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<br />B Section Lakeshore Weekly News February 14, 2012
<br />Excelsior Bay Books
<br />honored for
<br />husiness'excellence
<br />South Lake -Excelsior Chamber of
<br />Commerce awards will be
<br />presented on March 3
<br />By Casey Merkwan its annual awards.
<br />Reporter Excelsior Bay Books won
<br />the Business Excellence
<br />As an independent book- award.
<br />store, it can be difficult to The South Lake -Excelsior
<br />-----. _-stay_ro ipetitl3re_anlongsf laic ---i ha ler officials -Said -
<br />franchise bookstores, the one of the reasons Excelsior
<br />online market and eBooks. Bay Books was recognized
<br />But Excelsior Bay Books' key was for its outstanding Gus-
<br />to success is simple: cus- tomer service and
<br />tomer service.
<br />"We get to know our cus-
<br />tomers. We know what our
<br />customers like and try and
<br />anticipate things that they'll
<br />want," Ann Nye, co-owner of
<br />the bookstore, said.
<br />Excelsior Bay Books has
<br />been open for 16 years and
<br />its customers keep coming
<br />back for more.
<br />"Our customers are great.
<br />They're dedicated to shop-
<br />ping locally, which is really
<br />key to keeping Excelsior
<br />vibrant," Nye said.
<br />The bookstore's customer
<br />service hasn't gone unno-
<br />ticed. The South
<br />Lake -Excelsior Chamber of
<br />Commerce recently
<br />announced the recipients of
<br />community support.
<br />Nye said the award came
<br />as a surprise.
<br />"We're very grateful and
<br />honored and hope to contin-
<br />ue to not only support the
<br />community but serve the
<br />area for many years to
<br />come," Nye said.
<br />Since the '90s, the South
<br />Lake -Excelsior Chamber of
<br />Commerce has recognized
<br />excellence in the business
<br />community. This year, the
<br />chamber will present three
<br />awards — Business Excel-
<br />lence, Community Hero and
<br />the Green Award.
<br />Business Excellence and
<br />Community Hero awards
<br />Chamber to page 2B
<br />South Lake -Excelsior Chamber of
<br />Commerce awards
<br />,WhatAward cerem.on .s•lent auction, door prizes;
<br />y five music" -by Sleep Studio and d rtner
<br />Where: Bayview Event Center, 687 Excelsior Blvd.,
<br />Excelsior
<br />When: Saturday, March 3
<br />Hours: 6:30-11:30 p.m.
<br />Admission: $55
<br />For more information: Calf 952-4746461
<br />ON THF, M"V-F.
<br />PHOTO: MARKTROCKMAN
<br />Andrea Tysdal, JEM Technical vice president and general manager, in the manufacturing plant in Long Lake. The local-
<br />ly -owned manufacturer announced it's building a 40,000 -square -foot facility in Orono.
<br />JEM Technical makes move to Orono
<br />The company got its start after a conversation around the kitchen table
<br />By Gail Lipe
<br />Reporter
<br />After nearly 27 years in
<br />Long Lake, JEM Technical
<br />Marketing,- Inc. -is -moving the
<br />majority of its operations one-
<br />quarter mile away to Orono.
<br />In May the goal is to consol-
<br />idate its sales, engineering,
<br />warehouse, assembly and cor-
<br />porate offices into a new
<br />40,000 -square -foot facility at
<br />550 Old Crystal Bay Road, said
<br />John Menge, president of JEM.
<br />The machine shop will stay at
<br />its current site.
<br />Menge, who founded the
<br />business with his wife Sheryl
<br />in 1984, said they also recent-
<br />-ly submitted an - intent to
<br />purchase the 33,000 -square -
<br />foot building on Old Crystal
<br />Bay Road south of the new
<br />building with the intent for it
<br />to house the machine shop.
<br />The land between the build-
<br />ings also has been purchased
<br />for future growth.
<br />JEM, a company with a
<br />modest beginning from a con-
<br />versation at a kitchen table,
<br />now employs 90 people and
<br />generates more than $28 mil-
<br />lion in annual revenue.
<br />It -began as a "little --:rep.
<br />company" marketing fluid
<br />power products in the upper
<br />midwest, said Menge. He had
<br />been a branch manager of a
<br />company out of Chicago for
<br />eight years and decided it was
<br />time to run his own business,
<br />which he said was one of his
<br />goals in life.
<br />Menge handled the sales
<br />calls at factories, and his wife
<br />was the "inside person," he said
<br />In 1986, JEM moved into
<br />distributing fluid power prod-
<br />ucts as wellasadding several -
<br />instrumentation lines. Those
<br />additions, and the need for
<br />warehouse space, fueled the
<br />move to its first location in
<br />Long Lake.
<br />The company moved
<br />toward designing and
<br />JEM to page 2B
<br />,9 Education Events
<br />Senior Calendar
<br />Page 36
<br />B Section Lakeshore Weekly News February 14, 2012
<br />Excelsior Bay Books
<br />honored for
<br />husiness'excellence
<br />South Lake -Excelsior Chamber of
<br />Commerce awards will be
<br />presented on March 3
<br />By Casey Merkwan its annual awards.
<br />Reporter Excelsior Bay Books won
<br />the Business Excellence
<br />As an independent book- award.
<br />store, it can be difficult to The South Lake -Excelsior
<br />-----. _-stay_ro ipetitl3re_anlongsf laic ---i ha ler officials -Said -
<br />franchise bookstores, the one of the reasons Excelsior
<br />online market and eBooks. Bay Books was recognized
<br />But Excelsior Bay Books' key was for its outstanding Gus-
<br />to success is simple: cus- tomer service and
<br />tomer service.
<br />"We get to know our cus-
<br />tomers. We know what our
<br />customers like and try and
<br />anticipate things that they'll
<br />want," Ann Nye, co-owner of
<br />the bookstore, said.
<br />Excelsior Bay Books has
<br />been open for 16 years and
<br />its customers keep coming
<br />back for more.
<br />"Our customers are great.
<br />They're dedicated to shop-
<br />ping locally, which is really
<br />key to keeping Excelsior
<br />vibrant," Nye said.
<br />The bookstore's customer
<br />service hasn't gone unno-
<br />ticed. The South
<br />Lake -Excelsior Chamber of
<br />Commerce recently
<br />announced the recipients of
<br />community support.
<br />Nye said the award came
<br />as a surprise.
<br />"We're very grateful and
<br />honored and hope to contin-
<br />ue to not only support the
<br />community but serve the
<br />area for many years to
<br />come," Nye said.
<br />Since the '90s, the South
<br />Lake -Excelsior Chamber of
<br />Commerce has recognized
<br />excellence in the business
<br />community. This year, the
<br />chamber will present three
<br />awards — Business Excel-
<br />lence, Community Hero and
<br />the Green Award.
<br />Business Excellence and
<br />Community Hero awards
<br />Chamber to page 2B
<br />South Lake -Excelsior Chamber of
<br />Commerce awards
<br />,WhatAward cerem.on .s•lent auction, door prizes;
<br />y five music" -by Sleep Studio and d rtner
<br />Where: Bayview Event Center, 687 Excelsior Blvd.,
<br />Excelsior
<br />When: Saturday, March 3
<br />Hours: 6:30-11:30 p.m.
<br />Admission: $55
<br />For more information: Calf 952-4746461
<br />ON THF, M"V-F.
<br />PHOTO: MARKTROCKMAN
<br />Andrea Tysdal, JEM Technical vice president and general manager, in the manufacturing plant in Long Lake. The local-
<br />ly -owned manufacturer announced it's building a 40,000 -square -foot facility in Orono.
<br />JEM Technical makes move to Orono
<br />The company got its start after a conversation around the kitchen table
<br />By Gail Lipe
<br />Reporter
<br />After nearly 27 years in
<br />Long Lake, JEM Technical
<br />Marketing,- Inc. -is -moving the
<br />majority of its operations one-
<br />quarter mile away to Orono.
<br />In May the goal is to consol-
<br />idate its sales, engineering,
<br />warehouse, assembly and cor-
<br />porate offices into a new
<br />40,000 -square -foot facility at
<br />550 Old Crystal Bay Road, said
<br />John Menge, president of JEM.
<br />The machine shop will stay at
<br />its current site.
<br />Menge, who founded the
<br />business with his wife Sheryl
<br />in 1984, said they also recent-
<br />-ly submitted an - intent to
<br />purchase the 33,000 -square -
<br />foot building on Old Crystal
<br />Bay Road south of the new
<br />building with the intent for it
<br />to house the machine shop.
<br />The land between the build-
<br />ings also has been purchased
<br />for future growth.
<br />JEM, a company with a
<br />modest beginning from a con-
<br />versation at a kitchen table,
<br />now employs 90 people and
<br />generates more than $28 mil-
<br />lion in annual revenue.
<br />It -began as a "little --:rep.
<br />company" marketing fluid
<br />power products in the upper
<br />midwest, said Menge. He had
<br />been a branch manager of a
<br />company out of Chicago for
<br />eight years and decided it was
<br />time to run his own business,
<br />which he said was one of his
<br />goals in life.
<br />Menge handled the sales
<br />calls at factories, and his wife
<br />was the "inside person," he said
<br />In 1986, JEM moved into
<br />distributing fluid power prod-
<br />ucts as wellasadding several -
<br />instrumentation lines. Those
<br />additions, and the need for
<br />warehouse space, fueled the
<br />move to its first location in
<br />Long Lake.
<br />The company moved
<br />toward designing and
<br />JEM to page 2B
<br />tomer service.
<br />"We get to know our cus-
<br />tomers. We know what our
<br />customers like and try and
<br />anticipate things that they'll
<br />want," Ann Nye, co-owner of
<br />the bookstore, said.
<br />Excelsior Bay Books has
<br />been open for 16 years and
<br />its customers keep coming
<br />back for more.
<br />"Our customers are great.
<br />They're dedicated to shop-
<br />ping locally, which is really
<br />key to keeping Excelsior
<br />vibrant," Nye said.
<br />The bookstore's customer
<br />service hasn't gone unno-
<br />ticed. The South
<br />Lake -Excelsior Chamber of
<br />Commerce recently
<br />announced the recipients of
<br />community support.
<br />Nye said the award came
<br />as a surprise.
<br />"We're very grateful and
<br />honored and hope to contin-
<br />ue to not only support the
<br />community but serve the
<br />area for many years to
<br />come," Nye said.
<br />Since the '90s, the South
<br />Lake -Excelsior Chamber of
<br />Commerce has recognized
<br />excellence in the business
<br />community. This year, the
<br />chamber will present three
<br />awards — Business Excel-
<br />lence, Community Hero and
<br />the Green Award.
<br />Business Excellence and
<br />Community Hero awards
<br />Chamber to page 2B
<br />South Lake -Excelsior Chamber of
<br />Commerce awards
<br />,WhatAward cerem.on .s•lent auction, door prizes;
<br />y five music" -by Sleep Studio and d rtner
<br />Where: Bayview Event Center, 687 Excelsior Blvd.,
<br />Excelsior
<br />When: Saturday, March 3
<br />Hours: 6:30-11:30 p.m.
<br />Admission: $55
<br />For more information: Calf 952-4746461
<br />ON THF, M"V-F.
<br />PHOTO: MARKTROCKMAN
<br />Andrea Tysdal, JEM Technical vice president and general manager, in the manufacturing plant in Long Lake. The local-
<br />ly -owned manufacturer announced it's building a 40,000 -square -foot facility in Orono.
<br />JEM Technical makes move to Orono
<br />The company got its start after a conversation around the kitchen table
<br />By Gail Lipe
<br />Reporter
<br />After nearly 27 years in
<br />Long Lake, JEM Technical
<br />Marketing,- Inc. -is -moving the
<br />majority of its operations one-
<br />quarter mile away to Orono.
<br />In May the goal is to consol-
<br />idate its sales, engineering,
<br />warehouse, assembly and cor-
<br />porate offices into a new
<br />40,000 -square -foot facility at
<br />550 Old Crystal Bay Road, said
<br />John Menge, president of JEM.
<br />The machine shop will stay at
<br />its current site.
<br />Menge, who founded the
<br />business with his wife Sheryl
<br />in 1984, said they also recent-
<br />-ly submitted an - intent to
<br />purchase the 33,000 -square -
<br />foot building on Old Crystal
<br />Bay Road south of the new
<br />building with the intent for it
<br />to house the machine shop.
<br />The land between the build-
<br />ings also has been purchased
<br />for future growth.
<br />JEM, a company with a
<br />modest beginning from a con-
<br />versation at a kitchen table,
<br />now employs 90 people and
<br />generates more than $28 mil-
<br />lion in annual revenue.
<br />It -began as a "little --:rep.
<br />company" marketing fluid
<br />power products in the upper
<br />midwest, said Menge. He had
<br />been a branch manager of a
<br />company out of Chicago for
<br />eight years and decided it was
<br />time to run his own business,
<br />which he said was one of his
<br />goals in life.
<br />Menge handled the sales
<br />calls at factories, and his wife
<br />was the "inside person," he said
<br />In 1986, JEM moved into
<br />distributing fluid power prod-
<br />ucts as wellasadding several -
<br />instrumentation lines. Those
<br />additions, and the need for
<br />warehouse space, fueled the
<br />move to its first location in
<br />Long Lake.
<br />The company moved
<br />toward designing and
<br />JEM to page 2B
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