Agenda - Economic Development Authority - 06/12/2014

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BOLTON & MENK: Our Ramsey office opened shortly before the significant economic downturn of 2008 and, despite the challenges, has continued to grow the Ramsey office as well as adding four new office locations throughout Minnesota and Iowa within the past two years. The integration of a wide area network and successfully utilizing various communication technologies to balance and distribute workload across our twelve office locations has helped to maintain employment through the economic fluctuations. This has ultimately helped us to continue achieving our goal of providing professional engineering services in the most efficient and effective manner. ALLINA MEDICAL CLINIC of RAMSEY: A solar energy panel near the front entrance will provide power for the clinic's exterior lighting. In the future, the solar panel will power a charging station in the parking area for electric vehicles. A monitor in the lobby will display energy savings from the solar panel. The clinic was built according to the Green Guide for Health Care, which parallels the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) construction guidelines for sustainable health care design. Some of the green accommodations include a smaller parking lot for less storm water runoff, low -flow plumbing fixtures, occupancy sensor controls on lighting and even chargers for electric cars. ADDITIONAL /EXTRA MATERIAL SUBMITTED: BOLTON & MENK: At Bolton & Menk, our staff is trained to consider new and innovative technologies in designing, planning and building for tomorrow. Ever since John Bolton and Martin Menk founded the company over six decades ago, we have been committed to improving quality of life through engineering excellence andclient service. Bolton & Menk, Inc. was founded in 1949, incorporated in 1960, and is owned and operated exclusively by the professionals and technicians on the staff. Today, Bolton & Menk, Inc. has 265 employees including a professional staff of over 100 engineers, planners and licensed surveyors. The firm has provided a broad range of engineering, planning, environmental and surveying services to more than 225 communities and agencies in Minnesota and Iowa. Bolton & Menk, Inc. is focused on providing professional engineering services to meet the needs of municipalities. Over the past 60 years, the firm has continued to grow and expand its expertise based on the needs and challenges facing Minnesota cities. In addition to engineering in support of basic community services such as reconstruction, expansion and maintenance of public infrastructure, we offer specialized expertise in many practice areas. This complete range of municipal services enables our firmto readily accommodate the diverse needs of our many clients.