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6820 Shingle Creek Parkw;ay <br />Minneapolis, MN 55430 <br />COMPANY 763.561,4655 <br />~AX 763.561.~68a <br />www.~tarexhib~ts.com <br /> <br />The H/story of Star Ex. hibits & Environments "-. · "" <br /> <br />Star was founded in 199.3 by a group of seven former emplo~ees'oC[2iS~l~/viaSters, <br />wh/ch is now an ExhibitGroup affiliate. Two of th0se,]sevenPeoPli¥~r~:i~ibm:Pecachek <br />and Mark Johnson, the pr-/ncipal owners of the orig4nM o'rgan/~i~b~: ')~i~!~'hths of <br />the start-up of Star, Tom was diagmosed with cander and:'-died' ash(5'~.tiiii'e :lat~-~!{7'~.~ite <br />this was a significant tragedy, it may have served as' somewhat ~'~'a'"~a~I~t ~o','a~W the <br /> : ' :- '~:,. ' -. '.i'. ~. <br />original core group together and spur them on to success. . .... . '....:'-.: .'.:'-'. <br /> <br /> · :- i'.:"..'~:"':':~';:. :~i <br />The irfitial group of clients included Pella Corpo'rat'ion, General- MiilS,:~nd?!i!~lSury. One <br />of the tn-st bigjobs we did that really challenged the:Organization ~,as~.Pel-!.a:;.W'indow <br />Displays for over 100 Menards, wkich took place in late summer-1994." it:,~ks at th. is <br />time that Star realized it was in the Retail business. '" ~" ' ':: ::' ' <br /> <br />Also in 1994, Star began work_ing with 3M Company, and their Medical Imaging <br />Division, and built them a large tmdeshow exkibit for RSNA. Up until tl-ds time Star had <br />been located in a 38,000 square foot facility at 6801 Shi.ngte Creek Park-way. <br /> <br />In the 1995 - 1996 timeframe Star acquired the tradeshow business of Whirlpo°l <br />Corporation, and it was in this same timeframe that Star relocated to about 75,000 square <br />feet at 6820 Shingle Creek. That space ~adually grew to 100,000 square feet at Sh/ngle <br />Creek as the company continued to average 35% annual ~owth throughout it's time in - <br />e,-dstence.. <br /> <br />Other significant events include building a sIM. exhibit for a neTM client, Fisher <br />:Rosemount in 1998, building a SIM exhibit for Wizards of the Coast in 1999, and <br />expanding our retail business to include Whirlpool and NCS in 2000. <br /> <br />Throughout this entire period of growth We have continually added key, talented <br />individuals to the organization to lead and support that growth. In addition the <br />organization has been comm/tted to a monthly strategic planning process where we have <br />gotten very clear about goals, roles, Conversations for action, and measurements of ' <br />success. Out of this framework we have created a unique culture and a profitable <br />business. <br /> <br />-2- <br /> <br /> <br />