Meet the APPRO and CERRON Team: Andrea Kaderlik

Meet the APPRO and CERRON Team: Andrea Kaderlik

If you have been following our blogs for the past couple of months, you have been learning a little more about our team, and this week we would like to introduce you to (me) Andrea Kaderlik! We hope you enjoy learning more about us and our great team at APPRO & CERRON.

 

Name: Andrea Kaderlik

Role:  Marketing and Culture Manager, CERRON Commercial Properties & APPRO Development, Inc.

 

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Describe your role:

  • I communicate with our team internally, and with prospective clients, externally! I manage the marketing for both of our companies, and the human resources function for our entire team, actively engaged in the leadership of our two sister companies.

What is your earliest memory of selling, designing or building something?

  • When I was in middle school, I partnered with a friend and designed a holiday craft class for the little kids in my neighborhood to attend over Christmas break. I created flyers to “sell” the class, and conducted classes for the kids while their parents went shopping or prepared for the holiday season. We packed every class for a couple of weekends, earned some spending money, and helped the families in our neighborhood. My friend and I felt quite accomplished and as a result, had consistent babysitting jobs for many years to follow.
What inspires and/or motivates you in what you do for APPRO and CERRON?
  • I have an opportunity to be creative & to constantly learn more about property solutions from the amazing team I work with, while I share the story of our great companies.
What do you do outside of the office for fun?
  • Spend time with my family, volunteering, taking painting classes, baking, traveling & creating books about our adventures

What is your favorite quote?

  • You must do the thing you think you cannot do. – Eleanor Roosevelt

Where is one place you have not been, but would really like to go?
 
  • England, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain – these are a few places, among many, I would like to visit to learn more about the history and architecture.

    I have had the honor and pleasure to compile the stories of my co-workers, and now it has become my turn. I initially started with APPRO and CERRON in 2008, as an administrative assistant, returning to work after spending a few years assisting my husband with his residential real estate business and raising our young family. After a couple of years on the team, I left to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership, and humbly share that I graduated with honors. Upon completion of my education, I was offered my dream job and returned to APPRO and CERRON as their “Marketing guru”. I have a diverse background with education and experience including: interior design, title closing, residential real estate, and human resources. I love people, love creativity, and love the opportunity to share my talents with our team and the clients we serve. I am fortunate to have the opportunity to do what I love!

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Meet the APPRO and CERRON Team: Kris Bockelman

Meet the APPRO and CERRON Team: Kris Bockelman

If you have been following our blogs for the past month or so, you have been learning a little more about our team, and this week we would like to introduce you to Kris Bockelman! We hope you enjoy learning more about us and our great team at APPRO & CERRON.

 

Name: Kris Bockelman

Role:  Administrative Assistant, CERRON Commercial Properties 

 

Describe your role with CERRON in ten words or less (note, she did it in five!)

  • I am Bruce’s “Right Hand”

What inspires you in what you do with CERRON?

  • I love being involved in the entire sale/lease process for CERRON – whether it’s assisting  a client (behind the scenes) in searching for a property to lease or buy, or helping our team market a client’s property. It’s fun to be a part of the process, from start to finish!
What do you do outside of the office for fun?

  • My family and I enjoy spending our time together outdoors: hiking, downhill skiing, biking and camping. Camping is our “thing.” We have camped in Yellowstone National Park, Glacier National Park (my favorite!), Niagara Falls, and the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

What is something people might be surprised to know about you?

  • I have completed the Northshore Inline Marathon four times.
What is your favorite quote?
  • “Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” – Mother Teresa

Where is the best compliment you have ever received?

  • When someone says how “awesome” my kids are.

Kris joined our team in July, 2013, and has been helping the entire CERRON team ever since. Her education and background is in marketing and business.  As a tenant, landlord, real estate investor, owner, broker, appraiser, or title closer, you will have the opportunity to see Kris’s work in the marketing initiatives she implements, the agreements she drafts, and a variety of other ways she seemlessly creates solutions for each of our clients. We are thrilled to have Kris as a member of our real estate services team and appreciate her drive and determination to help make CERRON the best commercial and industrial real estate services team in the Midwest!

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Meet the APPRO and CERRON Team: Bruce Rydeen

Meet the APPRO and CERRON Team: Bruce Rydeen

If you have been following our blogs for the past couple of months, you have been learning a little more about our each of our team members. We have the privilege of introducing you to Bruce Rydeen this week! We hope you enjoy learning more about us and our expert team at APPRO & CERRON.

 

Name: Bruce Rydeen

Role:  Owner/Agent, CERRON Commercial Properties

 

Please describe your role with CERRON in ten words or less.

  • Helping business owners to buy, sell or lease commercial property.

 

What inspires and/or motivates you in what you do with APPRO and CERRON?

 

  • Seeing our clients grow and do well. It is also a lot of fun to learn what companies do and the niches these owners find to fill and create new businesses.

What is something people might be surprised to know about you?

  • I haven’t always sold commercial real estate. “In my former life,” I worked for various companies including Purina and AgriPro in Sales, Marketing, and Management roles taking me to St. Louis, Missouri and the Phillipines, before returning to Minnesota.
What is your favorite sport (to cheer on or to play)?
  • Car Racing

What is your favorite quote?

  • “Tall Hat, No Cattle!”
What do you do outside of the office for fun?
  • Spending as much time as possible with my grandsons, and farming.
Where is one place you have not been, but would really like to go?
  • Prague (with plans to go Fall, 2015)

Bruce Rydeen is hard working and combines his strong work ethic, expertise, and team building skills as an effective leader and mentor for our staff. Bruce brings great insight to our team meetings, and goes to great lengths to bring deals together, always looking for ways to make the sometimes “improbable” or even “impossible” come together. Outside of our walls, Bruce has had significant involvement in our local community including a past role as Chair at the Lakeville Chamber of Commerce. 

As a business owner or investor, you will meet Bruce when you need assistance purchasing or leasing a new property. As a property owner,  you will work with Bruce to lease space in your building, or to sell your building to a new owner/user or investor(s). You may also connect with Bruce at local community events, as Bruce is an active Chamber of Commerce member in many of the communities we serve: Lakeville, Apple Valley, Burnsville, Dakota County (including the cities of Eagan, Farmington, Lilydale, Mendota, Mendota Heights, Rosemount, Sunfish Lake, and West St. Paul, along with Castle Rock, Empire, Eureka, and Hampton Townships), and Elko New Market, Minnesota.

Bruce enjoys following and attending car racing events, spending time working on his family farm in Stillwater, and if you ask him about his grand kids, just watch his face light up! I think you might be hard pressed to find a prouder grandparent (although other grandparents in our office may disagree, ha!). He is quick to share the latest pics, videos, or anecdotes. Bruce is a valued member of our APPRO and CERRON property solutions team.

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Meet the APPRO and CERRON Team: Jack Matasosky

Meet the APPRO and CERRON Team: Jack Matasosky

Continuing to introduce you to the members of our team, we would like to introduce you to Jack Matasosky! We hope you have fun learning more about our fabulous team at APPRO & CERRON.

 

Name: Jack Matasosky

Role: CEO, Sales, Owner  APPRO Development & CERRON Commercial Properties Broker/Owner

 

APPRO and CERRON help businesses find and/or create great spaces – what about that do you love?

  • I sincerely love the outcome and especially the entire engaging process with clients. We have the opportunity to join our clients as an active participant  int heir firm for a time, while we investigate their operations and need, provide options, and ultimately help create property solutions that enhance their operations!

Describe your role with APPRO and CERRON in 10-15 words.

  •  My role here is sales, management, and a little of everything else.

Why should someone who doesn’t know APPRO and CERRON, choose our companies?

  • I would hope a client would choose our firms because they can trust us to create solutions to their needs based on the breadth of our knowledge/skill in in these markets.

What is your earliest memory of selling, designing or building something?

  • Elementary school – I always wanted to study Architecture at some point. I would doodle in class – if I liked a teacher, I would draw them in a beautiful building or setting. If I didn’t care for the topic – they might end up behind bars in some rat hole jailhouse!

What makes our team unique?

  • We have based and built our companies on the simple premise of serving client need. We recognize the magnitude of the investment in a property solution – whether a new building, an addition, or relocating to a new space, and we work very hard to make sure clients feel they have made all of their decisions based on clear, relevant and extensive data.

What inspires and/or motivates you in what you do with APPRO and CERRON?

  • Every project, every client is unique and to be able to partner with that particular client for a period of time is exciting and fresh to me.
What do you do outside of the office for fun?

  • My fun outside of the office typically revolves around my wife and son – his hockey and sports activities fill our lives with joy. When other time is available – skiing, fishing, hunting and golfing are things I enjoy.

What is the best compliment you have received?

  • I value integrity and sincerity so highly in others – so when someone mentions them about me – I really appreciate the compliment.
What is your favorite sport (to cheer on or to play)?
  • First and foremost would be my son’s hockey team…then, any other hockey team.

Where is one place you have not been, but would really like to go?

  • Heaven…but, not quite yet!

In contrast to our last team member interview, Jack Mataosky is the most senior member of our team, having officially launched APPRO Development in 1987. He was formerly part of Hitchcock Industries, providing architectural and construction management skills to help develop and build Airlake Industrial Park, a division of Hitchcock Industries. Over the years, Jack has been an integral part of our local community by serving on the Lakeville Economic Development Commission and Chamber of Commerce (and was even voted Business Person of the Year in 1993), as well as serving on multiple boards of directors and foundations. Jack is a driven leader and passionate about every project in which he is involved. He values his team, making sure to greet every member each morning – with or without his shoes on!

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APPRO and CERRON: Favorite Road Trip Songs

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.

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APPRO and CERRON’s All-time Best Road Trip Songs:

14. Train, Train by Blackfoot (Pat’s favorite)

13. Wagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine Show (Jim’s favorite)

12. Rain is a Good Thing by Luke Bryan(Cam’s favorite)

11. Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield (Paige’s favorite)

10. Ride Like the Wind, by Christopher Cross and Fast Car by Tracy Chapman (Andrea’s favorites)

9. Thank You for Loving Me, by Bon Jovi (Joe’s favorite)

8. The Passenger, by Iggy Pop (Mitch’s favorite)

7. Anything by the Dixie Chicks (Kris’s favorite – reminds her of a girls’ road trip to Chicago)

6. Truckin’ by The Grateful Dead (Roz and her family’s favorite)

5. It’s Five O’clock Somewhere by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett (Bruce’s favorite)

4. Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison  or Linger by the Cranberries (Kim’s favorites)

3. Riders on the storm by the Doors; Going up the Country by Canned Heat; or Sneakin Sally thru the Alley by Robert Palmer (Jack’s favorites)

2. Highway to Hell by AC/DC (Gordy’s favorite – might be a good fit if you don’t love road trips) and anything by Johnny Cash, or On the Road Again by Willy Nelson)

1. Holiday Road by Lindsey Buckingham from National Lampoon’s Vacation (Beth’s and family’s favorite song)

 

 

For more road trip songs, check out some great lists from around the web:

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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). 

2017 MBEA Award Finalists: APPRO and CERRON

Jack and Bruce - APPRO and CERRON MBEA Finalist 2017.jpgMBEA 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!

Read more to learn:

  • What the MBEA is all about
  • How the team at APPRO and CERRON ended up as a finalist
  • How your team or companies you work with, might end up a finalist, too!

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…

MBEA 2017 Finalist - APPRO and CERRON.jpgThe 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/. Kashkari and Taft - MBEA Awards Lunch - MPLS-MN.jpg

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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Best wishes!

 

Happy Independence Day 2015 from Lakeville, MN

INDEPENDENCE DAY 2015:

As we celebrate the birth of our nation and the adoption of the Declaration of Independence this weekend, the entire team at APPRO and CERRON would like to wish you and your loved ones a very safe and happy Independence Day 2015!

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We encourage you to check out Pan-o-Prog festivities, in Lakeville, MN – which are going on now through July 12th! We have been a proud supporter for many years as we continue to support the local communities in which we live and work.

Click to link to the schedule of events…

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APPRO-CERRON-LARGE-050500-editedAPPRO and CERRON OFFICES CLOSED:

Please note the APPRO and CERRON offices will be closed all day on Friday, July 3rd in observance of the July Fourth holiday. We will be back at creating property solutions bright and early on Monday morning.

 

Feel free to leave us a note below or contact us here…

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APPRO and CERRON Website Under Construction

APPRO and CERRON is Getting a New Look

appro and cerron new websiteThe APPRO and CERRON website located at both www.APPRODEVELOPMENT.com and www.CERRON.com is getting a new look! Over the past week we have transitioned from our original website to a newly designed platform, which will be faster and easier to navigate, with the goal of saving you time while you are searching for a property solution.

Our new site will still include all the property solutions tools we have had on our website in the past:

  • Search Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Listings in MN and ND
  • Search Current Commercial Construction Projects in MN and ND
  • Search Completed Commercial Construction Projects in MN and ND
  • Find Commercial Property Solutions and Tools (e.g. Space Calculators, Financing Tools and Checklists, Maintenance Checklist, and more!)

Over the next few days, we will continue to bring in all of our property listing and project records. We apologize for any inconvenience during this time and sincerely appreciate your patience. Our team is working quickly to provide more property solutions for you!

In the meantime, if you should have any questions, or are looking for a specific property, please do not hesitate to contact our team. You may email our team at: office@approdevelopment.com or info@cerron.com, or feel free to call us at either (952) 469-2171 or (952) 469-9444.

 

Meet the APPRO and CERRON Team: Paige Thompson

Meet the APPRO & CERRON Team: Paige Thompson

 

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As we start 2015, we would like to introduce you to our team. At least once per month, (and we hope more often), we will share a little about the members of our team.

We drew straws and Paige ended up with the honor of being interviewed first. We hope you have fun learning more about our fabulous expert team at APPRO & CERRON.

 

Name: Paige Thompson

Role: Bookkeeper, APPRO Development

 

  • Together, APPRO and CERRON help businesses find and/or create great spaces – what about that do you love?

We make sure that during this exciting time for you and your business, everything runs smoothly. It is fun seeing the whole process, from beginning to end, and to see everyone’s hard work pay off.

  • Describe your role with APPRO in ten words or less.

I take your money – ha, ha just kidding. I make sure everyone is paid timely.

  • Why should someone who doesn’t know APPRO and CERRON, choose our companies?

We share our expertise to help you achieve your goals.

  • What inspires and/or motivates you in what you do with APPRO and CERRON?

Knowing that I’m helping our clients put their business’ dreams into action!

  • What do you do outside of the office for fun?

Sand Volleyball –2014 Prior Lake Beach Champions!

  • What is your favorite quote?

“Do you wanna build a snowman?” Anna from Frozen

  • What is your favorite sport (to cheer on, or to play)?

Wii Volleyball

  • Where is one place you have not been, but would really like to go?

Norway and the Grecian Islands

 

Paige has been a part of the APPRO and CERRON team since May, 2013. She is a team player, quite the “Excel guru”, and greets each day with a knowledgeable, delightful, and calm demeanor. As a property owner, you will meet Paige most often over the phone, or see her work through change orders or sworn construction statements. As a subcontractor, you will work with Paige on lien waivers, and billings. Paige is APPRO’s “go-to gal” for bookkeeping. If you happen to be in our office, be sure to stop by to say hello.

 

 

 

 

APPRO and CERRON Team Seeks “Sole-Mates”

APPRO and CERRON Team Currently Seeking Sole-Mates!

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APPRO and CERRON team members are excited to support a local Farmington High School student and her partnership with a non-profit group, Soles4Souls. Sydney Bockelman, along with her classmates, is part of Youth Development, a student organization, who in 2013 sought to collect 500 pairs of shoes, then more than exceeded their goal by collecting 900 pairs!

This year, in 2014, the Farmington Youth Development group’s goal is to collect 1,000 pairs of shoes for the nonprofit whose mission is “to fight the devastating impact and perpetuation of poverty… by collecting new and used shoes and clothes from individuals, schools, faith-based institutions, civic organizations and corporate partners, then distributing those shoes and clothes both via direct donations to people in need and by provisioning qualified micro-enterprise programs designed to create jobs in poor and disadvantaged communities. The term “micro-enterprise” describes an approach toward helping the poor and their communities by providing sustainable jobs to impoverished people through the creation of ultra-small (micro) businesses. This might mean, for example, a single table selling used shoes in an open marketplace. Or a street vendor with an inventory of used jeans spread out on a blanket.”

According to the Soles4 Souls website, “The difference we make in Haiti and other countries is in the opportunity for people to support themselves. The concept itself is simple, an embodiment of the old saying, ‘Give a man a fish, he will eat for day; give him a way to fish, and he will eat for a lifetime.'”

The entire APPRO & CERRON team is pleased to help support this effort by hosting a collection site for new or used shoes (with or without “sole-mates”) at our Lakeville office located at 21476 Grenada Avenue, Lakeville, MN. You will find a collection bin inside the front entryway of our building (stop in to say, “hello”, and get your donation sticker). We will be collecting until Friday, April 4th at 3:30 p.m. Our office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. You may also leave donations outside our front door, if you arrive before or after our regular office hours.

Thank you for helping the team at APPRO & CERRON find our Sole-Mates!