By Rosemary McCoy

The owner of FastSigns is building a new location to accommodate the shop’s growth.

Sam Ryman opened his franchise business in 2003 in a leased space at 709 S. Minnesota Ave.

The new 6,800-square-foot building at 700 N. Western Ave. will almost double the space for FastSigns, which serves mostly commercial customers.

“Eventually, I’m going to add more employees and more equipment, and hopefully over time double the amount of work,” Ryman said.

He has 11 employees who design and make “pretty much any kind of sign” using three large-format printers and a CNC router that cuts out dimensional letters. They also do vehicle wraps and electrical signs.

Ryman hopes to be in the new location by mid- to late December.

“I think it’s going to be a good location for me,” he said, pointing out that it’s a few blocks south of the Denny Sanford Premier Center.