Work began recently on new facilities in Mendota Heights for Southview Design, a landscape firm that has outgrown its current building in Inver Grove Heights.
The new building, at 2383 Pilot Knob Road, will sit on a 3-acre campus to accommodate Southview's fleet of vehicles, trailers, trucks and other equipment.
The building will have 9,000 square feet of office space, plus an 8,000-square-foot warehouse and greenhouse, and is expected to be completed in December. Most of the landscaping will be completed this year.
The new facility also will have an eco-friendly solution for water management, including two large rain gardens to manage drainage and contain stormwater onsite.
Founded in 1978, Southview has completed over 7,000 residential and commercial landscaping projects. It recently was named one of America's fastest-growing landscape firms by Landscape Management magazine.
Chamber head resigns
The Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce has begun the search for a new president to replace Todd Bornhauser, who resigned June 12.
Bornhauser had been president since 2000. His last official day on the job will be July 31.
In a statement, Bornhauser said had enjoyed his years at the chamber but thought it was time to have a new president with "new excitement, new ideas and new energy to take the organization to the next level."
