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Reports of Staff March 20, 2015 Page 2 of 7 Bio-Clean started in 1981 cleaning semi-trucks. Since then, they have formulated a proprietary environmentally friendly washing solution washing vehicles for 400 clients with companies such as UPS, Federal Express, USPS, Coco-Cola, Schools, etc. They are in 30 states and have 50 companies including three in Australia. There are 25 employees at the Mounds View site. They hold a convention each year at the Mermaid for fleet wash companies and they would like to purchase the Skyline Motel for a second building. However, Skyline’s price is unreasonable and they are not willing to negotiate. As a result, they may decide to build in Eden Prairie. The owner will be back in April from Florida to start talks again. Dymax started in 1981. The parent company is Dymax Holdings, LLC and Dymax Service, LLC & High Voltage Service are subsidiaries. Their service provides for more efficient electrical equipment and repair, and they also conduct electrical audits. Nearly any company that has electrical efficiency needs is their client. They are entering the solar and wind markets. High Voltage Service, LLC currently has 15 full-time and one part-time employee and they are looking to add two more this year. Dymax has four full- time and one part-time employee. Since their lease ends February 2016, they have not indicated their plans for a new location. I have provided them some options to stay in Mounds View. We’d like to keep them here if we can. McDonald’s has 10 full-time and 45 part-time employees and they are looking to hire 10 more this year. Many of their employees come in the form of referrals from Irondale High School. Managers are required to attend several weeks of training both on-line and on location at Hamburger University in Illinois. They see trends in their industry increasingly using technology such as self-ordering kiosks. The drive-thru traffic is increasing. Their standard is to rebuild the facility every 30 years and major renovations/remodel every seven years. They said the city is great to work with good business support. They couldn’t think of any city weaknesses. MFI & Central Sandblasting has been family owned since 1967. The Herbst family built the Mermaid then sold it in the 1950’s. In 1967 they started Central Sandblasting and in 2013 they purchased the adjacent building and started MFI January 2, 2014. They have done work for the Viking’s, Gophers, and Twins stadiums. They are currently manufacturing the roof for the Viking’s stadium. They have also done work for nuclear facilities like Chernobyl in Russia and Japan as well as many commercial and military contracts. They have seven full-time employees. Central Sandblasting has 40 full-time employees. They have a need for specialized painters and see the industry gradually increasing. They didn’t lay anyone off during the great recession. They are interested in constructing a 3,000 sq. ft. expansion this year to handle the additional work load. City staff is aware of this and is prepared to hear back from them.