Blue Earth Substation

Fairmont Foods of MN is a privately-held manufacturer of frozen prepared foods. The company was founded in 1987, at which time it was purchased from ConAgra. Prior to the purchase, the company functioned as an Armour Frozen Food Plant. Its portfolio has included such names as Weight Watcher s, Pillsbury, Marie Callender Retail Foods, Redi-Serve, Jones Dairy Farm, Ore-Ida, Schwan s, Jimmy Dean Foods, Fazoli s and Luigino s. Fairmont Foods original plant covers 170,000 square feet and is a USDA facility. It was the first plant in the upper Midwest to function under a TQC format. As a co-packer, it is audited by as many as six different services per year and have maintained an excellent rating over the past fiver years

Advanced Drainage Systems is a leading manufacturer of innovative stormwater and onsite septic wastewater solutions that manages the world’s most precious resource: water. ADS provides superior drainage solutions for use in a wide variety of markets and applications including commercial, residential, infrastructure and agriculture.

House of Print, located in Madelia, Minn., is a commercial printing company that specializes in commercial web printing, catalogs, books, directories, tabloids and newspapers. It provides service to more than 100 regular publications and two newspapers. House of Print also has the capability to produce more than 100,000 pieces per hour. Additional services offered are multiple saddle stitching bindery and mailing lines, as well as a fleet delivery. The company was established in 1963 and was the first central offset printing plant in the Midwest.