When it comes to sausage-making, Zup's ranks with the best. A roughly $7 million project in Ely that allows Zup's to increase its sausage-making capabilities, grow its grocery offerings, and provide other services to customers, is grinding ahead. The nine-member Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board on Friday considers a $277,270 grant to the City of Ely that would support infrastructure and site work for re-development of the former Shopko building by Zup's. Zup's in December bought the former Shopko facility. The Zupancich family, fourth-generation grocery store owners, is relocating its Ely food market to the building and adding a variety of new services.