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• COPY EXHIBIT A PouchPac Industries, Inc. Elk River, Minnesota ANC/PouchPac Industries, Inc. intends to build a new, state of the art flexible packaging plant in Elk River, Minnesota. This plant will produce, package and distribute beverage products in stand-up flexible pouches (similar to the Capri Sun© drink pouch produced by Kraft Foods). The creation of new technological advances in packaging machinery has allowed this company to breakthrough into the high speed manufacturing of these products. It has been noted by the packaging industry trade press that this new technology (owned by ANC / PouchPac Industries, Inc.) will revolutionize the way beverages are packaged in North America. Products produced at the Elk River plant will include common name brand products in the following categories: juice drinks, children's beverages and sport drinks. National distribution of these products will be through grocery and convenience stores. The Elk River facility will be built by Opus Northwest, L.L.C. and will consist of a • premium Fabcon concrete structure standing 34-36 feet in height and totaling approximately 75,000 square feet after its first phase of construction. Further expansion is anticipated as part of a multi-phase build-out. The interior will be finished to consider employee satisfaction, while also exceeding all governmental regulations for quality control. The building will also have five to six 37-foot tall stainless-steel syrup storage tanks architecturally integrated into the façade. ANC / PouchPac Industries, Inc., will eventually employ 180-200 people in administrative and manufacturing positions. The production department will consist of many higher paying technically oriented employment opportunities. ANC / PouchPac Industries, Inc., has planned an aggressive training program to help place new employees in these higher pay scale positions. •