2013 Business Expansion Report # Company Location Project Summary Industry Estimated New Jobs (Within 2 Years) Estimated

Total Project Cost Foreign Owner Home

First Quarter 1 Pinnacle Airlines Inc MSP Airport Pinnacle Airlines, an executive jet line and Delta subsidiary, is moving its corporate headquarters to the Twin Cities from Memphis. The company received a $550,000 forgivable loan from the State, requiring it to move at least 200 jobs to the new Twin Cities office within two years. After opening a new maintenance facility at the Duluth International Airport in October 2012, AAR Corp. continues to expand its workforce. The company has begun searching for skilled mechanics with a job fair in the Twin Cities. AAR Corp. services Air Canada's 89-plane Airbus fleet. Clam Corp., a maker of ice fishing accessories, announced plans to build an expanded headquarters and manufacturing facility in Rogers. New infrastructure required for the project would also make up to an additional 200 acres developable in the city's industrial park. Access America Transport moved its Minnesota office from Ramsey into larger space in Brooklyn Park. Their 30,000 SF lease includes first right of refusal on an additional 25,000 SF of space in the new lcoation. The company will hire 75 employees over 2013 and up to an additional 425 within five years. Inline Packaging, a manufacturer of consumer food packaging used for microwave cooking, plans to expand its current Princeton location. The 2,500 SF addition would create 25 new jobs at the facility. The Mayo Clinic is proposing a $6 Billion public/private investment in both its campus and the Rochester community in the next twenty years. The initiative, dubbed "Destination Medical Center" is intended to help the clinic maintain its global competitiveness and would be one of the largest economic development efforts in the nation. AW Kuettel & Sons, a family-owned metal fabricator, is relocating to a new facility in the Duluth Airpark from its longtime location on the city's Clare Public Marine Terminal. Though smaller, the new facility is more efficient than the current location, facilitating the company's planned growth over the next several years. Birmingham, Alabama-based Altec Hiline, a manufacturer of cranes and lift vehicle, plans to expand this spring at its current facility in Duluth's Clure Public Marine Terminal. Transportation 200

AAR Corp

Duluth

Transportation

70

Clam Corp

Rogers

Manufacturing

Access America Transport Inline Packaging LLC Mayo Clinic-Mayo Medical Center AW Kuettel & Sons Inc

Brooklyn Park

Transportation

75

Princeton

Manufacturing

25

Rochester

Healthcare

Duluth

Manufacturing

Altec Hiline LLC

Duluth

Manufacturing

Medafor Inc

Brooklyn Center

Medafor, Inc., a maker of a blood clotting technology used in surgeries, is expanding its operations into a newly built industrial building in Brooklyn Center.

Medical Device

10

Louisiana Pacific

Two Harbors

Louisiana Pacific is upgrading its production capacity at a facility in Two Harbors. The plant manufactures engineered wood siding products used in new home construction. The $6 Million upgrade will increase capacity by 25% at the facility. Software firm Help/Systems Inc. is expanding into a new headquarters adjacent to its existing facility. The company makes software to help firms manage their data centers and other IT infrastructure. The move will increase Help/Systems' office footprint from 40,000 SF to 60,850 SF. MobileRealtyApps, which designs mobile apps for the residential real estate industry, has expanded out of its incubator space at CoCo at the Grain Exchange Building in Minneapolis. The company has leased its own space in the building to accommodate its ongoing expansion. The New Ulm Medical Center, part of the Allina Clinics system, is planning a $5.3 Million expansion of its facility. The 12,000 SF expansion will increase the current size of the facility by 50%. The project is in response to increased patient visits following the Center's hiring of several practitioners from the surrounding region. The U.S. Postal Service plans to hire 400 new assistant carriers throughout the metropolitan region. The new part-time hires will help accommodate new delivery peaks expected with the Saturday service change and save money by reducing overtime hours for current employees. Holaira, maker of a pulmonary system medical technology, recently moved its headquarters to Plymouth from Bellevue, WA. The company, which also recently closed a $10 Million venture capital deal, currently employs 20 people. Allina Health plans to begin a $17 Million expansion of its WestHealth campus in Plymouth this year. The project consists of a 56,636 square foot transitional care facility and a 27,830 square foot underground parking ramp. It follows the completion of an $8 million emergency facility at the campus earlier this year. At its recent annual meeting, Minneapolis' Downtown Council announced that the 15 largest employers collectively added a net 750 jobs downtown in 2012. US Bancorp, Thrivent Financial, and the Hennepin County Medical Center accounted for some of the largest gains. Hormel is planning a $25 million expansion and upgrade of its processing facility in Austin. The project would include a new two-story, 20,517 square foot production facility and major upgrades to the existing structure, including noise and odor abatement technologies. The expansion would create 20 new permanent jobs on site.

Manufacturing

$6,000,000

11

Help|System s Inc

Eden Prairie

Software

12

MobileRealt yApps LLC

Minneapolis

Software

13

New Ulm Medical Center United States Postal Service Holaira

New Ulm

Healthcare

$5,300,000

14

Twin Cities

Transportation

400

15

Plymouth

Medical Device

20

16

Allina Medical Clinic Minneapolis Downtown Council Hormel Foods Corp

Plymouth

Healthcare

$17,000,00 0

17

Minneapolis

Not For Profit

750

18

Austin

Food & Beverage Processing

20

$25,000,00 0

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Cirrus Design Corporation Cannon Falls Medical Center VistaTek

Duluth

Cirrus Aircraft continues to expand its workforce as it prepares for the 2015 launch of its new private passenger jet. The company has hired about 50 new employees in the past six months - bringing the total to about 500 in Duluth - and plans to add another 60 in coming months. The Mayo Clinic is planning a $28 million expansion of its Cannon Falls Medical Center. The project will nearly triple the size of the facility a year after its purchase by Mayo.

Manufacturing

60

20

Cannon Falls

Healthcare

21

Stillwater

VistaTek, a custom injection molding manufacturer, is expanding its operations from its current Vadnais Heights location to a facility in Stillwater. The move will let the firm expand its production capabilities and grow its workforce Fedex is planning a relocation of its SmartPost distribution center from its current Brooklyn Park location. The company is planning construction of a new 276,000 square foot facility in adjacent Maple Grove. All of the existing 300 employees will trasfer to the new facility once open, with additional hires expected thereafter. Indeed Brewing announced a $250,000 investment in its facility, enabling a production expansion. The project is expected to result in new hires over the coming year.

Manufacturing

10

22

Fedex SmartPost Distribution Center Indeed Brewing

Maple Grove

Shipping

23

Minneapolis

Food & Beverage Processing Engineering

$250,000

24

GEI Consultants

Minneapolis

GEI Consultants, a civil and environmental engineering firm based in Boston, is opening a new office in the Twin Cities. Two company executives are launching the branch and will build out the office's staff in coming years. Gerten's, a landscaping and garden supply vendor, is continuing its recent expansion efforts with the acquisition of the Buell's Landscaping greenhouse near Hastings. Buell's, meanwhile, is relocating to Stillwater. Stream Global Services, a call center service provider, recently purchased competitor LBH Holdings, Ltd., a British firm. Stream Global is continuing its hiring expansion at its Eagan headquarters that was announced last fall. Advantage Emblem & Screen Printing is nearing completion of a 12,000 square foot expansion of its production facility in Duluth. The company has hired three new employees since the start of the expansion work. Pro Blast Technologies, a sandblasting and metal coating company, broke ground for its new facility in Keewatin. The 22,000 square foot structure will be Pro Blast's new headquarters and production facility. The expansion will enable to company to hire another eight employees beyond its current five. The firm was previously located in Pengilly, MN.

25

Gerten's

Hastings

Other

26

Stream Global Services Advantage Emblem & Screen Printing Pro Blast Technology

Eagan

Call Centers

75

27

Duluth

Apparel

28

Keewatin

Manufacturing

$2,900,000

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Wal-Mart Distribution Center August Schell Brewing New Flyer of America

Mankato

Wal-Mart announced that it is moving forward with a long-anticipated distribution center in Mankato. The 420,000 square foot facility will distribute perishable goods to regional Wal-Mart stores, creating 300 new jobs. The center is set to open in 2015. Future plans include a further 400,000 square foot dry storage expansion of the facility. Schell's Brewing Company announced expansion plans that would nearly double the company's production in the next two years. The plan includes a $2 Million production expansion this spring and an 1,800 square foot addition to the facility to be completed in 2014. Schell's continues to operate out of its original 1860 facility. New Flyer Bus Co. has applied for a loan from Stearns County that would enable expansion of its production facility in St. Cloud. The $4.9 Million, 12,000 square foot expansion would create 136 new jobs. New Flyer is a Canadian company that manufactures hybrid and alternative fuel public transit buses. Medical device manufacturer Baxter International recently closed on the purchase of a 215,000 square foot production facility in Brooklyn Park. Though the company has not announced plans for the facility, the $9.9 Million acquisition is anticipated to result in 200-400 new jobs in coming years. Transportation and logistics firm Valley Cartage is planning a relocation of its headquarters to Lake Elmo from Husdon, WI. The company is purchasing an approximately 26,000 square foot building which would eventually be home to 50 staff, including the company's executives. Rapid Diagnostek, a maker of a technology for quickly testing body fluids for diseases, relocated its headquarters from Hudson, WI to Plymouth. The company had been drawn to Wisconsin to take advantage of an angel investor tax credit program, but returned to Minnesota because of greater talent recruitment opportunities in the Twin Cities. Lakeville-based manufacturer Imperial Plastics plans to build a new 70,000 facility in Mankato's Eastwood Industrial Park. The new location is planned to open in fall of 2013 and is expected to create 125 new jobs. Fast Sprayers, a manufacturer of agricultural sprayer implements, is planning development of a 72,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Windom. The company expects the facility to be operational by the end of the year and will house 25 employees. Joy Global, a Milwaukee-based manufacturer of mining equipment, completed a $20 Million expansion of its plant in Virginia in January. The project, which added 92,000 square feet to the existing facility, retained 105 jobs and added 16 new jobs on site. Leisure Designs is a newly formed company that manufactures pontoon furniture. The company opened in 2012 with 20 employees and recently announced plans to add an additional five employees.

Retail

300

30

New Ulm

Manufacturing

$2,000,000

31

St. Cloud

Manufacturing

136

$4,900,000

Canada

32

Baxter Internationa l Valley Cartage

Brooklyn Park

Medical Device

200

33

Lake Elmo

Transportation

50

34

Rapid Diagnostek

Plymouth

Biotechnology

35

Imperial Plastics

Mankato

Manufacturing

125

$5,040,000

36

Fast Sprayers

Windom

Manufacturing

25

37

Joy Global

Virginia

Mining

16

$20,000,00 0

38

Leisure Designs Inc

Pine City

Manufacturing

25

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World Food Processing LLC Ellingson Companies

Randolph

Iowa-based World Food Processing has completed a $500,000 expansion of its Randolph facility near Cannon Falls, creating four new jobs on site. The company supplies and processes organic and non-GMO soybeans and corn. Ellingson Drainage, a construction company specializing in drainage systems, announced a $2.6 Million expansion of its headquarters in West Concord near Owatonna. The expansion is expected to create between 15-20 new jobs on site. Galaxy Enterprises, a Rothsay-based manufacturer, recently completed construction of a new building adjacent to its existing facility. The expansion facilitated the hiring of three new employees. Galaxy produces a variety of metal goods, predominantly for the petroleum industry. Lakeville-based National Polymers consyructs a 1,300 SF office adition along with a 31,000 SF warehouse addition. The firm has been a manufacturer of private label floor coating, concrete restoration and roof coating products.

Agriculture

40

West Concord

Construction

20

41

Galaxy Enterprises

Rothsay

Manufacturing

42

National Polymers Inc

Lakeville

Manufacturing

Second Quarter 43 Sport Ngin Minneapolis Sport Ngin - a technology provider serving the sports market - has closed on $6 Million in venture capital to support a hiring expansion and move to the Van Buren Building in Northeast Minneapolis. Recovery Technology Services is planning development of its new headquarters and flagship manufacturing facility on the site of Shakopee's Raceway Park. Technology 20

44

Recovery Technology Solutions Citrus Systems

Shakopee

Manufacturing

47

45

Hopkins

Citrus Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of packaged citrus drinks, is moving its headquarters to a new 132,000 square foot building in Hopkins to accommodate sales growth. The company expects new jobs to be created at the new facility, though hiring plans have not yet been solidified. Pearson Candy Co. has acquired the Bit-O-Honey brand and will be moving manufacturing of the candy line to its facility in St. Paul. The new product line may bring as many as 30 new jobs to St. Paul. Calabrio, a firm that develops software for the call center industry, moved its headquarters from Plymouth to the Warehouse District in Minneapolis to accommodate continuing growth. The firm's new office is 6,500 square feet larger than its previous 30,000 square foot space. Software developer Enstratius was recently acquired by Dell, Inc. and plans to expand its presence in Minneapolis. The company currently has 37 employees, about half of whom are based in Downtown Minneapolis. No plans have been released regarding new hiring.

Food & Beverage Processing Food & Beverage Processing Software 30

46

Pearson Candy

St. Paul

47

Calabrio

Minneapolis

40

48

Enstratius

Minneapolis

Technology

49

AGCO Corporation

Jackson

50

FORCE America

Alexandria

International farm implement manufacturer Agco is planning a new round of expansions over three years. The company will spend a total of $42 Million on its Jackson facility, adding 75 new jobs by 2015. The 2013 phase of the project involves a 30,000-square-foot expansion of the component manufacturing area which will increase capacity by 20%. Burnesville-based Force America has announced plans to build a new production facility in Alexandria. The expansion will total 45,000 square feet of new space and create 14 new jobs on site. Force America manufactures a variety of components for the transportation industry Emerson Process Management has announced plans to establish its global headquarters in Shakopee. The precision controls manufacturer - an affiliate of St. Louis-based Emerson Electric Co. - will invest $70 Million expanding an existing building and plans to add 500 new employees at the site in addition to its current 2,600 Minnesota workers. Beauty product manufacturer Aveda Corp. announced plans to expand its warehousing and distribution facility at its Blaine headquarters. The $3 Million project will add 61,200 square feet to the existing facility. CertainTeed Corp. of Valley Forge, PA recently started construction on an expansion of its asphalt shingle manufacturing facility in Shakopee. The $20 Million expansion will bring new manufacturing capabilities to the facility, which has been located in Shakopee for over 40 years. http://tinyurl.com/pm9ojn6 Dallas-based DataBank has announced plans to add 7,500 square feet to its existing 10,000 square foot data center in Edina. DataBank recently acquired the Edina facility through its purchase of locally-based VeriSpace in March. The company plans further growth in the metro in the near future. http://tinyurl.com/ldywzud Montreal-based Sanimax and Denmark, WI-based Green Energy Partners announced plans to build a 70,000 square foot bioenergy facility in South St. Paul. The $30 Million plant will take in 150,000 tons of food waste annually and produce 1.1 megawatts of electricity. 20 new jobs will be created on site. http://tinyurl.com/ljrymdp Toro Co. is planning a 3-story expansion of its headquarters in Bloomington. The project will add 75,000 square feet to the existing building. http://tinyurl.com/qyrmgme

Manufacturing

75

Manufacturing

15

51

Emerson Process Managemen t Aveda

Shakopee

Electronics

500

52

Blaine

Other

$3,000,000

53

Certainteed Corporation

Shakopee

Manufacturing

$20,000,00 0

54

DataBank

Edina

Data Center

55

Sanimax

South St. Paul

Manufacturing

20

Canada

56

Toro

Bloomingto n

Manufacturing

57

AT&T

Minneapolis

Telecom provider AT&T moved 93 employees from its Birmingham, AL offices to downtown Minneapolis in May. Most of the jobs are in the company's teleconferencing and customer support divisions. The move is part of a consolidation effort within the company. http://tinyurl.com/lv2wta3 Delta Airline's Chisholm calling center is set for a hiring expansion. Delta's CEO announced that the company plans to renew and expand a 20 year hiring agreement at the site with the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board. The Chisholm facility is Delta's top performing call center and currently employs 500. http://tinyurl.com/kdn7vt5

Telecommunic ations

93

58

Delta Air Lines

Chisholm

Transportation

59

Sappi Fine Paper

Cloquet

Sappi Fine Paper announced completion of a $19 million upgrade to its coated paper production line in Cloquet. The announcement comes in the midst of the company's $170 million conversion of much of the plant from producing paper pulp to chemical cellulose. After reaching production capacity last summer, Summit Brewing is expanding brewing operations at its St. Paul facility. New tanks produced in St. Cloud will bring the brewer's capacity to 240,000 barrels per year. http://tinyurl.com/l63oq2e Magnetation, Inc., has received approval from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's citizen board to move forward with a new iron ore recovery facility near Coleraine - its fourth Iron Range facility. Construction on the $120 million plant starts this summer and will hire 160 when completed in 2015. Enbridge Energy, a Calgary-based petroleum pipeline developer, announced plans to hire 90 new employees at its office in downtown Duluth. The new employees are in addition to 110 hired last year and will bring the company's Twin Ports employment to more than 700. http://tinyurl.com/mrvo9no Eden Prairie-based Stratasys recently closed on its purchase of rival MakerBot, located in Brooklyn. Both firms develop and manufacture 3D Printing, or Additive Manufacturing, technologies. Both firms plan a hiring expansion following the deal, with Stratasys adding up to 100 employees by the end of 2013. http://tinyurl.com/na8jjan Way Better Snacks, a maker of healthful snack foods, is moving from its current Long Island, NY location to the North Loop district of Minneapolis. The company plans to hire 20 new employees by 2014. http://tinyurl.com/obeysbn Fairmont-based Kahler Automation recently completed a 15,000 square foot expansion of its manufacturing facility. The $5.5 Million expansion will create 10-15 permanent new jobs at the facility. The company designs and manufactures automation technologies for the agricultural, industrial, and extractive industries. http://tinyurl.com/qftkboj AGP Inc., a farmer-owned soy and corn processing cooperative, announced plans to build an expanded production line at its existing facility in Dawson. The company's AminoPlus product line - a soy by-pass feed - to be produced at the site will serve the growing number of large dairy operations in the surrounding region. http://tinyurl.com/ney649n Long distance hauling and logistics firm Volk Transfer is nearing completion of a 19,000 square foot expansion of its Mankato facility. The project will add significant new warehouse space and several loading docks and is expected to support five new permanent jobs on site. TSE Inc. completed a $1.6 Million, 12,500 square foot expansion of its manufacturing facility in Jackson. TSE manufactures wiring components for the medical device industry. The expansion is expected to create 35 new jobs on site.

Manufacturing

60

Summit Brewing

St. Paul

Food & Beverage Processing Mining 160 $120,000,0 00

61

Magnetation Inc

Coleraine

62

Enbridge Energy

Duluth

Energy

90

Canada

63

Stratasys

Eden Prairie

Manufacturing

100

64

Way Better Snacks

Minneapolis

Food & Beverage Processing Wind Energy

20

65

Kahler Automation Corporation AG Processing

Fairmont

15

66

Dawson

Manufacturing

67

Volk Transfer

Mankato

Transportation

68

Technical Services for Electronics

Jackson

Electronics

35

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Full Tilt Performanc e Midwest Fabrication & Supply Perkins Specialized Transportati on Capital Safety Group Zumbro River Brand

Jackson

Jackson-based Full Tilt Performance announced a 13,500 square foot expansion of its manufacturing facility, which will enable the hiring of two additional employees. The company retrofits vehicle components to improve fuel efficiency. Midwest Fabrication & Supply, in Zumbrota, is expanding following an acquisition of an out-of-state manufacturer. Midwest manufactures a variety of custom sheet metal and pipe products. The project will likely add between 15 and 25 new jobs at the Zumbrota facility. Perkins Specialized Transport, a specialized heavy haul transport company, is planning a 20,000 square foot expansion of its Northfield facility. The expansion is expected to add 40 new permanent jobs. Capital Safety is proposing a significant expansion of its Red Wing headquarters. The project would result in the creation of between 50 and 100 new jobs on site. Capital Safety manufactures work site safety equipment and moved its headquarters last year from London to Red Wing. Contract food processor Zumbro River Brands is planning an expansion at its Albert Lea facility of up to 70,000 square feet. The project is expected to create 24 new jobs on site.

Manufacturing

$730,000

70

Zumbrota

Machinery

25

71

Northfield

Transportation

40

72

Red Wing

Manufacturing

100

73

Albert Lea

Manufacturing

24

74

Gemini Incorporate d Hancock Concrete Products E-Z Fabricating

Cannon Falls

Gemini Inc., a manufacturer of architectural signs, is constructing a new 30,000 square foot building that will enable the firm to add new production capabilities. The Cannon Falls-based company has been manufacturing custom signage for over 50 years. Hancock, MN-based Hancock Concrete is constructing a 25,000 square foot expansion of its manufacturing facility in Cannon Falls. Hancock has developed and built innovative structural concrete products since 1917 and has facilities across four states. E-Z Fabricating, a custom steel fabricator, is planning an expansion to a new site in Chatfield. The 14,000 square foot project is expected to at 10-15 new jobs at the company. Elk River-based Alliance Machine is adding 18,000 square feet to its manufacturing facility and expects to add 6 new employees. Alliance is a veteran-owned contract machine shop that primarily serves the medical, defense, and aerospace industries. KLN Family Brands of Perham is expanding three of its companies, thanks to significant sales growth. New facilities at Kenny's Candy, Tuffy's Pet Foods, and Nutheads Chocolate Factory account for a total of 150,000 square feet of manufacturing space. KLN's fourth brand - Barrel O' Fun - has also seen strong sales growth, thanks partly to its new Larry The Cable Guy cheeseburger flavored potato chips.

Manufacturing

75

Cannon Falls

Manufacturing

76

Chatfield

Manufacturing

15

77

Alliance Machine

Elk River

Manufacturing

$1,400,000

78

KLN Enterprises

Perham

Manufacturing

79

Innova Industries

Fergus Falls

Fergus Falls-based Innova Industries is expanding its manufacturing facility by 20,000 square feet to accommodate a growth in orders. Innova is a contract laser cutting, welding, and fabrication shop. Kern Electronics & Laser of Wadena is expanding into a second structure adjacent to its existing facility. Kern manufactures laser cutting machinery equipment. The 8,000 square foot new structure may allow the firm to hire up to six new employees. http://tinyurl.com/l2pl7m6

Manufacturing

$3,000,000

80

Kern Electronics & Lasers

Wadena

Manufacturing

For more information, contact Andrew Dahl at 651-259-7186 or andrew.dahl@state.mn.us.