MN Business Expansion Report ANNUAL 2006 Twin Cities Metro 3M Center LDI/CC Maplewood No Leadership Dev Inst/Customer Center NA NA 90,000 N OF/RD Under Construction SouthWest AAA Galvanizing Winsted Yes Large kettle galvanizing 52 3,700,000 83,330 N MF Under Construction West Central ACS Application Mgmnt Services Inc Fergus Falls Yes Data mgmnt/processing 50 150,000 renovation E OF Completed West Central Advanced Structural Components LLC Perham Yes Prefabricated wall mfg 12 1,320,000 14,400 N MF Under Construction SouthWest Advantage Mailing Inc Winsted Yes Direct Mail and services 10 3,750,000 60,000 N OF Completed NorthWest Agassiz Energy LLC Erskine Yes Ethanol plant 30 130,000,000 NA N MF Planned West Central Agassiz Valley Grain LLC Barnesville No Unit train grain loading 6 5,000,000 renovation E DW Under Construction South Central Agri-Polymerix LLC Le Center Yes Soybean hulls to plastic pellets mfg 10 1,000,000 10,000 E MF Completed Twin Cities Metro Aircraft Resource Center Lakeville No Air ambulance service NA 1,250,000 17,000 N OF Under Construction Twin Cities Metro American Stampings Blaine No Metal fabrication NA 1,100,000 18,000 N MF Under Construction South Central AMPI New Ulm Yes Milk product production 140 11,300,000 58,365 N MF Completed SouthWest Apex Advantage Winsted No Warehousing and storage 35 2,500,000 60,000 N DW Completed NorthEast ASV Inc Grand Rapids No Rubber track loader mfg NA 5,500,000 120,000 E MF Completed NorthWest B.I.L. Manufacturing Argyle Yes Welding/repair support for sugar beet industry 4 90,000 renovation N MF Planned East Central Bang Printing Brainerd Yes Book printing 10 5,500,000 50,000 E MF Planned SouthWest BASF Plant Sciences Olivia No Seed research & marketing 6 3,000,000 20,000 N RD/OF Completed SouthWest Bayliner Pipestone No Boat mfg 90 3,700,000 NA E MF Under Construction SouthWest Bedford Technology Worthington Yes Plastic lumber mfg 5 600,000 12,000 E MF Under Construction Page 1 of 9
SouthEast Benchmark Electronics Inc Rochester Yes Medical device mfg 70 290,000 renovation E MF Completed East Central Berkon Industries LLC Holdingford Yes Sectional dock mfg 4 400,000 NA E MF Planned East Central Bernick's Companies Waite Park No Bottling company NA 1,800,000 58,290 E MF Under Construction South Central Big Gain Inc Lake Crystal No Animal feed mfg 40 6,500,000 NA N MF/DW Under Construction East Central Birchacek Stone Motley Yes Granite countertops 6 250,000 14,000 E MF Under Construction SouthWest Brau Brothers Brewing Co LLC Lucan Yes Microbrewery 4 250,000 0 E MF Completed South Central Brown Printing Waseca No Printing facility 30 50,000,000 150,000 E MF Under Construction SouthWest Bushmills Ethanol Inc Willmar Yes Ethanol plant 35 35,000,000 NA N MF Completed South Central C.A.B. Construction Company Mankato Yes Construction 7 558,000 renovation E OF/MF Completed West Central Café Favorites Elbow Lake Yes Food industry/sandwich maker 50 850,000 renovation E MF Completed NorthWest CavCom Inc Walker Yes Hearing equip mfg 5 NA NA E MF Planned NorthEast Charter West Mortgage LLC Cohasset Yes Financial services 30 0 0 N OF Completed South Central Clover Leaf Cold Storage Fairmont No Warehouse freezer 10 1,000,000 6,500 E DW Completed East Central Coborn's Inc Saint Cloud Yes Groceries/bakery/liquor 30 5,000,000 103,000 N DW Planned Twin Cities Metro Coloplast Minneapolis No Health care products 225 100,000,000 250,000 E HQ/MF/OF Planned Twin Cities Metro Compellent Eden Prairie No Computer storage technology NA NA 56,000 N MF/RD Under Construction Twin Cities Metro Crossroads Aviation Blaine No Private charter air business NA 4,500,000 37,000 N OF Planned Twin Cities Metro Cummins Inc Fridley No Generator and engine mfg 0 2,000,000 renovation E HQ/OF Completed SouthEast Cybex Owatonna No Exerciser mfg 0 14,000,000 340,000 N MF Under Construction West Central D&M Industries Moorhead No Specialty building products 55 2,500,000 68,350 N DW/MF/OF Under Construction Page 2 of 9
East Central Dahlheimer's Distribution Monticello No Beverage distributor 31 2,900,000 54,000 N DW Completed SouthEast DB Industries Red Wing Yes Height safety equipment mfg 50 2,500,000 132,000 N MF Completed West Central Dealer Sites LLC/Titan Machinery Moorhead No Agriculture equipment distribution 30 1,650,000 39,900 N HQ Under Construction South Central Dotson Company Mankato No Iron components mfg 0 1,550,000 25,200 N DW Planned West Central Douglas Alexandria Finishing Alexandria No Metal anodizing 6 1,800,000 11,600 E MF Under Construction South Central Environ Biocomposites Mankato No Composite materials mfg NA 9,800,000 renovation E MF/OF Under Construction South Central EroGuard Inc Mapleton Yes Erosion control blanket mfg 6 720,000 8,400 N MF Completed SouthWest Express Ag Inc Luverne Yes Wholesale ag products 4 195,000 NA E DW Planned West Central EZ Loader Boat Trailers Wheaton No Boat trailer mfg 10 1,000,000 15,000 N MF Completed SouthWest Fagen Inc Granite Falls No Ethanol/industrial facility construction 0 1,600,000 24,000 E HQ Under Construction SouthWest Farm-Rite Equipment Inc Dassel Yes Re-mfg Bobcats 5 725,000 20,000 N MF Under Construction Twin Cities Metro FedEx Ground St. Paul Mahtomedi No Hub remodel & expansion NA 5,100,000 19,000 E DW Completed South Central Firmenich New Ulm No Perfumery 2 2,000,000 10,000 E MF Planned SouthWest Five Star Direct Winsted Yes Printing and advertising mail 40 1,100,000 renovation E MF/OF Completed SouthEast Food Service Specialties Red Wing Yes Variety sauces for restaurants 10 2,140,000 35,000 E MF Under Construction SouthWest Form-A-Feed Stewart Yes Feed mfg 19 3,520,000 44,400 E MF/DW Under Construction Twin Cities Metro Globe College/MN School of Business Woodbury No Headquarters NA 12,000,000 68,000 N HQ Planned Twin Cities Metro GLS Brooklyn Park No Printing industry NA 2,200,000 38,000 E MF Completed East Central Goldleaf Plastics Inc Saint Cloud Yes Sheet plastic fabrication 10 7,000,000 80,000 N MF Completed Twin Cities Metro Gourmet Taste Bakery Norwood Young A No Commercial baking 50 1,300,000 renovation E MF Under Construction Page 3 of 9
Twin Cities Metro Graco Minnesota Inc Anoka No Fluid handling systems & components 100 5,000,000 renovation E MF Under Construction SouthWest Great Plains Lamb & Veal LLC Dawson Yes Meat processing 50 3,000,000 renovation E MF Under Construction Twin Cities Metro Great River Energy Maple Grove No Energy company HQ phase I 23 51,000,000 160,000 N HQ Under Construction West Central Harvest Components Staples Yes Rubber molding mfg 5 475,000 renovation E MF Planned South Central Heartland Corn Products Winthrop No Ethanol plant expansion 25 36,000,000 NA E MF Under Construction Twin Cities Metro Honeywell International Inc Golden Valley No Twin Cities campus project NA 35,000,000 renovation E OF/RD Planned SouthEast Hormel Foods Corp Austin No Meat processing addition/renovation 0 5,000,000 30,500 N MF Under Construction SouthEast Hormel Institute Austin No Food compound research 100 20,000,000 64,000 N RD Under Construction South Central Industrial Fabrication Services Inc Lake Crystal Yes Custom fabrication mfg 10 1,800,000 22,500 E MF Planned NorthEast Industrial Rubber Inc Hibbing No Rubber mfg 20 4,000,000 NA E MF Planned East Central ING Saint Cloud Yes Data center for financial service co. 400 NA 75,000 N OF/CC Planned SouthEast Innovance Inc Albert Lea Yes Wall panel fabrication 10 1,651,000 renovation E MF Planned Twin Cities Metro James Barton Design-Build Apple Valley No Design/build firm 0 1,277,000 16,000 N OF Completed South Central Johnson Outdoors Mankato No Wholesale sport/rec goods & supplies 90 5,169,700 150,000 N DW Under Construction South Central Kahler Automation Fairmont Yes Systems mgmt software/hardware 8 3,000,000 20,000 N MF Under Construction SouthWest Kandiyohi Power Cooperative Spicer No Headquarters, rural electric coop 0 7,200,000 74,456 N HQ Under Construction East Central Karlsburger Foods Inc Monticello No Food bases/sauces/seasonings mfg 20 1,000,000 26,000 N MF Under Construction Twin Cities Metro Kiffmeyer Concrete Coon Rapids No Block & concrete products NA NA 32,920 N MF Under Construction East Central Lake Superior Laundry Inc Pine City Yes Commercial laundering 20 3,900,000 25,000 N MF Under Construction SouthEast Larson Manufacturing Albert Lea Yes Storm doors and windows mfg 30 16,000,000 280,000 N MF Under Construction Page 4 of 9
NorthEast LEMCO Hydraulics Inc Hill City Yes Knuckleboom log loader mfg 5 1,267,736 23,000 N MF Under Construction East Central Lexington Mfg Brainerd Yes Fire resistant doors mfg 15 2,470,000 renovation E MF Completed West Central Lindrite Precision Inc Osakis Yes Metal fabrication 4 550,000 NA E MF Completed South Central Liquid Renewable Fuels Winnebago No Biodiesel from crushed seed 50 60,000,000 NA N MF Planned South Central LJP Mfg Process LLC Le Center Yes Recycling 2 0 0 E OF Completed East Central Louis Industries Paynesville Yes Metal fabrication 6 510,000 renovation E MF Planned SouthWest Luverne Welding and Machine Luverne Yes Welding 2 135,000 NA E MF Planned Twin Cities Metro Magellan Midstream Partners Apple Valley No Tank addition for transmix fluid NA NA 168,438 E DW Planned West Central Marine Innovations Inc Frazee Yes Tram design & mfg 8 1,200,000 12,500 N MF Under Construction SouthEast Mayo Magnetic Resonance Laboratory Rochester No MRI research NA 12,000,000 40,000 N RD Planned SouthEast Mayo Medical Ventures Rochester No Biomedical R & D 250 20,000,000 150,000 N RD Planned East Central McDowall Company Waite Park No Roofing, HVAC services/distribution 3 3,485,000 40,000 N DW/OF Under Construction SouthEast McNeilus Steel Inc Dodge Center Yes Metal fabrication, Phase II NA 3,000,000 21,600 E OF Under Construction SouthEast McNeilus Steel Inc Dodge Center Yes Metal fabrication, Phase I 15 3,500,000 7,000 N MF Under Construction Twin Cities Metro Medtronic Shoreview No Medical device NA 13,000,000 renovation E OF Completed Twin Cities Metro Medtronic Inc. Mounds View No CRDM Div HQ - Phase Two 700 30,400,000 380,000 N RD/HQ Under Construction SouthEast Metal Services Inc Blooming Prairie No Welding and fabrication work 2 1,200,000 31,250 N MF Under Construction NorthEast Meyer Associates Inc Eveleth No Call center operations 135 1,900,000 renovation E CC Under Construction South Central MJ Biologics Inc Mankato Yes Animal vaccines 5 214,000 renovation E RD Completed Twin Cities Metro Modern Mfg & Engineering Brooklyn Park No Machined components mfg NA 3,600,000 55,000 N MF Completed Page 5 of 9
Twin Cities Metro Molex Copper Flex Products Inc Saint Paul No Electronic/fiber optic products/systems mfg 0 2,000,000 renovation E MF/OF Under Construction East Central Nature Vision Brainerd No Video imaging systems 25 600,000 35,000 E OF/RD Completed East Central Netgain Technology Saint Cloud Yes Value-added data and technology services 5 250,000 renovation E OF Planned Twin Cities Metro New French Bakery Minneapolis No Wholesale bakery production 25 9,700,000 renovation E MF Planned SouthWest Next Generation Power Systems Inc Pipestone Yes Small wind/solar/backup power systems mfg 2 90,000 NA E MF Planned South Central Nortech/Aerospace Systems Blue Earth Yes High level industrial assemblies 150 1,440,000 renovation E MF Under Construction SouthWest North American Fertilizer LLC Benson No Waste ash into fertilizer mfg 4 2,000,000 36,000 N MF Under Construction NorthWest North Central Door LLC Bemidji Yes Overhead door components mfg 13 7,000,000 98,000 N MF/OF Under Construction NorthEast Northland Distributing & Mfg Inc International Falls Yes Outdoor boiler mfg 25 600,000 20,000 E MF Planned NorthEast Northstar Aerospace Duluth Yes Machined aircraft parts 35 2,100,000 20,000 E MF Under Construction NorthWest NorthStar Bioenergy LLC Hallock Yes Biodiesel from canola seeds 30 75,000,000 10,500 N MF Planned SouthEast NRI Electronics Inc Rochester Yes Electronic instrument mfg 7 1,000,000 renovation E MF Completed Twin Cities Metro Opus Northwest LLC Minnetonka No HQ Phase I, RE development co. 150 NA 128,370 N HQ Planned West Central ORB Management Alexandria No Construction mgmnt 0 1,900,000 11,246 N OF Planned Twin Cities Metro O'Reilly Automotive Brooklyn Park No Wholesale auto parts distribution 100 5,000,000 renovation E DW/OF Under Construction West Central Otter Tail Ag Enterprises LLC Fergus Falls No Ethanol plant 38 126,500,000 NA N MF Under Construction Twin Cities Metro Pearson Mechanical Inc & Assoc Hugo No HQ for mechanical contractor NA 1,600,000 45,000 N HQ/OF/DW Completed SouthEast Perkins Specialized Transportation Northfield Yes Trailer engineering/transport design 50 2,600,000 9,000/renov N OF/MF Completed NorthEast Polymet Mining Hoyt Lakes No Non-ferrous metal mining 450 200,000,000 NA N MF Planned Twin Cities Metro Q-Logic Shakopee No Computer storage technology NA NA 110,000 N MF Under Construction Page 6 of 9
Twin Cities Metro Quality Bicycle Products Bloomington No Bicycle parts distribution NA 7,800,000 128,284 E OF/DW Completed South Central Redi Haul Trailers Fairmont No Trailer mfg 10 750,000 20,000 E MF Completed SouthWest RELCO Unisystems Willmar No Stainless steel fabrication NA 1,459,000 21,400 E MF Under Construction SouthWest Rite Way Mechanical Installations Inc Lester Prairie Yes Material handling equipment mfg 50 500,000 17,400 E MF Under Construction Twin Cities Metro RUD Surveyor's Lino Lakes No Land surveyor service NA NA 25,000 N OF Completed NorthWest Scamp Manufacturing Backus No Boat trailer mfg 12 1,829,668 36,960 N MF Under Construction SouthWest Schwan's Marshall No Frozen food mfg 20 5,000,000 renovation E MF Completed Twin Cities Metro Select Comfort Corp Plymouth No Air bed mfg NA NA 160,000 N HQ Planned East Central Short Elliot Hendrickson Brainerd No Engineering firm 0 1,650,000 13,000 N OF Completed Twin Cities Metro Silastone Lake Elmo No Stone/granite products NA NA 89,298 N OF Planned SouthEast Silver Creek Stone Works Rochester Yes Cement precast mfg 11 75,000 NA E MF Planned SouthEast SoyMor Biodiesel LLC Glenville No Soybean biodiesel mfg 37 31,600,000 NA N MF Under Construction SouthEast SpeechGear Inc Northfield Yes Learning software dev & mfg 35 0 0 E MF/RD Completed East Central Standard Iron & Wire Works Inc Sauk Centre Yes Metal fabrication 20 1,480,000 37,000 E MF Planned SouthEast Sterling Grace Faith LLC Wanamingo No Metal fabrication 0 1,067,740 27,400 N MF Under Construction East Central Stock Building Supply Baxter No Wholesale building materials distribution 15 5,000,000 39,000 N DW Completed Twin Cities Metro Stockness Construction Hugo No Concrete construction & products NA 1,400,000 20,000 N OF/DW Under Construction East Central Strategic Equipment & Supply Co Monticello No Food service equip distribution 40 1,200,000 25,000 E DW Completed Twin Cities Metro Summit Fire Protection Saint Paul No Engineering/installation of sprinkler systems 0 NA 50,000 N OF/MF Under Construction East Central Sunny Fresh Big Lake No Egg processing facility NA 1,159,600 6,900 E MF Under Construction Page 7 of 9
Twin Cities Metro SurModics Inc Eden Prairie No Lab buildout NA 4,700,000 7,500 E RD Completed East Central Syvantis Technologies Baxter No Computer programmin/networking NA 1,165,000 36,000 N OF Under Construction South Central Taylor Corporation (I) North Mankato No Corporate Graphics addition 0 1,100,000 12,530 E OF/MF Under Construction South Central Taylor Corporation (II) North Mankato No Printing/new Data center 12 2,500,000 12,800 N OF/MF Completed South Central Taylor Corporation (III) North Mankato No Printing/label works addition 10 2,200,000 22,500 E MF Planned SouthEast Timber Roots MTD Dover Yes Custom door millwork 6 1,200,000 4,200 N MF Completed East Central Tischler Wood Products Inc Avon Yes Custom cabinet mfg 4 500,000 NA E MF Planned SouthWest TRICO TCWIND Inc Litchfield Yes Wind power turbine remfg 7 1,650,000 renovation E MF Completed East Central TriVirix International Inc Milaca Yes Medical device mfg 46 1,800,000 30,000 E HQ/MF/RD Under Construction NorthEast Tundra Particle Processing Hoyt Lakes No Metal processing 60 12,000,000 NA N MF Planned Twin Cities Metro UGS Corporation Shoreview No Product lifecycle mgmnt services NA NA 49,000 N OF/RD Completed Twin Cities Metro UnitedHealth Group Minnetonka No HMO; phase I of new HQ NA NA 341,000 N HQ Planned NorthEast UPM/Blandin Grand Rapids No Thunderhawk Paper Mill 50 750,000,000 NA E MF/DW Planned West Central Urbank Machine Inc Parkers Prairie Yes Metalworking/machining company 8 770,000 NA E MF Planned South Central VeraSun Welcome LLC Welcome Yes Ethanol plant 35 64,000,000 NA N MF Planned Twin Cities Metro Verizon Wireless LLC Bloomington No Telecommunications NA NA 54,633 N OF/DW Under Construction West Central Vinco Inc Fergus Falls Yes Electrical engineering and design 16 350,000 10,000 E MF Completed West Central Vinylite Windows LLC Fergus Falls Yes Window and patio door mfg 14 200,000 43,000 E MF Completed East Central Vitaldyne Montrose No Heart valves 67 1,000,000 20,000 E MF Planned SouthWest Warrior Mfg LLC Hutchinson Yes Carbon steel fabrication 10 7,500,000 92,000 N MF Under Construction Page 8 of 9
East Central Washburn Computer Group Monticello No 3rd party computer repair 23 1,000,000 renovation E OF Under Construction SouthEast Welsh Equipment Inc Dodge Center Yes Refurbishes/remfgs cement mixing equipment 30 1,000,000 25,000 E MF Completed Twin Cities Metro Westview Packaging Hastings No Packaging adhesive mfg 11 2,200,000 68,000 N MF Under Construction East Central Whirlwind Steel Building Inc Freeport No Metal bldg systems/components 60 4,070,500 50,000 N MF/DW/OF Planned SouthEast Willow Creek Concrete Faribault No Concrete products mfg 10 1,495,357 37,000 N MF Under Construction East Central WmD Scepaniak Inc Holdingford Yes Aggregate products 4 560,000 NA E MF Planned South Central Zierke Built Mfg Winnebago Yes Customized metal products 8 100,000 renovation E MF Planned SouthEast Zumbro River Brand Albert Lea Yes Extrusion/packaging of organic products 18 1,550,000 renovation E MF Planned Totals for 166 Entries: 5,315 $2,190,024,301 6,380,820 Page 9 of 9