16,215 $4,200 sales, and sales per establishment-indicate whether • Noce:Services sales Per person category Includes taxable establishments only.retail trade in Minnesota is growing. Retail establish November 1996 Population Notes 3 q(J What was the average salary for Minnesota retail trade workers? Service •Minnesota retail trade workers earned an average of Which service industries grew the fastest between just under $11,000 in 1992. Annual pay per employee 1987 and 1992? varies a great deal by retail industries,with dairy prod- Amusement and recreation services—including motion ucts stores employees making about$6,000 and manu- pictures, gambling and museums — had the largest factured (mobile) home dealers making more than gains in payroll and receipts, among establishments $23,000 a year. Retail trade employees have seen a 23 with payrolls in the 1992 Census of Service Industries. percent increase in salaries since 1987. This payroll grew by 114 percent,while receipts went up by 87.9 percent. A close second was business services, Retail Trade Annual Pay Five-Year where payroll rose 93.4 percent and receipts climbed per Employee Percent Change 90.9 percent. 1982 $ 7,652 28.1% 1987 8,892 16.2 Which businesses in the service industries had the 1992 $10,939 23.0 largest volume of sales? About 64 percent of all the sales reported in the census came from three service areas:business,health and pro- What percentage of drug store sales are fessional. Professional services include engineering, ac- prescription drugs? counting,research,management and related services. Prescription drugs are 54.6 percent of all sales for drug stores. Sales Percentage of Sales(in billions) Industry Group Business services $5.3 28.2% What kind of Minnesota store sells the largest Health services 4.1 21.9 percentage of hardware,tools and plumbing, and Professional services $2.6 13.7 electrical supplies? Note:Health services include taxable establishments only. Almost 30 percent of hardware,tools and plumbing,and • electrical supplies are sold by hardware stores. How many service establishments are exempt from federal income tax? 1992 About 15 percent—or 5,626—service industry estab- Hardware stores 29.9% lishments were exempt from federal tax in Minnesota in General merchandise stores 22.5 1992. Those establishments employed 208,341 people Department stores (except leased) 14.6 and had revenues of$9.7 billion. Discount/mass merchandising 8.6 The majority of service industry establishments — Miscellaneous general merchandise 7.6 31,004—were subject to federal income tax in Minne- sota. Those establishments employed 349,240 people and had receipts of$18.8 billion. Constmiction r Has any information been released from the 1992 construction industry census? What information is available on Minnesota's minerals Only summary information has been released for Min- industry for 1992? nesota. In the industry, single-family housing construc- Only summary information is available for the minerals tion had the largest number of establishments, with industry in Minnesota. Metal mining was the largest 1,905. The plumbing, heating and air conditioning in- minerals industry in the state, accounting for most of dustry employed the most workers, at 11,727, and non- the industry's employment. St. Louis County had the residential building(not elsewhere classified)produced largest share of establishments, employment and ship- the highest value, at$2.1 billion. ments due to the taconite industry. Number of Establishments 10,648 Number of establishments 154 • Value(in billions) $11.7 Value of shipments $1.3 billion Employees in Minnesota 85,979 Number of employees 7,400 4 Minnesota Planning November 1996 Which wholesale industry had the highest sales '517 in 1992? How many businesses are owned by African Grain and field bean wholesalers had the highest re- Americans in Minnesota? ceipts at$9.1 billion, up 33 percent from 1987. While the number of African-American-owned firms is still small, it increased by 92.3 percent between 1987 What is the difference between durable and nondurable and 1992. goods produced by the wholesale trade industry? In 1992, almost 95 percent of African-American-owned Durable goods have a nonnal life expectancy of three or businesses were located in the Minneapolis and St.Paul more years. Nondurable goods have a shelf life of less Metropolitan Area, which includes Anoka, Carver, than three years. In 1992,about 61 percent of all whole- Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, sale trade was durable goods,compared to 54 percent in Sherburne,Washington and Wright counties in Minne- 1977. In those 15 years, the split between these goods sota, and Pierce and St. Croix counties in Wisconsin. In has changed very little. fact, 83 percent of all these businesses were in the two largest counties, Hennepin and Ramsey. In 1992, What are the types of wholesale trade operations? Hennepin County alone had more African-American- There are three types of wholesale trade operations: owned businesses than the state had in 1987. merchants, manufacturers, and agents, brokers and commission merchants. The number of Minnesota wholesale trade establishments rose 7.8 percent and Minnesota African-American All Percent of sales increased by a whopping 31.1 percent since 1987. Year Firms Firms All Firms 1987 1,448 280,249 5% Type of Operation 1992 Establishments 1992 Sales 1992 2,785 358,921 8 Merchants 81.7% 56.2% Manufacturers 6.6 29.8 Agents,brokers and commission merchants 11.7 14.0 United States African-American All Percent of Year Firms Firms All Firms ii Manufactures 01987 424,165 13,695,480 3.1% What are the four largest manufacturing industries 1992 620,912 17,253,143 3.6 6 ranked by employment? Four industries accounted for approximately 44 percent What proportion of all business firms in Minnesota of the state's 1992 employment: industrial machinery were owned by women in 1992? and equipment with 59,200 people;printing and publish- ing,with 46,300;fabricated metal products,with 33,700; Women owned more than one-third of all Minnesota and electronic equipment, with 32,900. Manufacturing businesses in 1992, about the same as women owned industries employed 391,300 people,a 5 percent increase nationally. since 1987. Minnesota United States All firms 358,921 17,253,143 Financial,:Insurance and Real Eitate* Women-owned firms 124,143 5,888,883 How many commercial banks and savings institutions Percent women-owned 34.6% 34.1% are there in Minnesota? There were 1,684 depository institutions in the state in 1992. Commercial banks comprise more than 67 percent of all depository institutions. Wholesale i 1992 How do wholesale and retail trade businesses differ? Commercial banks 1,137 Savings institutions 207 Wholesale trade businesses sell goods primarily to other Credit Unions 289 • businesses and institutions, and retail trade establish- Other depository institutions 51 ments sell goods for personal or household use. November 1996 Population Notes 5 q, I I What was the average annual pay for Minnesota How many women are farm operators? employees working in financial, insurance and real • estate industries in 1992? About 4 percent of all Minnesota farms are operated by Security and commodity brokers earned on average women. more than $70,000,while real estate agents earned less Women Men than$19,000. Full owners 2,186 36,115 Security and commodity brokers,dealers,exchanges and Part owners 563 27,801 services employees $70,747 Tenants 182 8,232 Holding and other investment offices employees 53,884 Insurance carrier employees 35,528 Insurance agents,brokers and services employees 29,542 Depository institutions employees 27,097 What rankings are available for Minnesota's farming Real estate agents $18,291 activities? Minnesota ranks at the top in the production of sugar beets for sugar and acres planted of green peas(exclud- ing green cowpeas). How many farms in Minnesota earned more than Minnesota's National Rank $100,000 per year in 1992? Farms with sales of$100,000 or more 3 More than 44 percent of all farms earned under$25,000, Harvested land 5 and almost 75 percent earned less than $100,000 in Total cropland 7 1992. Only about 25 percent of the 75,079 farms in Min- Number of farms 7 nesota earned more than $100,000, and only about 2 percent of all farms earned$500,000 or more. Turkeys sold 2 Value of hogs and pigs sold 4 Value of Sales Number of Farms Value of dairy products sold 5 Less than$2,500 9,725 Milk cow inventory 5 $2,500 to$4,999 5,387 Value of poultry and poultry products sold 8 $5,000 to$9,999 7,028 $10,000 to$24,999 11,187 Green peas(excluding green cowpeas) (acres) 1 $25,000 to$49,999 10,168 Sugar beets for sugar(tons) 1 $50,000 to$99,999 12,482 Sweet com(acres) 2 $100,000 to$499,999 17,774 Oats for grain(bushels) 3 $500,000 or more 1,328 Soybeans for beans (bushels) 4 Is the average age of a Minnesota farm operator increasing? Are most of Minnesota farms owned by corporations? The average age of Minnesota farm operators has not Only 3 percent of Minnesota farms are owned by corpo- changed in almost 20 years.The average age of farmers rations. Nine percent of all state farms are owned by is still almost 50 years old. partnerships,and almost 88 percent are owned by an in- dividual farmer. Year Average Age 1974 49.8 Type of Ownership Number of Farms 1978 47.7 Sole proprietorship 66,068 1982 47.2 Partnership 6,800 1987 48.5 Corporation 1,982 1992 49.6 Cooperative,estate,trust,institutional,and others 229 • 6 Minnesota Planning November 1996 ?/7 � i i i and real estate industries as defined in Division H of the Standard Industrial Classification Manual: 1987. What were some of the average age payrolls for public Manufactures census identify establishments engaged • transportation occupations. in the mechanical or chemical transformation of materi- The annual payroll per employee in Minnesota public als or substances into new products. transportation occupations ranged from approximately Minerals industries cover establishments primarily $11,000 to$27,400 in 1992. engaged in mining — extracting minerals that occur Annual Payroll naturally,whether in solid, liquid or gaseous form.This per Employee industry also includes establishments developing and Trucking,except local $27,396 exploring mineral properties. Air transportation 24,055 Retail trade census identify establishments engaged in Local trucking without storage 21,425 selling merchandise for personal or household consump- Travel agencies 19,507 tion. Intercity and rural bus service 16,190 Service industries cite establishments engaged in pro- Taxicabs $11,181 viding services for individuals,bL1S1nC.�3 and government establishments, and other organizations. Transportation,communications and utilities cen- t sus covered transportation, communications and utili ties as defined in Division E of the Standard Industrial Construction industries specify establishments en- Classification Manual: 1987. gaged in constructing new homes and other buildings, Wholesale trade census cover establishments engaged heavy construction, and special trades. Construction in selling merchandise to retailers;other wholesalers;or also includes people who subdivide and develop proper ties. industrial, commercial, institutional, farm, or profes- sional users. Companies selling products to which they Financial, insurance and real estate industries in- have title,as well as those acting as agents or brokers in clude establishments engaged in financial, insurance buying or selling merchandise to others,are included. • Population Notes is published quarterly by the State Demographer's Office in Minnesota Planning. For information or additional copies of Population Notes, contact the Census Help Line at(612)296-2557. Upon request,Population Notes will be made available in an alternate format, such as Braille,large print or audio tape. For TTY,contact Minnesota Relay Service at(800) 627-3529 and ask for Minnesota Planning. Printed on recycled paper with at least 10 percent post- consumer waste. • November 1996 Population Notes 7 • Commuting patterns in America The Eno Transportation Foundation recently issued a report, Commuting in America II, that examines population patterns and trends, and their effects on commuting. The report analyzes data from the 1990 census and other studies. Population and labor force growth rates, continued suburbanization, and increasing levels of immigration were catalysts for changes in commuting patterns. The 22.2 million increase in the U.S. population took place almost exclusively in metropolitan areas (21 million), with immigrants comprising 40%of the gain. Of those settling in metropolitan areas, 75%moved to the suburbs. Americans increasingly prefer driving to work, rather than using public trans- portation. The growth rate for the number of vehicles outpaced that for the popu- lation in the last decade. The population grew by less than 10%, while the number of vehicles grew by more than 17%. Other interesting findings: • Forty-two percent of the nation's jobs are located in the suburbs, up from 37%in 1980. Reverse commuting (city-to-suburb) rose substantially, while • traditional commuting (suburb-to-city) decreased. Deloitte&Touche Review—September 30,1996 • Single occupant private vehicle users increased by over 22 million, even though the number of workers increased by only 19 million. Fewer than 1 in 10 cars have an occupant other than the driver, while public transit is used by approximately 1 in 20. Seventy percent of Americans have a commute of less than 30 minutes, and only 6% travel more than an hour. • Two-worker households are more likely to carpool. Of the 115 million commuters, only 15.4 million (13.4%) were carpoolers in 1990, a drop from 19 million in 1980. The average vehicle costs about half a year's pay for a family earning the median national income. Operating costs were 39.4 cents per mile in 1994 for a vehicle driven 15,000 miles. The average vehicle age was 7.7 years in 1990 (up from 5.6 years in 1969), and those that are 6 years or older account for almost half of all travel. •