The expanding, Bismarck- based railroad company will put the facility on land and infrastructure donated by the city about a mile southwest of Max along the existing CP rail line. Between 10 and 14 people are expected to be employed. Max Community Enterprises deals only in real estate. It may renovate the building the business is located in, but does not deal with inventory or the business itself. Once needed improvements are made, the business is leased or sold.
Every lease is written with the option to buy.
As each business gets established, the expectation is that rents can be increased and the money used for new projects or to pay off the stockholders. There are about 190 stockholders, with no one owning more than just a few shares. The success of the enterprise, and therefore the city of Max, has been in its ability to respond to the service needs of the community, which otherwise would have almost surely been lost.