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AUTOMOTIVE

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Accounting Firm Bayerkholer & Graff Ltd.

Investment Firm Charles Schwab - Wayzata

Tire Store Youngstedts

Bank Alerus

Towing Company Williams Towing

Credit Union Firefly Credit Union

Tax Preparation Kim Beauchamp Michael P. Mullin, CPA

Used Car Salesman Apple Ford Shakopee

Financial Planner Firefly CU Advisors Firefly Credit Union

Auto Body Shop Hopkins Auto Body Auto Repair Shop Gary’s First Class Car Care Car Wash Youngstedts Domestic Car Dealership Hopkins Honda

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Accountant/CPA Kim Beauchamp Michael P. Mullin, CPA

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Education Continued

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Food & Drink Continued

Coffee/Tea Caribou Coffee

Bloody Marys Hazellewood Grill & Tap Room

Deli Kowalski’s Market

Breakfast Hazellewood Grill & Tap Room

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Food Coop Lakewinds Food Co-Op

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Food & Drink Continued

Sports Bar Maynard’s Steakhouse Gianni’s Steakhouse Supermarket Kowalski’s Market Sushi Yumi’s Sushi Bar Taproom Excelsior Brewing Co. Winery Schram Vineyards

HEALTH & BEAUTY Aesthetic Center Complexions SkinCare MedSpa Colorist Name Brenda Helsene - CB Styles Fitness Center The Marsh Hair Salon CB Styles, Chanhassen Manicure/Pedicure Excelsior Nails & Day Spa Massage Therapy The Marsh Personal Trainer Diane Pattridge - The Marsh Spa Bella on The Bay Stylist Name Brenda Helsene - CB Styles

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Home & Garden Continued

Handyman Errand Boy Services Hardware Store Shorewood True Value Hardware Heating & Air Company High Road Heating & Cooling Home Improvement Store Home Depot Landscaping & Garden Center Mustard Seed Landscaping Services Mustard Seed Lawn Care Service Green Acres Lawn Care

Lighting Store Robinson Lighting Paint Store Hirshfield’s Pest Control Mosquitorator Plumbing Company JD Plumbing Pool Store Premier Pool & Spa Remodeling Company Plekkenpol Builders, Inc. Residential Painting Company Liberty Painting - Shorewood Category Continues

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MEDICAL

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Roofing Company Great River Remodeling Siding Company Custom Enterprises Vacuum Store Park Vacuum Center Window Company Renewal by Andersen Window Treatments Hirshfield’s

Clinic Ridgeview Medical Center Dentist Office Excelsior Family Dental Dermatologist Maureen Utz Ridgeview Medical Center Category Continues

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Medical Continued

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Doctor Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy Ridgeview Excelsior Clinic Emergency Room Two Twelve Medical

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OTHER SHOPPING/SERVICES Alterations/Tailoring Top Stitch Tailoring Book Store Excelsior Bay Books Camera Store National Camera Exchange Computer Repair Nice Guy Technology LLC Employment Services Pro Staff Florist Weber’s Westdale

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RELIGION

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