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HomeMy WebLinkAboutnewspaper articlei Usiness PLAN YOUR WEEK tit,.y Business Calendar Page 2B Community Calendar 5 bL 21 <<"2 E9 1E Z6 - 141$ ,, n ,9 Education Events Senior Calendar Page 36 B Section Lakeshore Weekly News February 14, 2012 Excelsior Bay Books honored for husiness'excellence South Lake -Excelsior Chamber of Commerce awards will be presented on March 3 By Casey Merkwan its annual awards. Reporter Excelsior Bay Books won the Business Excellence As an independent book- award. store, it can be difficult to The South Lake -Excelsior -----. _-stay_ro ipetitl3re_anlongsf laic ---i ha ler officials -Said - franchise bookstores, the one of the reasons Excelsior online market and eBooks. Bay Books was recognized But Excelsior Bay Books' key was for its outstanding Gus- to success is simple: cus- tomer service and tomer service. "We get to know our cus- tomers. We know what our customers like and try and anticipate things that they'll want," Ann Nye, co-owner of the bookstore, said. Excelsior Bay Books has been open for 16 years and its customers keep coming back for more. "Our customers are great. They're dedicated to shop- ping locally, which is really key to keeping Excelsior vibrant," Nye said. The bookstore's customer service hasn't gone unno- ticed. The South Lake -Excelsior Chamber of Commerce recently announced the recipients of community support. Nye said the award came as a surprise. "We're very grateful and honored and hope to contin- ue to not only support the community but serve the area for many years to come," Nye said. Since the '90s, the South Lake -Excelsior Chamber of Commerce has recognized excellence in the business community. This year, the chamber will present three awards — Business Excel- lence, Community Hero and the Green Award. Business Excellence and Community Hero awards Chamber to page 2B South Lake -Excelsior Chamber of Commerce awards ,WhatAward cerem.on .s•lent auction, door prizes; y five music" -by Sleep Studio and d rtner Where: Bayview Event Center, 687 Excelsior Blvd., Excelsior When: Saturday, March 3 Hours: 6:30-11:30 p.m. Admission: $55 For more information: Calf 952-4746461 ON THF, M"V-F. PHOTO: MARKTROCKMAN Andrea Tysdal, JEM Technical vice president and general manager, in the manufacturing plant in Long Lake. The local- ly -owned manufacturer announced it's building a 40,000 -square -foot facility in Orono. JEM Technical makes move to Orono The company got its start after a conversation around the kitchen table By Gail Lipe Reporter After nearly 27 years in Long Lake, JEM Technical Marketing,- Inc. -is -moving the majority of its operations one- quarter mile away to Orono. In May the goal is to consol- idate its sales, engineering, warehouse, assembly and cor- porate offices into a new 40,000 -square -foot facility at 550 Old Crystal Bay Road, said John Menge, president of JEM. The machine shop will stay at its current site. Menge, who founded the business with his wife Sheryl in 1984, said they also recent- -ly submitted an - intent to purchase the 33,000 -square - foot building on Old Crystal Bay Road south of the new building with the intent for it to house the machine shop. The land between the build- ings also has been purchased for future growth. JEM, a company with a modest beginning from a con- versation at a kitchen table, now employs 90 people and generates more than $28 mil- lion in annual revenue. It -began as a "little --:rep. company" marketing fluid power products in the upper midwest, said Menge. He had been a branch manager of a company out of Chicago for eight years and decided it was time to run his own business, which he said was one of his goals in life. Menge handled the sales calls at factories, and his wife was the "inside person," he said In 1986, JEM moved into distributing fluid power prod- ucts as wellasadding several - instrumentation lines. Those additions, and the need for warehouse space, fueled the move to its first location in Long Lake. The company moved toward designing and JEM to page 2B ,9 Education Events Senior Calendar Page 36 B Section Lakeshore Weekly News February 14, 2012 Excelsior Bay Books honored for husiness'excellence South Lake -Excelsior Chamber of Commerce awards will be presented on March 3 By Casey Merkwan its annual awards. Reporter Excelsior Bay Books won the Business Excellence As an independent book- award. store, it can be difficult to The South Lake -Excelsior -----. _-stay_ro ipetitl3re_anlongsf laic ---i ha ler officials -Said - franchise bookstores, the one of the reasons Excelsior online market and eBooks. Bay Books was recognized But Excelsior Bay Books' key was for its outstanding Gus- to success is simple: cus- tomer service and tomer service. "We get to know our cus- tomers. We know what our customers like and try and anticipate things that they'll want," Ann Nye, co-owner of the bookstore, said. Excelsior Bay Books has been open for 16 years and its customers keep coming back for more. "Our customers are great. They're dedicated to shop- ping locally, which is really key to keeping Excelsior vibrant," Nye said. The bookstore's customer service hasn't gone unno- ticed. The South Lake -Excelsior Chamber of Commerce recently announced the recipients of community support. Nye said the award came as a surprise. "We're very grateful and honored and hope to contin- ue to not only support the community but serve the area for many years to come," Nye said. Since the '90s, the South Lake -Excelsior Chamber of Commerce has recognized excellence in the business community. This year, the chamber will present three awards — Business Excel- lence, Community Hero and the Green Award. Business Excellence and Community Hero awards Chamber to page 2B South Lake -Excelsior Chamber of Commerce awards ,WhatAward cerem.on .s•lent auction, door prizes; y five music" -by Sleep Studio and d rtner Where: Bayview Event Center, 687 Excelsior Blvd., Excelsior When: Saturday, March 3 Hours: 6:30-11:30 p.m. Admission: $55 For more information: Calf 952-4746461 ON THF, M"V-F. PHOTO: MARKTROCKMAN Andrea Tysdal, JEM Technical vice president and general manager, in the manufacturing plant in Long Lake. The local- ly -owned manufacturer announced it's building a 40,000 -square -foot facility in Orono. JEM Technical makes move to Orono The company got its start after a conversation around the kitchen table By Gail Lipe Reporter After nearly 27 years in Long Lake, JEM Technical Marketing,- Inc. -is -moving the majority of its operations one- quarter mile away to Orono. In May the goal is to consol- idate its sales, engineering, warehouse, assembly and cor- porate offices into a new 40,000 -square -foot facility at 550 Old Crystal Bay Road, said John Menge, president of JEM. The machine shop will stay at its current site. Menge, who founded the business with his wife Sheryl in 1984, said they also recent- -ly submitted an - intent to purchase the 33,000 -square - foot building on Old Crystal Bay Road south of the new building with the intent for it to house the machine shop. The land between the build- ings also has been purchased for future growth. JEM, a company with a modest beginning from a con- versation at a kitchen table, now employs 90 people and generates more than $28 mil- lion in annual revenue. It -began as a "little --:rep. company" marketing fluid power products in the upper midwest, said Menge. He had been a branch manager of a company out of Chicago for eight years and decided it was time to run his own business, which he said was one of his goals in life. Menge handled the sales calls at factories, and his wife was the "inside person," he said In 1986, JEM moved into distributing fluid power prod- ucts as wellasadding several - instrumentation lines. Those additions, and the need for warehouse space, fueled the move to its first location in Long Lake. The company moved toward designing and JEM to page 2B tomer service. "We get to know our cus- tomers. We know what our customers like and try and anticipate things that they'll want," Ann Nye, co-owner of the bookstore, said. Excelsior Bay Books has been open for 16 years and its customers keep coming back for more. "Our customers are great. They're dedicated to shop- ping locally, which is really key to keeping Excelsior vibrant," Nye said. The bookstore's customer service hasn't gone unno- ticed. The South Lake -Excelsior Chamber of Commerce recently announced the recipients of community support. Nye said the award came as a surprise. "We're very grateful and honored and hope to contin- ue to not only support the community but serve the area for many years to come," Nye said. Since the '90s, the South Lake -Excelsior Chamber of Commerce has recognized excellence in the business community. This year, the chamber will present three awards — Business Excel- lence, Community Hero and the Green Award. Business Excellence and Community Hero awards Chamber to page 2B South Lake -Excelsior Chamber of Commerce awards ,WhatAward cerem.on .s•lent auction, door prizes; y five music" -by Sleep Studio and d rtner Where: Bayview Event Center, 687 Excelsior Blvd., Excelsior When: Saturday, March 3 Hours: 6:30-11:30 p.m. Admission: $55 For more information: Calf 952-4746461 ON THF, M"V-F. PHOTO: MARKTROCKMAN Andrea Tysdal, JEM Technical vice president and general manager, in the manufacturing plant in Long Lake. The local- ly -owned manufacturer announced it's building a 40,000 -square -foot facility in Orono. JEM Technical makes move to Orono The company got its start after a conversation around the kitchen table By Gail Lipe Reporter After nearly 27 years in Long Lake, JEM Technical Marketing,- Inc. -is -moving the majority of its operations one- quarter mile away to Orono. In May the goal is to consol- idate its sales, engineering, warehouse, assembly and cor- porate offices into a new 40,000 -square -foot facility at 550 Old Crystal Bay Road, said John Menge, president of JEM. The machine shop will stay at its current site. Menge, who founded the business with his wife Sheryl in 1984, said they also recent- -ly submitted an - intent to purchase the 33,000 -square - foot building on Old Crystal Bay Road south of the new building with the intent for it to house the machine shop. The land between the build- ings also has been purchased for future growth. JEM, a company with a modest beginning from a con- versation at a kitchen table, now employs 90 people and generates more than $28 mil- lion in annual revenue. It -began as a "little --:rep. company" marketing fluid power products in the upper midwest, said Menge. He had been a branch manager of a company out of Chicago for eight years and decided it was time to run his own business, which he said was one of his goals in life. Menge handled the sales calls at factories, and his wife was the "inside person," he said In 1986, JEM moved into distributing fluid power prod- ucts as wellasadding several - instrumentation lines. Those additions, and the need for warehouse space, fueled the move to its first location in Long Lake. The company moved toward designing and JEM to page 2B 2B February 14. 2012 BUSINESS CALENDAR Ongoing Orono Rotary Club: This group meets every Thursday at the Lake Community Bank, 1964 W. Wayzata Blvd., Long Lake from 7:15-8:15 a.m. For more information visit www.oronorotary.org. Lake Effect BNI Networking Group: This group meets every Thursday at the Wayzata Yacht Club, 1100 Eastman Lane, Wayzata from 7:30-9 a.m. For more information call 952-221-0077 or visit www.bnimn.com. Network Connections Networking Group: This group meets the first Friday and third Thursday of each month at the TwinWest Chamber of Commerce office, 10700 Old County Road 15, Suite 170, Plymouth from 8:30-9:30 a.m. For more information visit www.twinwest.com. Excelsior Rotary Club: The club meets each Tuesday at the BayView Event Center, 687 Excelsior Blvd., Excelsior at noon. For more information call 952-474-7265 or visit www.excelsiorrotary.org. Minnetonka Rotary Club: The group meets every Wednesday at Eisenhower Community Center, 1001 Highway 7, Hopkins at 7:15 a.m. For more information visit www.minnetonkarotary.org. Mound Westonka Rotary Club: The group meets every Friday at the Lafayette Club, 2800 Northview Road, Minnetonka Beach at 11:45 a.m. For more information or to register call 952-472-6510. $15. Plymouth Rotary Club: The group meets every Thursday at the Radisson Hotel, 3131 Campus Drive, Plymouth from noon -1:30 p.m. For more information visit www.rotaryplymouth.org. Wayzata Rotary Club: The club meets each Wednesday at the Wayzata Country Club, 200 Wayzata Blvd. W., Wayzata at noon. For more information call 763-972-2767 or visit www.wayzatarotary.org. The Business Calendar lists educational and networking events. To submit information for the calendar, e-mail business@weeklynews.com. Lakeshore Weekly News JEW Generates about X28 Continued from page 11B manufacturing custom valves and valve packages, and entered the manufacturing sector in 1995. Now it manufactures inte- grated hydraulic valves serving mobile and industrial manufacturers in the upper Midwest. Menge said JEM's products and designs are used in commercial mowers, bob- cats, testing equipment, basket trucks, railroad equipment and water jet cutting equip- ment, among others. He also said the company ships parts to areas of Europe and Asia. The company has been growing the last few years, and Menge said they needed more space. They looked in Long Lake, but the only way to stay there was new con- struction, which is expensive. The building in Orono is a shell that was constructed in 2006 on speculation, said www.weeKivnews.com million in annual revenue Menge. Then the economy placed squarely along the went south and the building Highway 112 corridor, central has been sitting empty. to business for both Long "We had been looking at Lake and Orono," Lili McMil- that building for a number of lan, mayor of Orono, said in a years, comparing it to other prepared statement. "We see options," he said. the company as being a vital Though it is not big part of that business district, enough to consolidate all and we're very pleased in three of JEM's current facili- their location choice." ties, Menge said they will be Andrea Tysdal, Menge's designing the inside of the daughter, now runs the com- building to fit their needs, and pany, said Menge. Both Menge they got it a decent price. and his wife are still actively "JEM Technical will be involved in the business. Chamber: Shelbys to receive this year's Green Award Continued from page 1B have been given out since 1999. The Green Award has been given out since 2007. In the early '90s the chamber awarded a Person of the Year award. The Business Excellence award can only be awarded to a chamber member, where- as the Community Hero and Green awards can be award- ed to a non-member, according to Linda Murrell, executive director of the chamber. This year's Community Hero award recipients are the Lake Minnetonka Rotary Club and The Rotary Club of Excelsior. The clubs have collaborat- ed on numerous humanitarian and civic projects last year. "There were two submis- sions for organizations and the Rotary Clubs were unbe- lievably strong in terms of defining what we outlined as criteria," Murrell said. This year's Green Award recipients are Don and Bar- bara Shelby. The Excelsior couple is being recognized for their advocacy for a cleaner and more sustainable environ- ment. Previous winners of the Green Award include Min- netonka High School's Earth Club (2007), Scenic Heights Elementary School's Outdoor Learning Center (2008), Ton- ka Blue (2009) and Up on Green (2010). The awards will be pre- sented at the Chamber's "Party of the Year" on March 3 at the BayView Event Cen- ter. The event will highlight the "season we all live for - summer." A silent auction will be held to help raise money for the 2012 Art on the Lake Art Scholarship Fund, as well as the chamber's community beautification and promotion- al programs. CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME STATE OF MINNESOTA Pursuant to Chapter 333, Minnesota Statutes, the undersigned, who is or will be conducting or transacting a commercial business in the state of Minnesota under an assumed name, hereby certifies: The assumed name under which the business will be conducted: Relocation Results. The address and principal place of business is or will be: 125 Lake Street W., Wayzata, MN 55391. The name and address of all persons conducting business under the above assumed name: Linda S. Mulligan, 125 Lake Street W., Wayzata, MN 55391. I certify that I am authorized to sign this certificate and I further certify that I understand that by signing this certificate I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Minnesota Statutes Section 609.48 as if I had signed this certificate under oath. Dated: 12/21/11 Published in the Lakeshore Weekly News this 14th day of February, 2012. CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME STATE OF MINNESOTA Pursuant to Chapter 333, Minnesota Statutes, the undersigned, who is or will be conducting or transacting a commercial business in the state of Minnesota under an assumed name, hereby certifies: The assumed name under which the business will be conducted: D's. The address and principal place of business is or will be: 17609 Jennifer Lane, Minnetonka, MN 55345. The name and address of all persons conducting business under the above assumed name: Diana I Hoyt, LLC, 17609 Jennifer Lane, Minnetonka, MN 55345. I certify that I am authorized to sign this certificate and I further certify that I understand that by signing this certificate I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Minnesota Statutes Section 609.48 as if I had signed this certificate under oath. Dated: 2/3/12 Published in the Lakeshore Weeklv News this 14th day of of perjury as set forth in Minnesota Statutes Section 609.48 as if I had signed this certificate under oath. Dated: 1/13/12 Published in the Lakeshore Weekly News this 14th day of February, 2012. ORDINANCE NO. 08-06 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 800 ENTITLED PUB- LIC GROUNDS - REGULATION The City Council of the City of Deephaven, Minnesota, does hereby ordain: Section 1. Section 800.05 entitled Boat Launch Regulations is hereby added as follows: Section 800.05 Public Launch Regulations Subd. 1. Weight Restrictions. The total combined weight of the vehicle, trail- er, and watercraft using the public launch shall not exceed two (2) tons' per axle. Subd. 2. Separate Launch Lanes. The public launch shall be divided into two separate launch lanes to enable the launching and retrieval of two watercrafts simultaneously. Users of the public launch shall launch and retrieve their watercraft from either lane and shall be prohibited from launching or retrieving their water- craft from the center portion of the launch. . Subd. 3. Aquatic Invasive Species. All ORDINANCE NO. 02-15 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 235.04 OF THE DEEP - HAVEN CITY CODE The City Council of the City of Deephaven, Minnesota, does hereby ordain: Section 1. Section 235.04, Subd. 2 entitled Meetings and Reports is here- by amended as follows: The Committee shall hold at least one (1) regular meeting on the first Tuesday Weiftesel of each month, as business may require, and such additional meetings as may be required following twenty-four hours notice by the Chair or at the request of a majority of the members of the Park Committee. It shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and shall keep a public record of its min- utes, resolutions, transactions and findings. On or about August fif- teenth of each year, the Committee shall submit a Parks and Recreation Budget for the next fiscal year to the City Council for their review and approval. The Committee shall not have the authority to deviate from the approved annual budget without the specific consent of the City Council. Section 2. This ordinance shall be effective as of its date of publication. Adopted by the Council of the City of Deephaven this 6th day of February, 2012. Paul A. Skrede, Mayor Dana H. Young, City Administrator Section 3. Section 1305.02 Subdivision 100 of the Deephaven Code is amended to add the follow- ing: Subd. (100) Restaurant, including the sale of wine and intoxi- cating malt beverages, located a min- imum of 75 feet from a residentially zoned property line. O O O A A 0 0 Section 4. Section 1305.02 Subdivision 99A of the Deephaven Code is deleted. Section 5. Section 1305.02, Subdivisions 99 thru 129 will be renumbered to reflect the change. Section 6. Section 1305 of the Deephaven Code is amended to read as follows: 1305.03 Business Hours. (1) Businesses which sell goods and services to consumers may be open for the sale of goods and services only between the hours of 6 AM and 9:30 PM. This restriction will not apply to office uses. (2) Normal business hours for establishments legally licensed to sell intoxicating beverages shall be 8:00 AM to 9:30 PM unless amended by the City Council as part of the special use permit review. (3) Businesses on proper- ty adjacent to a residential district may be open for loading or shipment only between the hours of 7:00 AM and 9:30 PM. (4) Interior and exterior lighted signs permitted to businesses may operate during business hours only. Section 7. Section 1310.04(3) of the