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• 5. Mounds View School Dist. 183 <br /> 6. Tyson Companies 175 <br /> 7. Vitran Express 140 <br /> 8. Disetronic Medical Systems 120 <br /> 9. Mermaid Supper Club &Banquet Ctr. 120 <br /> 10. Medtronic 90 <br /> If you would like more information regarding area businesses, feel free to contact Aaron <br /> Backman at 763-717-4029, or his e-mail address aaronb cz ci.mounds-view.mn.us with <br /> comments or questions. <br /> Mermaid Hotel & Banquet Center Project Update <br /> In October 2001 the City of Mounds View approved $815,000 in revenue bonds for the <br /> Mermaid expansion project. Proceeds were used to finance a portion of the costs of <br /> acquisition of real property. Favorable weather allowed the $9.0+ million expansion of <br /> the Mermaid to progress at a rapid rate during the winter. Today the building <br /> construction is over 90% completed and portions of the new facility are already being <br /> utilized. <br /> The Mermaid complex now includes the American Grille (a full service restaurant & <br /> • sports bar/lounge), The Mermaid Lanes (state-of-the-art bowling center), The Maid <br /> (nightclub), the new Convention & Event Center, and a new Americlnn Hotel & Suites. <br /> The Coral Bay ballroom accommodates up to 600 guests and is equipped with a full array <br /> of business support amenities/media capabilities and a wide range of menu selections. <br /> The Americlnn of Mounds View is scheduled to open in April 2002 and offers 70 guest <br /> rooms, including a recreation area and pool with a waterslide. If you have not had a <br /> chance to tour the Mermaid facilities, do so. It's impressive! <br /> New Business Notes <br /> Blooming Prairie Natural Foods coming to Mounds View <br /> Blooming Prairie, one of the largest natural food distributors in the country, is relocating <br /> from Minneapolis to Mounds View. This 26 year-old cooperative is a wholesale <br /> distributor of natural and organic foods and products that serves natural food stores, <br /> traditional grocery stores, buying clubs, and restaurants. Its annual sales are in excess of <br /> $100 million. Running out of space at its current location, Blooming Prairie is looking <br /> forward to more than doubling its space (102,000 sq. ft) at 5230 Quincy St. in the <br /> Mounds View Business Park. The wholesaler has hired McGough Construction to <br /> renovate the warehouse/office space for its needs. Blooming Prairie expects to begin <br /> operations in the new location in July 2002. <br />