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~~~~ ACS Application Management '°{''~ "c~rthern ~ ,~! Services, Inc., a data management, administration and data processing business, plans to expand its facility in Fergus Falls. The company indicated in its Job Opportunity Building Zones (JOBZ) agreement, that the expanded facility will add 50 new jobs with wages and benefits averaging $10.23 per hour. Amor Pork plans to add a new retail store on its farm in Amor Township. Amor Pork has been steadily growing its pork livestock business and began to branch out into the wholesale/retail market in 1999. r ~~ ~~~~ central SL Cloud's DCI Inc. - i has partnered with a French manufacturer, Pierre Guerin SAS, to form a new biotechnology systems manufacturing company, dci- biolafitte LLC. The new company will market a line of bioreactor and fermenter systems for research and manufacturing purposes for the biotechnology industry in North, Central and South America. DCI has grown from 180 to 210 employees over the last year preparing for this new venhire. The French company will provide design and technological knowledge for the products, while DCI will manufacture them from their facilities. ~~~ ~~~~~1'etroArea G&D 1~3,at;j Integrated Lrc., headquartered in Morton, Illinois, signed a lease for 122,000 square feet in a building in Anoka Enterprise Park. The move will result in 80 new industrial jobs for the city of Anoka. G&D is a distributor and assembler of parts and accessories for Caterpillar and other heavy machines. Gaines & Hanson Printing Company, New Hope, has received a grant of $340,000 from the state Dislocated Worker Program to provide services to former workers. Intake meetings delivered in both English and Spanish, counseling sessions, job-seeking skills training, and occupational skills classroom [raining are available to 100 eligible former employees affected by the closing of Gaines & Hanson Printing. Customized services are targeted toward those who are experiencing barriers to getting new jobs due to age or length of employment with the business; those who are under-qualified due to a lack of current skills or education; and those who would benefit from English as a Second Language classes. After experiencing 15 percent a~ ' ' growth over the last four years, ~~ E Cybex International, Inc., an exercise equipment manufacturer, will be building a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Owatonna. Manufacturing capacity is being expanded to support canent and future business projections. The company plans to build a 340,000-square-foot facility located on 36 acres of property. Construction of the new building is scheduled to begin in August with E~ ~fr; ~ completion projected for ,a ~~„~ -~ ~_ ~ July 2007. 33 ~;~of~j~~`r At a June 8 meeting of the !'~ji;'i•~3~i~'~ Albert Lea Plannin Commission, "'~6~~ Albert Lea Medical Center laid out a plan for expansion. The plan calls for adding two levels to the clinic building, and about 13,000 additional square feet by the medical center's entrance. This additional space would contain an eye services center, an expanded outpatient pharmacy, and a rotunda with benches. Pending approval in August, g construction would begin in September with an expected completion by the first quarter of 2008. The medical center has about 1,300 employee currently. AIGna Hospitals and Clinics plans to fund the design and construction of a new hospital in Owatonna. The new facility will be connected to the Owatonna Clinic 26th Street site, replacing the existing hospital built in 1931. Allina plans to break ground at the beginning of 2007, with construction scheduled to be completed in late 2008. The new hospital will feature 38 beds and four operating units, and will utilize electronic medical records. EroGuard, Inc., in the business of erosion control and blanket manufacturing, is planning to build a new facility in Mapleton. The company indicated in its JOBZ agreement hat the facility will bring six new jobs wi h wages and benefits averaging $13 per hour. by Irene Connors 5 Minnesota Employment Review June 2006