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Founded on the northern shores of Duluth, Minn., LHB was built with an entrepreneurial spirit that lead the way for engineering services in Minnesota. In 1966 LHB was incorporated in Minnesota as a structural engineering firm. As Minnesota communities grew and prospered, so did the demand for additional professional services from LHB. The company grew its business by adding civil, mechanical and electrical engineers as well as architects, landscape architects, interior designers and surveyors. LHB s first project was on the Duluth Arena. Using the principles of high-performance design, LHB focuses on creating environments that are valued for their economic, environmental and social justice considerations. LHB has won a number of awards including the 2004 AIA Minnesota Presidential Award and the 2003 American Society of Landscape Architects Merit Award.

Arrowhead Regional Development Commission is a county agency that provides a variety of services to local units of government and community-based groups in the Arrowhead region and has an office in Duluth, Minn. It coordinates funding for programs that serve seniors and caregivers. ARDC houses the Byways Resource Center, a nationwide program that advances the management of scenic and historic byways. It supports the Capital Improvement Planning Department that provides a tool for the community to identify and prioritize infrastructure, funding needs and opportunities. It also acts as a census repository for northeast Minnesota. The agency provides professional planning and development services to meet housing, environmental, economic and human needs. Arrowhead Regional Development Commission assists the community in conducting housing studies and preparing grant applications for housing issues.

While Stresau's experience is vast, it remains a small business noted for accessibility and responsiveness to customers. Stresau Laboratory, Inc, is a HUBZone Certified Business, which can be an asset for Government customers in meeting requirements of FAR 19.13.Likewise, while its focus remains energetics it applies this expertise across a breadth of activity for military and commercial customers, production and development contracts. Stresau is organized to respond to this diversity with three operating areas: