Design Ready Controls Inc., a manufacturer of electrical control panels for original equipment manufacturers in the HVAC, oil and gas, water and alternative energy markets, plans a $9.5 million expansion of its operations center in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Currently based in northeast Minneapolis, the firm plans to build a 100,000-square-foot facility in Brooklyn Park that will consolidate its office and warehouse/production space.

To help Design Ready Controls with the expansion, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development awarded the company $460,744 from the Minnesota Job Creation Fund. Design Ready Controls will receive the funding after meeting its hiring and investment goals.

“Design Ready Controls is an innovative company that is growing throughout North America,” said DEED Deputy Commissioner Kevin McKinnon. “The company’s upcoming expansion and the addition of 25 good-paying manufacturing jobs is great news for Brooklyn Park and the state.”

Design Ready Controls Inc., which was founded in 1989, also has manufacturing facilities in Rockford, Minnesota; Wilsonville, Oregon; Richmond, Virgina; and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Rockford operations will be consolidated to the new Minneapolis facility.