Mead Metals completed a 28,000-square-foot expansion to its Shoreview location, doubling its warehouse space while installing air conditioning for the entire building and improving production efficiencies and employee safety that accompanied the extra space and improved traffic flow.
“We are excited and proud of our abilities after the expansion,” said Mead President Sandy Crawford. “And we are happy to be in Shoreview, as I cannot imagine a city that could be more supportive and helpful to a business with such a project.”
Over the last two years, the metals industry has been overwhelmed with pent-up demand from the COVID-19 pandemic and raw material shortages. Mead has been extremely busy, running at unprecedented levels, with their existing warehouse not capable of holding enough raw materials to meet that demand. Company ownership knew it needed more warehouse space, but its facility was landlocked. The City of Shoreview was instrumental in assisting Mead with purchasing property immediately behind their facility and with Tax Increment Financing to make the project a reality.
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Construction on the $5 million project began in May 2021 and was completed in December 2021, on time and under budget. Crawford pointed to the ability of the construction company, DJ Kranz, to order raw materials in March 2021 before the supply chain issues became serious.
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