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City Manager | New Brighton 5 <br />Business <br />WELL POSITIONED at the <br />northwest quadrant of Highway <br />I-694 and I-35W, the City is <br />located conveniently near the <br />Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan <br />area which provides opportunity <br />for growth. It is a dynamic <br />community with untapped potential <br />for its future. Taking from its <br />motto, “building tomorrow today,” <br />this older community is primed <br />for preservation, renewal, and <br />redevelopment. Support for large <br />and small businesses in New <br />Brighton is aided by consolidating <br />many support operations under <br />one departmental umbrella. <br />Engineering, Community/Economic <br />Development, Planning, and Public <br />Works coordinate in their efforts <br />to provide a unique and responsive <br />tool for small and large businesses. <br />New Brighton celebrates the <br />founding of a global leader in <br />medical technology, Medtronic, and <br />the first microbrewer in Minnesota, <br />Barley John’s. The New Brighton <br />Exchange represents continual <br />expansion for development in an <br />urban-suburban hub surrounded <br />by some of the best and brightest <br />companies in the Twin Cities: CSI, <br />TUV-SUD, and API Group. With <br />13.54 acres available for sale or <br />build-to-suit, the Exchange looks to <br />invite a corporate, med-tech, or any <br />other specialty user to complete <br />the master planned development. <br />New Brighton is also proud to serve <br />as the home for Pentaire, Inc. and <br />TREND Enterprises. <br /> <br />The business economy in New <br />Brighton is fairly diverse and <br />features strong industries in <br />technology and medical device <br />manufacturing, transportation, <br />innovative solutions in the <br />construction industry and <br />engineering, as well as small and <br />unique retail and professional <br />services. Ongoing business <br />development efforts will focus on <br />encouraging the creation of small <br />businesses, attracting a variety of <br />employers, and developing a variety <br />of local-serving shopping, dining, <br />and retail services. <br /> <br />The City’s recently updated Comp <br />Plan included an extensive outreach <br />effort with its community residents <br />and stakeholders. The 2040 <br />Comp Plan will guide the future <br />of development in the community <br />and sets out a myriad of goals the <br />City seeks to achieve with each <br />project. Over the next 20 years, <br />New Brighton will see change in <br />many areas including opportunities <br />for redevelopment, infill, and <br />rehabilitation, as well as an <br />emphasis on creating connections <br />between the community’s parks <br />and open spaces. Through the <br />outreach efforts, the community <br />identified housing (both availability <br />and affordability) as a primary <br />issue of concern. Because New <br />Brighton is fully developed, <br />issues like housing can only be <br />addressed via the redevelopment <br />of underutilized parcels. Future <br />projects include a new multi-use <br />housing project named Midtown <br />Village, the revitalization of the Old <br />Highway 8 Corridor, road projects <br />to address pedestrian and vehicular <br />needs, and a Parks Comprehensive <br />Plan process to plan for future <br />programming and infrastructure <br />improvements.