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AUTOMOTIVE Auto Body Shop Thomas Auto Body & Collision Auto Repair Shop Sipe’s Car Care Center Car Wash Regal Car Wash
Oil Change TGK Auto Tire Store Samaritan Tire Towing Company North Suburban Towing Used Car Dealer RavMotors of Crystal
Bank Citizens Independant Bank Robbinsdale Credit Union Wings Financial Credit Union Financial Planner Colonnade Group - Thrivent Financial
Domestic Car Dealership RavMotors of Crystal
BANKING & FINANCIAL
Insurance Agent Ray Smith Insurance Agency Plymouth
Gas Station Sipe’s Car Care Center
Accountant/CPA Roszak Financial
Insurance Company Shayne Peterson - Farmers Insurance
Import Car Dealership Westside VW
Accounting Firm Dane Tax Solutions
Tax Preparation Hoffman & Swintek, LLC
EDUCATION Business School Herzing College Childcare Little Folks Daycare College North Hennepin Community College Montessori School Evergreen Montessori Preschool Kaleidoscope Hopkins ECFE / Hopkins Public Schools Community Education Category Continues
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Food & Drink Continued
Brewery Wicked Wort Brunch Pub 42 Buffet Thai Table Catering Pickles CafĂŠ Coffee/Tea Caribou Coffee
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Seafood Red Lobster
Family Dining Country Kitchen
Sports Bar Big Louieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar & Grill
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Steakhouse 6300 Steakhouse
Hamburger Country Kitchen
Supermarket Cub
Happy Hour Pub 42
Sushi Kyoto
Ice Cream / Yogurt Dairy Queen
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Pizza Frankieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chicago Style Bar & Restaurant
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Health & Beauty Continued
Weight Control Center Affinity Medical Weight Loss
Hair Salon Kuttin-Up Hair & Nails
Yoga Studio Embrace the Wobble
Manicure/Pedicure de Paris Nails
HOME & GARDEN
Massage Therapy Massage Retreat & Spa Personal Trainer Nancy Stoneberg Strength Beyond the Gym Brooklyn Center
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Home & Garden Continued
Concrete Company Danâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Concrete Deck Company All-Ways Decks Electrician Harrison Electric Fence Company Midwest Fence Furniture Store Golden Age Design Garage Door Company Twin City Garage Doors Handyman Gary Larson Hardware Store Frattaloneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ACE - New Hope Heating & Air Company Golden Valley Heating & Air Home Improvement Store Ace Hardware, Robbinsdale House Cleaning Sweepee Cleaning Interior Design Fox Homes Landscaping & Garden Center Frattaloneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ACE - New Hope Landscaping Services Bever Landscaping Lawn Care Service Whipper Snapper Lawn Service Paint Store Sherwin Williams
Plumbing Company P&D Mechanical Contracting
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