Sunday, October 14, 2012
Beckhoff Automation, an industrial tech company, began work on its new building in July after keeping the project on hold for years.
Beckhoff Automation is skipping town. The German maker of automation software and other industrial computer technology plans to move its U.S. headquarters from Burnsville to its more diminutive neighbor, Savage. Beckhoff is building a new 44,000-square-foot office-warehouse at 13130 Dakota Ave. in Savage, to open in March 2013. Mark Lewis, manager of technical services at Beckhoff, recently told the Star Tribune that the new site will be double the size of its current facility in Burnsville—with room to grow. The building will also be custom built to Beckhoff's specifications, unlike the space it leases as of now. "It became clear that there were advantages to building something for our own use, a larger facility that would be customized …
Friday, October 5, 2012
More than half of the recipients of the Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 2012 Business Excellence Awards were based in Burnsville or Eagan, according to Sun Thisweek.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
The Savage City Council agreed to a $600,000 settlement with business owner Cory Townsend, who says his gas station was irreparably damaged after a road closure "took the convenience out of the convenience store," as one council member put it.
Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter In an effort to avoid a lengthy legal battle, the Savage City Council has agreed to pay a local business owner over half a million dollars. On Sept. 17, the council approved a settlement with Motor Mart Owner Cory Townsend, who claims that the permanent closure of the intersection at Princeton Avenue and Highway 13 destroyed his business at 4905 Minnesota Highway 13. The city will pay Townsend Properties, LLC a total of $600,000: $500,000 for lost revenue at the store and $100,000 to replace the pumps at another gas station owned by Townsend, which is just three-tenths of a mile away on Highway 13. The council favored the measure 4-1. Mayor Janet Williams was the…
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
The Richfield-based company is experimenting with mobile stores—smaller outlets that offer only mobile devices, tablets and e-readers.
While Best Buy is in the process of downsizing many of its big-box stores throughout the state and country, its mobile stores are growing in number. Seven new Best Buy Mobile stores will open this fall, with Woodbury, Stillwater, Roseville and Burnsville locations planned. Mobile stores are typically smaller than regular stores and carry only mobile devices, tablets and e-readers. In March, Best Buy announced it would close 50 standard stores nationwide and downsize square footage in others—including the Richfield location. After first quarter profits were announced in May, anaylists attributed discounts on smartphones as a major contributing factor to profits exceeding expectations. It's no wonder the mobile-only stores are part of the …
Monday, September 24, 2012
PetChatz is a device that allows video conferencing with your dog or cat, anytime, anywhere.
Anser Innovation is on the fast track to move its first product from the drafting board to reality. The Burnsville start-up recently signed off on a deal with RiverStar, Inc. which will manufacture PetChatz, a telecommunications platform that will allow pet owners to keep in close contact with their pets 24-7. PetChatz is internet-based device which enables pet owners to communicate with their furry family members remotely via computer, laptop, iPad or smart phone. Pet parents can have a Skype-style video chat with Rover, dispense treats with the click of a button and even emit comforting smells to keep their pet's attachment anxiety at bay until they return home. Owners can also turn on "spy mode," which allows them to monitor their pets…
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
After a three decade delay, Wal-Mart Inc. will open its first location in Burnsville, but the company also hopes to make inroads in at least three other towns across the metro area—in spite of resistance from residents.
Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter| Blog for us When opening day comes on Oct. 26, Burnsville officials are expecting a warm welcome for Wal-Mart, which successfully pushed through a proposal in May of 2011, at long last. Wal-Mart's arrival is more than 20 years overdue. The mammoth retailer beat a longstanding retreat after what Mayor Elizabeth Kautz calls "the huge brouhaha" that erupted during its first bid for Burnsville in the 1980s. At the time, the mammoth retailer hoped to plant a discount store on a quadrangle of land off of Crystal Lake Road West and Burnhaven Drive, a spot that is the present site of the Gramercy Club at Greenhaven. Residents in the nearby neighborhoods revolted after …
Monday, September 10, 2012
Bridal Accents Couture, a longstanding Savage business, will bring high fashion wedding wear like Nicole Miiler, Badgley Mischka and others into Burnsville's Heart of the City development.
Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter| Blog for us More changes are afoot in Burnsville's central business district—Heart of the City. This week city officials voted in a plat change at 12501 Nicollet Avenue South, which reformed property parcel lines to allow for the arrival Bridal Accents Couture. The Savage bridal shop is buying a space in the building, which also houses Jo Jo's Rise and Wine. Bridal Accents has been a presence in Burnsville's smaller neighbor for 17 years. The store is currently located at 4401 County Road 42 West. owner and Manager Michelle Beck said the boutique will begin construction on the new site by end of the month. She expects to be open in Burnsville by mid-November. …
Thursday, September 6, 2012
The Eden Prairie-based supermarket chain is closing 60 “underperforming” stores outside Minnesota.
Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter The Cub Foods supermarkets in Burnsville and Savage appear to have made the cut, at least for the time-being. Cub Foods’ parent company, Eden Prairie-based Supervalu, announced Wednesday that it will close 60 of what it called “underperforming” stores. According to a company press release, Supervalu will close 27 Albertsons stores, most of which are in California; four Acme stores; one Jewel-Osco store; 22 Save-A-Lots and eight other stores Supervalu did not identify because of contract negotiations. Most of the closings will take place before the end of this year. “These decisions are never easy because of the impact a store closure has on our team members, our …
Sunday, August 26, 2012
In spite of stringent dissent from Council Member Mary Sherry, on Tuesday night the Burnsville City Council agreed to give the troubled property management company a provisional license.
Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter| Blog for us Renters could soon be moving back into Country Village Apartments, a complex in northwest Burnsville that was shut down by the city in March after management failed to address squalid, dangerous conditions. On Tuesday, the council approved a provisional rental license for Country Village, but first the council demanded what Councilor Dan Kealey called a "come to Jesus explanation" from Lindahl Partners, a family-held company that owns the complex. "I think we need an explanation as to why it took so long. That's what we expected to see after we first discovered this problem and were just finally seeing some action on it," Kealey said. The complex …
Thursday, August 23, 2012
The moving and storage giant recently bought TC Self Storage, a large facility on Portland Avenue.
In an effort to expand its network of self-storage units, U-Haul has acquired TC Self-Storage, a 47,000 square foot facility on 12200 Portland Avenue. The new location adds another 390 temperature-controlled space storage rooms to the company's Burnsville holdings. U-Haul already has two footholds in the city, with one major storage and moving center on Highway 13 and a small truck rental outlet operating out of Shell Station on County Road 5. According to a press release from the company, the new acquisition will cut down on air pollution. Matthew Marquart, president, U-Haul Company of Southern Minnesota, said that the location will allow consumers a shorter distance to travel when moving and storing their goods. "(The new location) not …
Emma Hathaway
11:16 am on Thursday, September 27, 2012
Savage has done a terrible disservice to all of the businesses in that area. The Depot is closed. The Windmill got their road closed off much earlier so that people had to go around the block to access it, now if you are not careful, you could miss the turnoff completely. Windmill is struggling and I hope they will survive all of this construction. more ›