EXB Solutions CEO Don Hughes, JEDC Director Larry Young and EXB Director of Engineering Paul Carpenter with GrowBemidji Paul Bunyan Shirt.

EXB Solutions Opens Bemidji Office

EXB Solutions, a high-end test engineering firm, has selected Bemidji to be their primary office location.  The company tests advanced navigational and guidance systems for companies such as Boeing, Airbus and NASA.  They will be opening their Bemidji office on June 2nd with a staff of six test engineers. Other EXB offices are located in Wayzata, Minnesota and Phoenix, Arizona. They further have a virtual office in Huntsville, Alabama.  EXB has hired five graduating seniors from the Physics Engineering Program at Bemidji State University as some of their initial employees. They also are applying for Federal HUB Zone certification which will give them extra points in securing government contracts.

Bemidji State University’s Center for Advanced and Emerging Technologies Phase 2 has opened its doors for students and staff.

City of Bemidji Building Permits Top $40 Million for 2007

Bemidji posted their second highest building permit year on record last year.  Construction came from a wide venue including multi-family home construction, long term care housing, commerical and government buildings.

Diamond Point Park Shines! 

 The City has completed the total renovation of Diamond Point Park, its premier park along the west shores of Lake Bemidji.  The $3 million renovation is the first project in a $9 million park development plan that is supported by the City's 1/2 cent sales tax.

             Bemidji Regional Airport

Bemidji Regional Airport has completed a $14 million expansion and improvement to runways 7-25  and 31-13.  That work includes extending the primary runway to 7,002 feet and adding advanced ILS(Instrument Landing Systems) to three of the runways at the regional airport. 

This summer there will be four flights daily to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport with Regional Jets providing some of the flights.