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BUFFALO LAKE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
The City of Buffalo Lake’s goals are to monitor and
continue to improve the City's qualities associated with being a small,
yet progressive, full-service community. Soliciting, attracting and
introducing new commerce and enterprise along with retaining and enhancing
existing business is a major component of this effort. The City of Buffalo
Lake boasts a committed and aggressive Economic Development Authority that
has the main role in planning and directing the course of present and
future efforts toward economic development through the use of grant
efforts, loan programs, and financial consulting
| Economic Development/Housing
Redevelopment Authority |
Yes |
| Local Development Corporation |
Yes |
| Chamber of Commerce |
No |
| Locally Controlled Loan Program |
Yes |
| Tax Increment Financing |
Yes |
Incentives:
Contacts:
City Structure
| Organization |
Mayor\Council |
| Budget |
$404,000 |
| City
Bond Rating |
None |
| Comprehensive
Land Use Plan |
No |
| Recycling |
Yes |
| Fire
Insurance Rating |
8 |
| Industrial
Plans Approved by |
City
Council, E.D.A. Planning Commission |
Public Protective Services
| Service
Type |
Regular |
Part-time |
Volunteer |
Seasonal |
| Fire |
--- |
--- |
25 |
--- |
| Police |
2 |
1 |
--- |
--- |
| Sheriff |
16 |
4 |
--- |
--- |
| EMS |
--- |
--- |
12 |
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Major Cities with larger
populations |
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Nearest Cities |
| Nearest
city 50,000+: |
St.
Cloud, MN |
(64.5
miles, pop. 59,107). |
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Hector,
MN |
(6.6
miles)E |
| Nearest
city . 200,000+: |
Minneapolis,
MN |
(94.1
miles, pop. 382,618) |
Stewart,
MN |
(9.1
miles)E |
| Nearest 1,000,000+: |
Chicago,
IL |
(517.1
miles, pop. 2,896,016). |
Cosmos,
MN |
(14.9
miles)NW |
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Gibbon,
MN |
(15.5
miles)SE |
| Fairfax,
MN |
(16.1
miles)SW |
| Brownton,
MN |
(18.4
miles)E |
| Bird
Island, MN |
(19.1
miles)W |
| Hutchinson,
MN |
(19.7
miles)NE |
| Olivia |
W |
| Glencoe |
E |
Major Employers
| Employer |
SIC |
Products/Services |
Employees |
| Minnesota
Energy, Inc. |
2879 |
Agricultural
Chemicals (ethanol) |
23 |
Minnesota
Beef Industry, Inc |
2011 |
Meat
Packing Plants |
106 |
| K&S
Millwrights, Inc. |
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Grain
storage installation & repair |
25 |
| Buffalo
Lake-Hector Schools |
8211 |
Elementary
and Secondary Schools |
41 |
| Cenbank |
6022 |
Commercial Banks,
nec |
6 |
| Buffalo
Lake Nursing Home |
8051 |
Skilled
nursing care facility |
111 |
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Minnesota Energy, Inc |
4221 |
Farm
Product Warehousing & Storage |
21 |
| Kottke Trucking |
4213 |
Trucking,
Except Local |
70 |
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5411 |
Grocery
Store |
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| D&D
Stark |
1611 |
Highway
& Street Construction |
15 |
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Straw Hat Grill |
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Cafe, Restaurant |
15 |
Buffalo Lake Business
Click here to view all Buffalo Lake
Businesses
- Housing and Commercial Activity
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Commercial and Public building permits, Housing units - value,
availability, Retail salies
Design view of Buffalo Lake
Bakery and
Buffalo Lake Grocery Store
and progress view
- Industrial Sites
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Available industrial sites for development.
City Site (15.3 Acres) and Grim Site (11
Acres) located along highway U.S. 212 and 5th St NE
- Agriculture land - will develop to meet industry needs-
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