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E Bulletin, January 2009 -Vol.
5, Issue 1 Articles featured in this issue of the Development
Association bulletin include:
Member Profile: Superior Water,
Light and Power
 Superior
Water, Light and Power (SWL&P) has been providing utility services to
the City of Superior and the Douglas County area since 1889. Today, SWL&P
has an important role to play in the economic development of the region.
Over 55 percent of the electricity distributed by SWL&P goes to
industrial customers and about 21 percent goes to commercial customers.
Providing electrical power at rates that support economic development is
important to SWL&P.
“We’re interested in growing and supporting economic development in
Superior and Douglas County,” said Chris Fleege, President of SWL&P. ‘We
want to provide electricity at rates that support economic development
and contribute to a good business environment.”
SWL&P is a wholly owned subsidiary of ALLETE, Inc., which is also the
parent company of Minnesota Power, BNI Coal and ALLETE Properties. SWL&P
purchases 100 percent of its electrical power from Minnesota Power,
distributing that power through 312 miles of distribution lines.
In addition to providing electrical power, SWL&P provides natural gas
service to the City of Superior and the communities of Lake Nebagamon,
Poplar, Solon Springs, Amnicon, Bennett, Brule, Hawthorne, Highland,
Maple and Parkland. SWL&P also provides water service to Superior.
With annual revenues of over $66 million (2007) and 90 full time
employees, SWL&P has a significant impact on the economy of Superior and
Douglas County.
Company Profile: Exodus
Manufacturing
In June 2009, the first material handling machine built by Exodus
Manufacturing, LLC should be assembled and ready to go to work in
the scrap metal industry.
Exodus Manufacturing is expected to build two machines per month in its
new plant, currently under construction on Connor’s Point Industrial
Park in Superior, adjacent to the Genesis Manufacturing plant where
shears are built for excavators used in demolition and metal recycling.
Bruce Bacon, currently serving as Vice President and General Manager of
Genesis, is the founder of Exodus Manufacturing. In January, Bacon will
leave Genesis to work full time for the new company.
Bacon said the machines built in Superior would not be like any machines
currently built for the scrap metal industry. The Exodus machines will
look different and be built with different materials. In designing the
new excavator the engineers focused on four areas:
• superior comfort for the operator
• raising the bar on safety
• easier maintenance
• superb after sales service
When production starts in May, the Exodus plant will employ 25 skilled
workers. They will build the superstructure, do heavy fabrication,
assembly and testing for the new machine. Bacon said he expects Exodus
to employ 75 to 80 people within five years.
The Development Association played an active part in helping get Exodus
Manufacturing off the ground.
“The amount of cooperation and support I received from the Development
Association, the City of Superior and Douglas County was phenomenal,”
said Bacon. “From helping locate a site to assisting with financial
incentives, this community has shown that it is truly a Superior place
in which to do business.”
New Development Association
Member
Metro Sales
Kevin Berg
4602 Airpark Boulevard
Duluth, MN 55811
www.metrosales.com
Metro Sales has served Minnesota since 1969 with a demonstrated
commitment to customer satisfaction. It has grown to become the largest
independent provider of Office Imaging Solutions in the Midwest. Metro
Sales has been Minnesota's exclusive Ricoh dealer since 1981 and proudly
offers their products along with Oce' machines, world-renowned for their
high-volume capabilities.
Metro Sales Mission Statement: To lead the industry in providing a full
line of Image Communication Technologies for today's networked
environment, along with related supplies and service, that will enable
their customers to meet their business objectives.
Diamond and Platinum Level
Members
This month’s E Bulletin is sponsored by the Diamond and Platinum
Level members of the Development Association. Click on the logos listed
above to view the member's website.
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