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[9uttlund Homes viceootiy built the <br />largest developeac-nt of taomes in <br />,avidloy siwce 9gTT. Move tlasn 60 <br />,- percent of the 996 houses have <br />= alrondy sold. <br />metro area's most popular golf <br />courses, including Bunker I -lilts and <br />Edinburgh, U.S.A., are just minutes. <br />away. <br />'Fridley: s known for its dedication to <br />educational excellence and for the <br />many training opportunities available <br />here. Fridley's schools have been <br />with a small-town atmosphave. <br />Gvidiey is sate aad fviendly.� <br />honored for their commitment to <br />quality; rewards include a Presidential <br />Citation and the "School of Excellence" <br />award from the U.S. Department of <br />Education. <br />Together, four districts provide <br />Fridley residents with eight elementary <br />schools, three middle schools, three <br />senior highs, and two parochial <br />schools. Secondary schools and <br />nearby technical and community <br />colleges provide rich resources for <br />businesses interested in increasing the <br />skill levels of existing employees or in <br />teaching basic skills to new workers. <br />Fridley's highly regarded secondary <br />schools offer a wide array of learning <br />opportunities for students preparing to <br />enter the work Force, including a new <br />program preparing students for <br />careers in high-technology Fields. <br />Minco Products is among local <br />companies using intern programs for <br />students in the senior year, says Minco <br />Products' Schurr. "We try to do our <br />recruiting locally." <br />Fridley students rank high among <br />their peers in the Twin Cities metro <br />area in terms of level of education <br />aHained. According to the lastcensus, <br />67.1 percent of all Fridley students' <br />graduate from high school, and 25.5 <br />percentgo on to college and attain <br />- bachelor's degrees. <br />Plus, Anoka County's innovative <br />School to Work program, available in <br />each of the Four public school districts <br />in Fridley, serves the needs of <br />"The quality of people, <br />the neighborhoods, . <br />and the schools Ciro <br />(A big dr®a s.- <br />--Dxv°sdt <br />Rec4tor <br />employers seeking to fill positions and <br />students looking for careers. <br />Fridley -based companies also have <br />the advantage of the wide range of <br />business classes offered by nearby <br />Anoka Ramsey Community College, <br />one of the largest in the region. ARCC <br />offers many work-related courses, <br />tailored to improve worker skills. <br />Anoka Technical College also offers <br />customized training programs, <br />developed to meet the needs of <br />individual companies. These programs <br />range from ISO 9000 training to CAD <br />operations, team building, and Total <br />Quality Management. Many of these <br />programs are offered on-site for <br />employee convenience. <br />The city also works cooperatively <br />with its resident schools. In 1993 a <br />group of community leaders Formed <br />the Southern Anoka County <br />Community Consortium fSACCCI, <br />which identified seven core values <br />recognized by Fridley's businesses, <br />residents, and religious leaders, says <br />Fridley s mayor, Nancy Jorgenson. <br />"The values are integrity, respect, self- <br />control, nonviolence; responsibility, <br />citizenship, and caring," she says. <br />"These values were displayed when the <br />city and School District Number 14 <br />worked cooperatively to complete a <br />$1.5 million expansion and renovation <br />of the Fridley Community Center. More <br />than $250,000 was raised from <br />individual citizens, the business <br />community, and area service clubs." <br />All the advantages Fridley offers its <br />residents in terms of first-class <br />amenities, housing costs, parks, and - <br />recreation, and education truly make <br />Fridley a complete community. <br />TWIN CITIES BUSINESS MONTHLY DECEMBER 1997 EVER76 <br />