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AUTOMOTIVE Auto Body Shop American Auto Body - Brooklyn Park Auto Repair Shop Noble Mobile Car Wash Mister Car Wash Domestic Car Dealership Luther Brookdale Jeep Chrysler Dodge Gas Station Holiday Station Store Import Car Dealership Buerkle Acura
New Car Salesman Kevin Kallhof - Luther Chevrolet Oil Change Noble Mobile Tire Store Discount Tire Towing Company Cardinal Towing Truck Dealership Luther Brookdale Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram Used Car Salesman Cornerstone Auto
BANKING & FINANCIAL Accountant/CPA Arlyce Cleveland Accounting Services Accounting Firm Arlyce Cleveland Accounting Services Bank CorTrust Credit Union TopLine Financial Planner Edward Jones - Brent Bunne Insurance Agent Marsh & McLennan - Brooklyn Park
Insurance Company Perry Ford Agency - American Family Investment Firm Abundant Financial Group Brooklyn Park Tax Preparation Cherokee Tax LTD, Tom Robertson
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Award Winners List 2018 Quality • Service • Detail • Care • Attention • Leader • Unrivaled • Finest • Outstanding Readers’ Choice Award winners are selected during a six-week voting period by print and online readers
Food & Drink Continued
Locally Owned Grocery Store Festival Foods Lunch Fat Chance Sandwich Shop Margarita El Toro Meat Market Osseo Meats Organic Food Store Hy-Vee Pizza Jet’s Pizza Popcorn AMC Coon Rapids Theatre Romantic Restaurant Buona Sera Ristorante Seafood Stella’s Fish Café Sports Bar Mad Jack’s Sports Café Steakhouse Texas Roadhouse Supermarket Hy-Vee Sushi Lemon Grass Taproom Omni Brewing Co.
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Home & Garden Continued
Carpet Cleaning Green Clean Concrete Company Aurora Asphalt & Concrete Deck Company Bill Lunberg Decking Electrician Randy’s Electric Fence Company Town & Country Fence Fireplace Store Fireside Hearth & Home Maple Grove Flooring Store Menards Furniture Store American Furniture Mart Brooklyn Park Garage Door Company Twin Cities Garage Door Gutter Company AJ Construction Handyman Bill Freeman Hardware Store Cherokee Hardware Heating & Air Company Practical Systems Home Improvement Store Menards Hot Tub Store Great Northern Hot Tub Interior Design InSpire Architects
Landscaping & Garden Center Patio Town Landscaping Services FYI Landscaping Lawn Care Service FYI Landscaping Lighting Store Menards Paint Store Hirshfield’s Pest Control BUGGS Pest Control Pool Store Swimmin’ Hole Remodeling Company Emerald Building and Remodeling Residential Painting Company Vision Painting & Design Roofing Company JJH Homes Siding Company AJ Construction Vacuum Store Osseo Vacuum Window Company Andersen Windows
MEDICAL Audiologist/Hearing Center Dr. Matthew Groschen Fairview Brooklyn Park Chiropractor Paul Dettling Dettling Chiropractic Category Continues
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Thursday, January 25, 2018 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Readersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Choice
Award Winners List 2018 Quality â&#x20AC;˘ Service â&#x20AC;˘ Detail â&#x20AC;˘ Care â&#x20AC;˘ Attention â&#x20AC;˘ Leader â&#x20AC;˘ Unrivaled â&#x20AC;˘ Finest â&#x20AC;˘ Outstanding Readersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Choice Award winners are selected during a six-week voting period by print and online readers
Medical Continued
Clinic Allina Dentist Office Park Dental Dermatologist Matthew Larson - Fairview Doctor Dr. Alsamman Allina Brooklyn Park Clinic
OTHER SHOPPING/SERVICES Alterations/Tailoring Pilgrim Dry Cleaners
Employment Services Pride Staff Florist Donatos Floral Funeral Home Gearty Delmore
Hospital University of Minnesota Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital
Hotel/Motel Marriott Northwest
Optometrist/Eye Glass Store eyeklinic of Edinburgh Orthodontist Maple Brook Family Dentistry Orthopedic Surgeon Tria Pediatrician Emily Kidd Allina Brooklyn Park
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Driving Range Edinburgh USA Family Resort Dunrovin - Blackduck Golf Course Edinburgh USA Golf Equipment Edinburgh USA Gymnastics City of Brooklyn Park
New Home Builder Icon Homes
Indoor Waterpark Maple Grove Community Center
Real Estate Agent Corey Wright Re/Max Metro
Marina Parkside Marina - Wabasha
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Summer Camp Midwest 3 on 3
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