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"But in terms of creating a destination location that will draw people from the entire state and five-state area, and beyond, the stadium offers that rare opportunity." LouAnne Reger The Minnesota chapter of the National Association of Woman Business Owners named LouAnne Reger its woman business owner of the year. Reger is CEO and president of Maple Grove-based J&L Steel Erectors, a $10 million subcontractor supplying union ironworker labor to the construction industry. J&L installs reinforcing steel, structural steel and ornamental railing. Under Reger's direction, J&L has steered away from commercial and toward highway-heavy work. Reger said it was simply a matter of figuring out what the company did best and focusing on that. "We're doing as many sales with less people." Although J&L has worked as far away as West Virginia, the majority of the subcontractor's jobs are in the metro area. Other than constructing Xcel's King Plant in Bayport, J&L is sticking to bridge work and has won several notable contracts, including rehab of the Stillwater lift bridge and the construction of 27 bridges in the Chaska-Highway 212 overhaul. Reger also is keeping an eye on the Legislature for the go-ahead to work on the Highway 610 interchange near the new Cabela's in Rogers, and also along Highway 81 in Maple Grove. "If the governor does a special session, that'll be one of the things we'll look at bidding," she said Dave Carland Minneapolis-based CSM Corp. is often recognized as the award-winning renovator of the Milwaukee Road Train Depot in downtown Minneapolis. However, CSM develops and manages hotels, shopping centers, commercial and residential properties throughout the country. Recently, the company has been active in the northwest metro. "We love the demographics in the northwest metro, particularly given the growth along highways 55 and 94," said Dave Carland, CSM's senior vice president of development. "Our experience, particularly in Plymouth, is that the local government is very pro-business, and while they have high expectations, city officials appreciate swell-thought-out development plan." This September, CSM purchased the Freeway Office Center in Brooklyn Park for $9.9 million. In addition, it began construction of the Shops at Plymouth Creek; re-opened a newly renovated Marriott Minneapolis West on Interstate 394 and an adjacent restaurant, Kip's Authentic Irish Pub and Restaurant; and just purchased the Progress Casting building in Plymouth. CSM also is teaming up with Realife Corp. to build several senior co-ops in the Twin Cities, South Dakota and Oregon. In the northwest metro, the companies are looking at sites in Buffalo, Minnetonka and Waconia. Dave Menke Dave Menke has been with Opus Corp. for 10 years, including three in his current position as vice president of real estate development for Opus Northwest. During his tenure, Menke has developed both