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<br />^ Company outgrew do in the next two years.
<br />old facility; new one. As proof of the company's
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<br />can accommodate a
<br />' employee growth, when
<br />the deed for the new land
<br />~ growing work force was signed in August 2007,
<br />by Elizabeth Nelson
<br />Staff writer Metal Craft employed 78;
<br />and a year later it's 92 The Metal Craft Mowry family, Ryan, Riley, Jack,
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<br />Metal Craft broke ground .
<br />~ Sean Mowry, the vice Sean, Trisha, and Rory, all scoo ed a little dirt at
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<br />the ground-breaking ceremony July 27
<br />at its new location on
<br />resident of Metal Craft,
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<br />Business Center Drive in said the new building is Aside from being a for the building
<br />which
<br />Elk River on July 27 to also designed for further larger building bringing ,
<br />means less energy needs
<br />.accommodate its expand- expansion in the future. more employment oppor- to be used.
<br />ing business.
<br />The 30-year-old family- "There's room on the
<br />lot to expand again," he tunities to the county,~the
<br />building itself is keeping And, Metal Craft even
<br />decided to keep a large
<br />awned company current- said. "The plan is to keep
<br />" the environment in mind oak tree in the parking
<br />_y has 92 employees and bowing. with greener features. lot
<br />'
<br />can no longer fit in its The new facility, For example, the build- ..
<br />Metal Craft also owns
<br />Meadowvale Road loca-
<br />tion which is right next to
<br />the Sherburne Count ing will . be constructed
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<br />f FAB Riverside Machine in
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<br />But, with the new 83,000- y
<br />Government Center, is ou
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<br />CON Versacor
<br />panels, which are consis- Chippewa Falls, Wis.
<br />For more information
<br />square-foot facility, they'll scheduled to be complet- tent with green design. about the company visit
<br />not only have more room, ed in January 2009, and Duct work also will wwwmetal-craft
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<br />but enough to add another
<br />is being built by Heritage
<br />be designed in order to .
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<br />20 jobs, a task they plan to Construction Companies. reduce the cooling load
<br />Gas prices, e~ ®my prompt
<br />Crystal-Pierz pine to close
<br />by Eiob Grawey compared with 2007. were able to transfer
<br />Staff writer
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<br />ces an closely watching where Marine locations still
<br />a struggling economy their spendable income is open.
<br />caused Crystal-Pierz :going, the boat ~nanufac- Crystal-Pierz Marine in
<br />Marine in Rogers to close turer .states on' its Web Rggers opened
<br />in
<br />March
<br />its doors for good July 31, site that store closures .
<br />.
<br />2005, and has closed its
<br />according tq store man- end massive layoffs were operations there with
<br />ages Luke Kujawa. needed ~o keep :the com- what Kujawa says are
<br />The recreation boat pany viable. record sales.
<br />superstore reflected the The Rogers location Other store locations
<br />natignal • average decline employed 35 people, but that are closing are in
<br />in sales, with a 30-plus due to so many deep cut=" ~ Duluth and St. Cloud
<br />
<br />percent drop in sales
<br />backs, Kujawa days few .
<br />business briefs
<br />Ahlness named ;
<br />bu$iness officer
<br />Grater Minnesota ~ ~ r"~',
<br />Credit Union in Elk ..;-~ ~~`; ,
<br />River has hired Mark
<br />Ahlness as its business ~
<br />devrrlopment/relation- Ahlness
<br />ship officer.
<br />Ahlness has been
<br />working with GMCU since May. He is
<br />a relent graduate of Minnesota State
<br />University, Mankato.
<br />G1V~CU is headquartered in tVIora,
<br />Minn. and has additional branches in
<br />Milaca, Isle, Elk River, Pine City and
<br />Ogilvie.
<br />Siebert joins American bank
<br />Lori Siebert has joined the staff of the
<br />Elk River office of American National
<br />Bank of Minnesota as a customer ser-
<br />vice representative.
<br />She is a graduate of John F. Kennedy
<br />High School in B abbitt, Minn. and holcl.s
<br />art• AAS degree from Olympic College
<br />in;~Bremerton, Wash. Siebert has had
<br />seuen years of financial industry expe-
<br />rience with the Babbitt Steelworkers'
<br />Credit Union.
<br />She, and her husband, Todd and their
<br />three sons 'live in Big Lake.
<br />Aimerican National Bank ofMinnesota
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