Uponor North America recently celebrated the grand opening of the company’s ninth expansion in Apple Valley, Minnesota, and the 11^th in the greater Twin Cities area.

Gov. Mark Dayton, along with several political and community leaders, was in attendance for the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Dayton spoke of the importance of new job growth in Minnesota and of attracting talent in light of a national and local employment shortage.

“It’s a great moment for all of you on the Uponor team. Thank you very much for your commitment to Minnesota,” Dayton said. “This is what makes Minnesota successful — entrepreneurs and executives like you who have a commitment to our state — to locate and expand here.”

The $18 million expansion adds an additional 90,000 square feet for lean manufacturing, office space, and additional manufacturing equipment for producing crosslinked polyethylene (PEX) pipe used in plumbing, radiant heating/cooling, and fire safety systems.

With this expansion, the North American headquarters in Apple Valley, along with the company’s distribution center and resin-processing center in nearby Lakeville, brings the total Twin Cities metro area footprint to 656,738 square feet on approximately 50 acres. The new facility will provide 82 new jobs to the local economy.

“While this is our latest expansion, it is certainly not our last,” said Bill Gray, president, Uponor North America. “We are grateful to the state of Minnesota and the leaders of this local community for their support as we continue to grow.”

Publication date: 6/13/2016

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