HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 05.aMay 20, 2013
Overview
Adam Kienber
Economic D; =lopment Specialist
Spotlight on Business
BTD
May 20, 2013 City Council Meeting
Item No.
The Spotlight on Business program is designed to recognize new and existing commercial
and industrial businesses in the Lakeville community. The program is also designed to
emphasize for residents, the important tax and employment benefits that business and
industry provide to the community.
BTD will be featured at the May 20th City Council meeting. Economic Development
Commissioner, Jim Emond Sr. will present the information on BTD, and President Paul Gintner
will be present to accept this recognition.
BTD provides a complete spectrum of custom metalwork services to some of the world's top
brands. These services include metal fabrication, forming, welding, tool & die work,
machining, powder coating, prototyping, laser cutting, robotic welding, stamping, cutting,
tubing, CNC, EDM and much more. BTD works with many well -known customers including
Arctic Cat, Toro, Honda, Kawasaki, Polaris, John Deere, and many others.
Now with three locations in Lakeville, BTD occupies nearly 230,000 square feet and continues
to grow. With five locations in Minnesota and one in Illinois, BTD serves customers
throughout the United States as well as Canada and Mexico.
BTD currently employs 850 people including the 150 employees they have here in Lakeville,
and continues to grow as they expand their markets. They continue to hire and train new
staff at their locations in Lakeville having hired 25 new employees since January. BTD also
recently participated in the Lakeville Job Fair held at the Heritage Center on April 30th. Having
recently expanded into an additional 100,000 square feet in Lakeville, BTD is focused on
bringing more value -added services to their customers including additional paint and final
assembly options.
Also of note is that company President Paul Gintner recently located to the Lakeville area.
The City akevillooks forward to continuing to help BTD grow and thrive here.
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