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E Bulletin February 2008 -Vol.
4, Issue 2 Articles featured in this issue of the Development
Association bulletin include:
Member Profile: BNSF Railway
Grain from throughout the upper Midwest, coal from the Powder River
Basin in Wyoming, and iron ore from Minnesota’s Iron Range often come
through Superior on the way to market on BNSF Railway trains. For more
than 100 years, BNSF Railway has been quietly delivering commodities and
manufactured goods to and from Superior.
Today, BNSF Railway plays a vital role in the transportation industry
centered on Great Lakes shipping in the Twin Ports. Every day five BNSF
trains deliver coal to the Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior. Another
two trains arrive daily at the Allouez ore docks with taconite pellets
for loading on ships bound for the steel mills on the lower Great Lakes.
This translates into about 21.5 million tons of coal and 17 million tons
of taconite moving through the Twin Ports during the last year.
BNSF Railway is one of the area's largest employers with about 350
employees. BNSF also takes an interest in the economic development of
the region.
“Our interest in being a member of the Development Association is to
promote a better economic mix in our community,” said Peter Hamell,
operations superintendent for BNSF. “It helps our business in the long
run.”
Hamell said the Development Association provides a way for member
businesses to network within the business community. BNSF has also given
input to the Development Association on ways to better serve the
transportation needs of customers and locations.
“For well over 100 years BNSF has helped the community grow,” said
Hamell. “We will continue to play a vital role in the community and the
port.”
Member Profile: Catholic Charities
Bureau
Since 1917 Catholic Charities Bureau of the Diocese of Superior has
been dedicated to creating for persons most in need an environment of
human dignity based on mutual respect, understanding and trust. Catholic
Charities has made that commitment to the residents of all faiths living
in the 16 counties of the Diocese of Superior and six counties in
Minnesota.
Catholic Charities operates 51 different programs in 27 communities in
Wisconsin and Minnesota and is the largest Catholic Charities
organization in Wisconsin, both in size of budget and number of staff
members.
The services and programs of Catholic Charities cover home health care,
senior housing, senior and volunteer programs, services to families,
services for children an services for people with disabilities.
One of the more familiar programs of Catholic Charities is the Challenge
Center in Superior and its Bay Produce greenhouse-raised tomatoes, sold
in area grocery stores. Bay Produce provides jobs for people who would
otherwise have trouble getting employment. Catholic Charities, through
several of its programs, provides remunerative employment for over 400
people with disabilities.
Brian Soland, executive director, said Catholic Charities is a longtime
member of the Development Association. He noted that both organizations
have shared board members.
“We are very indebted to the over 2,100 volunteers who are working in
our programs,” said Soland. “Many volunteer in our foster grandparents
program, putting in 20 hours a week, while others volunteer in the RSVP
Program that has seniors helping other seniors.”
Providing high quality programs that give people of all faiths the
opportunity to improve the quality of their lives is what Catholic
Charities is all about.
BUSINESS CALENDAR
Business After Five
February 20th, 5:00 - 6:30, Historic Old Post Office, 1401 Tower, 3rd
floor
Superior Days in Madison
February 26th & 27th
Annual Business Plan Competition - Entry Deadline March 31,
2008. Business Plans can be dropped off at 1401 Tower
Ave. Suite 302, Superior WI 54880. Awards Ceremony - May
14, 2008.
NEW DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION MEMBERS
5R Processors
Don McFarland & Catherine Peterson
1423 N. 8th Street
Superior, WI 54880
5R specializes in providing full service materials processing and
electronic recycling services. In today's "Information Age," computer
and other electronics become obsolete in less than two years. In most
cases, the value of the original product and its materials has decreased
by 80%, which has created a backlog of electronics stored in warehouses,
office buildings, and eventually ending up in landfills or incinerators.
Through the five "R" processes, "Reuse, Recover, Reclaim, Refurbish and
Recycle...," hazardous by-products of electronic equipment are kept out
of our landfills, often saving their 5R customers money and reducing
environmental liability.
www.5rprocessors.com
Clearly Superior
James Colborn
6120 Tower Avenue
Superior, WI 54880
Clearly Superior is a new business that manufactures and distributes
"Thicken Water", sanitizer and cleaner, hydrocarbon remediation
bacterial agents, juice, and mineral water. The primary product will be
producing the "Thicken Water" which is marketd to the medical and food
industries for people suffering with dysphagia. Dysphagia (difficulty
swallowing) is a growing problem in the world today.
www.aquacareh2o.com
Sportsman's Connection
Tom Billig
1423 N. 8th Street
Superior, WI 54880
Sportsman's Connection has published compilations of lake maps and
fishing information since 1992 and is the leading publisher of fishing
map books for anglers across 12 states. They have also unveiled their
NEW line of All-Outdoor Atlases & Field Guides, providing twice the
detail as the leading atlases, and useful information on all outdoor
activities!
www.sportsmansconnection.com
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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