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Enterprise Center reports tenant turnover, new biodegradable‑plastics startup and expanded solar plan
Summary
Hutchinson's Enterprise Center has an 8,000 sq ft vacancy after a tenant moved to the Twin Cities; EDA staff said they recruited Deemos Materials (biodegradable resins) to the center, and a planned solar project will increase onsite capacity from ~1 kW to ~11 kW.
Miles Seold, economic development director, said the Enterprise Center saw both departures and new arrivals in 2025 as part of normal tenant turnover and growth support.
Seold said Laser Dynamics (also referenced as GVL Medical) ‘graduated’ from the Enterprise Center and relocated to Plymouth to be closer to customers. He described that as a success: the company grew and moved to a larger facility.
To replace graduated tenants, the EDA recruited Deemos Materials, a start‑up that manufactures biodegradable resins used by other companies to make plastics. Seold emphasized the environmental angle: the company’s resins are described as biodegradable and may represent a growth opportunity for local manufacturing.
The Enterprise Center also has a newly available space—up to 8,000 square feet with loading docks and drive‑in doors—offered to early‑stage manufacturing firms and coming with business education support from the EDA.
On energy, Seold said the EDA is undertaking a solar installation that will boost on‑site solar from approximately 1 kilowatt today to about 11 kilowatts when completed, increasing the center’s renewable capacity.
Seold framed the Enterprise Center work as twofold—business retention and enterprise incubation—highlighting 10 business retention visits in 2025 and an active tenant recruitment agenda for 2026.
Next steps: market the available 8,000 sq ft bay to manufacturing firms, continue recruitment of startups like Deemos Materials and complete the Enterprise Center solar expansion.
