Fulford Building – Water Main Sprinkler Riser Replacement Construction Project Industrial building construction project now under way for the Fulford building located in Lakeville, Minnesota. This project is to replace a water main sprinkler/riser. Please contact our team for more information on starting a commercial or industrial construction project.
MN Commercial Remodel of Lakeview Bank: Lakeville, MN The expansion project of Lakeview Bank in Lakeville, MN which increased the existing building by 2,105 SF is now complete. Project Description Originally built in 2004, Lakeview Bank was designed as a 5,970 square foot one-story, prairie style banking facility with a basement, and included: 1,720 square foot clerestory over lobby; Hearth room with …
Minnesota Eye Clinic Completed: McDonald Eye Care A new Minnesota Eye Clinic is now completed for McDonald Eye Care in Lakeville, MN. Project Description This single story medical office building was constructed for a Minnesota Eye Clinic. The completed professional office building includes 6,772 SF of clinic space with an additional 2,902 SF of basement space. Special Considerations Demo existing facility Work …
Commercial Expansion Project: Geometrix, Rosemount, MN A Commercial Expansion Project has been completed for Geometrix Company, located at 15124 Business Parkway, Rosemount, Minnesota. This construction project is an addition of 13,224 SF to the existing building at this Dakota County property. The building is located in the Rosemount Business Park just off of Hwy 3 and County Road 42 in …
Industrial Real Estate Development Project: Launch First Addition, Lakeville, MN A new industrial real estate development project is under way for Launch Properties First Addition, to be located just east of Cedar in Lakeville, Minnesota. This 286,000 SF industrial facility is an exciting new addition to this south metro community. APPRO Development, Inc. is the design-builder for this project. You …
APPRO and CERRON: Favorite Road Trip Songs
As the season of road trips is upon us, the team at APPRO and CERRON decided to compile a list of our favorite songs. When we started to discuss the topic of “favorite road trip songs” around the office, we quickly realized the unique personalities of the people on our team.
In this blog, we listed some of our favorite songs, but we also included a couple of other lists of favorites for families, and all time favorite lists from around the web – sure to inspire you for your next road trip.
This was a fun list to compile and we hope you enjoy the suggestions from our team to yours!
APPRO AND CERRON TEAM LIST OF ALL TIME FAVORITE ROAD TRIP SONGS:
So, whether you are driving from the Twin Cities to your cabin “Up North” or you are ready for a serious trek across the country, these songs should get you started.
APPRO and CERRON’s All-time Best Road Trip Songs:
MUSIC CONNECTS PEOPLE
We didn’t realize at the onset of compiling this list how much insight it would give us into our fellow team members. We ended up pulling up songs on YouTube and on our phones to share with one another and laughed about all of the possible songs we could choose. We have a fun team and really enjoy working together. Whatever your favorite summer road trip song, we hope your travels this summer are safe and take you on new adventures!
We would love to hear your favorite songs – let us know by returning a comment below. You can also always get in touch with us by clicking here:
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Rock on!!
Image Source: All three (3) of the images included in this blog came from Freekpik (road with mountains, steering wheel, concert vector).
Lakeville Commercial – New Construction Projects are popping up all over Lakeville, Minnesota. The design-build firm of APPRO Development, Inc. has multiple projects under construction this busy construction season. In this blog we will give a quick summary of the multiple Lakeville commercial and industrial projects we are working on in our local community.
In this blog post, you will learn about the following design build projects:
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Most recently, a design-build project has begun for Launch Properties. The first phase of this 286,000 square foot industrial manufacturing building is now under way. Upon completion, this building will be home to multi-tenants in this manufacturing facility, with one tenant already committed to this project. You may learn more about this design-build project by clicking here.
The next Lakeville commercial project our team has under way is for McDonald Eye Care. McDonald Eye Care has been in business for more than 40 years, serving the residents of Lakeville, Minnesota, with their eye care needs. Due to the restructuring of CR-50 (Kenwood Trail), the need to change the location of their building became necessary. As a result, APPRO Development has assisted the owners through the process of land acquisition for their new home located just next door to their existing building. You may learn more about this project by clicking here. If you love aerial/drone footage, you will definitely want to check out their Facebook page, as they have posted regular updates on the project, too.
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Another Lakeville Commercial project the team is working on this summer is the expansion project for Lakeview Bank. Our team at APPRO built the original building for Lakeview Bank when they opened their doors at 9725 163rd Street West, Lakeville, MN 55044, in 2004. A dozen years later, they have chosen our team again to build an addition onto their existing building. You may learn more about the project and view photos as the construction progresses, by clicking on the following LINK.
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Finally, our team is constructing a new school for Christian Heritage Academy (CHA). The existing school is located off of Glacier Way in Rosemount, Minnesota at Valley Christian Church. Their new location will be on the campus of Crossroads Church, at the intersection of Glasgow Avenue and 175th Street West in Lakeville, Minnesota (just off the intersection of Dodd Boulevard and Cedar Avenue (CR-77) behind Cub Foods near Barley + Vine Restaurant. This project is well under way with concrete walls complete, and a lot of daily progress being made. Our updates may be viewed at the following link. Pastor Paul Marzahn also posts regular updates to the CHA Facebook page which may be found HERE.
This is a sample of the projects we are currently working on, in the city of Lakeville, Minnesota.
If you are wondering about what it takes to start a project similar to any of these listed above, please click on the following link to download a Project and Process Timeline. It will help to give you an idea of the necessary time involved to start a design build construction project with our team at APPRO Development, Inc..
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City of Lakeville: News and Current Events
The team at APPRO and CERRON tries to stay on top of all the current events in each of the communities we have the opportunity to serve. This week, we focus on City of Lakeville News & Current Events.
By keeping up to date on the local happenings, we hope this information helps you and your business. Like you, we are busy and appreciate news in quick snippets, as the days get busy and it is a challenge to sift through all the information that constantly comes our way!
We hope you find this week’s list relevant and helpful to you and your business!
There is a lot of activity happening in and around our local community. Located in Dakota County, Minnesota, Lakeville is a growing community and setting records for building permits and new construction in both residential and commercial building. Road construction is planned across the city, plans for the future are being assessed, and changes in fees are occurring.
As a result, we thought the following three articles would be of interest to both existing residents and business owners, as well as prospective individuals and businesses considering a move to this area.
You make click on the link to each of these articles listed below to learn more about the topic:
(Source of map: City of Lakeville)
Where can you find more news about the great City of Lakeville? Check out the following links…
The more you know, the more you go!
There is certainly an abundance of information available regarding our local community and we hope that this blog post helps to connect you with resources to learn more about what is happening in our backyard of Lakeville, Minnesota.
If you are looking for more articles like this, and you haven’t already, please consider signing up for our monthly e-newsletter. Each month it is packed full of information to help business owners with a variety of information, including property solutions.
You may see samples of past newsletters HERE.
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Image Source in intro/header: Man working/reading news via Freepik.
2017 Lakeville Chamber Golf Tournament:
APPRO joined area businesses as a proud sponsor at the 2017 Lakeville Chamber Golf Tournament. We were blessed with an amazing day of weather (in the middle of quite a few rainy days) – we couldn’t have asked for a better day! Throughout the event, our team was able to visit with many of our neighbors and friends. Our team offered a game to compete for a couple of prize giveaways which were announced at the dinner, which concluded the day’s festivities.
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APPRO TURNS 3-0, LET’S PLAY RINGO FLAMINGO!
The event was very well attended and we had an absolute ball playing “Ringo Flamingo” with the folks who “flocked” to hole #7 to play. Thirty (30) flamingos graced the approach to the tee box, just waiting to be adorned with beads in a fun game we dubbed Ringo Flamingo. Golfers played for fun and to try winning one of two prize giveaways offered by our team: a pair of Gopher hockey tickets for a game in the 2017-18 season, or a 4-pack of tickets to a Wild hockey tickets on club level (also for the 2017-18 season).
We had a variety of our team members attend the event, both as players and as sponsors: Jack Matasosky & Jim Connelly golfed; and, Beth LeClair, Andrea Kaderlik, Kim Elander, Kris Bockelman, Mitch Branscombe, and Joe Conti, helped with the games at the sponsored hole throughout the day.
The award winners were announced at the dinner which concluded the golf tournament. Matt Jackson with Shred Right was the winner of the Gopher tickets and Kevin King with KWM won the 4-pack of Wild tickets.
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THANK YOU!
A sincere thank you to everyone who golfed in the tournament, to our fellow sponsors, to the Lakeville Chamber and golf committee for organizing a great event, to Brackett’s Crossing Country Club for hosting, and to those who played our game and stopped to say hello to our team. We are grateful to be a part of the Lakeville community – 30 years and going strong!!
We look forward to seeing you next year!
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Be sure to check out some of our past community events:
Lakeville Chamber Golf Tournament-2016
Lakeville Manufacturers Reception-2015
MBEA Award Finalists – APPRO and CERRON attend 18th Annual Ethics Award Lunch:
On Wednesday, May 18, 2017, members of the APPRO and CERRON team attended the 18th annual Minnesota Business Ethics Award lunch. It was quite a journey there – 30 years in the making, really. It is indeed an honor to have made a top three list of finalists!
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18th Annual Minnesota Business Ethics Award:
On May 18, 2017, the Minnesota Business Ethics Association (MBEA) hosted its 18th annual awards luncheon at the Nicollet Island Pavilion in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The MBEA was founded in 1999 by the Society of Financial Service Professionals – Twin Cities Chapter, and the Center for Ethical Business Cultures (CEBC) at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business. Since its inception, the MBEA has recognized 52 Minnesota-based businesses with this prestigious award. The Financial Executives International (FEI) – Twin Cities Chapter joined these organizations as sponsor of this event. You may learn more about the MBEA and this year’s finalists and winners at www.mnethicsaward.org.
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How APPRO and CERRON became a finalist…
The team at APPRO and CERRON was notified that they had been nominated (by a past client) for this year’s award. At that point, as a nominee, you may choose to submit an application. Going through the application process is both time consuming, as well as rewarding. Our team invested a lot of time to answer the questions and to provide examples, as well as samples pertaining to how we conduct business, how we treat our employees, vendors, subcontractors & clients, the systems we have in place, and more. As we completed our application, we would tell our story based on the following criteria: 1. What you say you stand for; 2. How you do what you say you stand for; and, 3. How well you’ve done.
Our team had multiple meetings and conversations as we dug into our history and policies. Our conversations included administrative and project managers, as well as recently retired Office Manager, Kathy Morse, and owners Jack Matasosky, Jim Connelly, and Bruce Rydeen (pictured above). It was a team effort, and we are better for having gone through the process!
Upon completing our application and submitting to the MBEA judging committee, we learned that we had been named a finalist. Out of 90+ nominees, and approx. 30 entrants, our team made the final three for the small business category. An additional eight finalists would round out the rest of the small, mid, and large sized businesses for the 2017 MBEA award. All finalists are encouraged to attend the lunch, and we were able to include part of our overall group on this day to meet other finalists and award recipients.
Representatives and owners from both APPRO and CERRON, joined by spouses and special guests, attended the MBEA luncheon. It was a great event to meet past award recipients (including current and past clients), and to listen to the keynote speaker, before learning who the final award winners were in each category. Our team especially enjoyed listening to Neel Kashkari, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, and John G. Taft, former chief executive officer of RBC Wealth Management – U.S. and all that they had to share on the topic of ethical business practices.
You may learn more about the finalists and winners by visiting the MBEA website at http://mnethicsaward.org/. 
How your team can get involved in the MBEA:
The next opportunity for nominations is now open for the 2018 Minnesota Business Ethics Awards. You may submit your nomination for a company you believe practices high business ethics in their business and in their local community. You may go to the MBEA website to place a nomination and learn more about this opportunity.
Two of the 52 MN based companies who have received the award in the past couple of years, includes:
Lakeview Bank and Murphy Automotive (You may click on each link to see the current and past projects we have worked on for each company – links to their companies may be found on each page, too!)
The owners of these companies and their teams happen to be good friends and clients and we are grateful to be able to learn from their examples!
Feel free to send us a note by using the form below or clicking on the Contact Us button, if you would like to learn more about this award, our company, and what we stand for.
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