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City Hall: 763−717−4000 City Website: www.ci.mounds-view.mn.us <br />June 2011 <br />Volume 1, Issue 7 <br />Mounds View’s Business-to-Business Electronic Newsletter <br />Multi-Tech Systems, <br />located on Woodale <br />Drive, is on a path <br />for growth in the <br />high-demand M2M <br />(machine-to-machine) communications industry. A <br />global manufacturer of award-winning external and em- <br />bedded modems and Unified Communications products <br />that connect data over cellular and analog networks from <br />anywhere in the world, the company designs and manu- <br />factures its solutions in its Mounds View facility. Multi- <br />Tech helps companies quickly and cost-effectively en- <br />able M2M solutions for applications in home and mobile <br />healthcare, smart grid energy, retail, fleet management, <br />digital signage, asset tracking and other remote monitor- <br />ing solutions. <br /> <br />It’s estimated that by 2015 there will be 297 million M2M <br />connections, and Multi-Tech plans on playing a critical <br />role in enabling these connections. To help do so, Multi- <br />Tech has added to its payroll. Two key players are Bill <br />Konkol, who was brought on as the new information <br />technology director, to ramp up its IT infrastructure, and <br />David Smith, who as director of product development, <br />will lead an innovation team to create cutting edge solu- <br />tions. The company also recently launched a Cellular <br />Development Platform, which drastically minimizes the <br />time and costs required for a companies to develop and <br />deploy their M2M solutions. <br /> <br />As a leader in the <br />industry for 40 <br />years, Multi- <br />Tech's reputation <br />for reliability and <br />innovative design <br />is evident with <br />80+ patents, 20+ <br />million devices <br />being used by thousands of customers worldwide and <br />certifications from more than 30 carriers and over 80 <br />countries. Now, the company is on a path for even <br />greater expansion. For more information, visit <br />www.multitech.com. <br />Multi-Tech Systems Snapshot <br />Citizen Taskforce <br />to Rename County Road 10 <br />During the May 25th tri-city meeting at Mounds View <br />City Hall, the City Councils of Mounds View, Blaine and <br />Spring Lake Park decided to form a citizen taskforce to <br />study the idea of renaming County Road 10. <br /> <br />The taskforce would recommend a consistent name for <br />the roadway which passes through all three cities. <br />Taskforce membership would be similar to the follow- <br />ing: <br />Two business representatives from each city, <br /> preferably businesses located on County Road 10 <br />One resident representative from each city <br />One council member from each city <br /> <br />While the formal number of taskforce members would <br />be limited, anyone is welcomed to attend the taskforce <br />meetings. Meeting information is yet to be determined. <br /> <br />If you are interested in serving on this taskforce, please <br />call Mounds View City Administrator Jim Ericson at <br />763-717-4001.