Staff
 
The Northspan Group Inc. is comprised of five specialists, working together as a cohesive team to bring you and your business the answers you need for community and economic development throughout the Upper Midwest.
 
Randy Lasky
President/CEO
 
Bob Palmquist
Senior Business Developer
 
Chelle Bakke
Business Developer
 
Chris Maddy
Director
Marketing & Business Recruitment
Northland Connection
 
Lisa Bonow
Executive Assistant
 
 
Board of Directors
 
Chair: Dan Markham
Vice Chair: Debora Almirall
Secretary/Treasurer: Bob Ryan
 
 
Debora Almirall
Vice President, Private Banking
Republic Bank
306 West Superior Street
Duluth, MN 55802
218.733.6461 (Work)
218.722.4363 (Fax)
dalmirall@bankrepublic.com
www.bankrepublic.com
  Dick Brenner
Carlton County Commissioner
1501 Summit Avenue
Cloquet, MN 55707-9788
218.384.9134 (Courthouse)
218.879.5572 (Home)
218.384.9116 (Fax)
rebrenner@webtv.com
www.carlton.mn.us
     
Brian Hanson
Manager, Business Development
Allete
30 W Superior Street
Duluth, MN 55802
218.722.5642 x 3112 (Work)
218.720.2508 (Fax)
bhanson@allete.com
www.allete.com
  Jennifer Hawkins
Senior Economic Development Analyst
Minnesota Power
30 West Superior Street
Duluth, MN 55802
218.723.3913, x3 (Work)
218.723.3983 (Fax)
jhawkins@mnpower.com
www.mnpower.com/econdev
     
Andy Hubley
Acting Executive Director
Arrowhead Regional Development Commission (ARDC)
221 West 1st Street
Duluth, MN 55802
218.529.7512 (Work)
218.529.7592 (Fax)
ahubley@ardc.org
www.ardc.org
  Dan Jordan
Mining & Minerals Program Supervisor
Iron Range Resources
801 SW Highway 169, Suite 2
Chisholm, MN 55719
218.254.7967 (Work)
218.254.7973 (Fax)
Dan.Jordan@IronRangeResources.org
www.IronRangeResources.org
     
Peter Kolar
President
Kolar Autoworld
4781 Miller Trunk Highway
Duluth, MN 55811
218.733.0100 (Work)
218.343.4561 (Cell)
218.722.9099 (Fax)
peterjkolar@aol.com
www.kolarnet.com
  Dan Markham
Senior Vice-President, Corporate Development
Reuben Johnson & Son, Inc.
5300 Stinson Avenue
PO Box 3068
Superior, WI 54880
715.394.0128 x 44 (Work)
715.394.7776 (Fax)
dmarkham@rjs5300.com
www.rjs5300.com
     
Peter McDermott
President
Itasca Economic Development Corporation (IEDC)
12 NW Third Street
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
218.326.9411 (Work)
218.327.2242 (Fax)
peterm@itascadv.org
www.itascadv.org
  Wade Pavleck
Koochiching County Commissioner
POB 1253
International Falls, MN 56649
218.286.5273 (Work/Home)
218.244.6880 (Cell)
wade@cumembersnet.com
www.co.koochiching.mn.us
     
Steve Raukar
St. Louis County Commissioner
1810 12th Avenue E, Room 214
Hibbing, MN 55746
218.262.0201 (Work)
218.262.0203 (Fax)
raukars@co.st-louis.mn.us
www.co.st-louis.mn.us
  Bob Ryan
President
Odyssey Development
2230 London Road, Suite 100
Duluth, MN 55812
218.728.8060 x 103 (Work)
218.728.8065 (Fax)
bobr@odysseydev.com
www.odysseydev.com
     
Tom Saxhaug
Grand Rapids Insurance Agency
Minnesota State Senate
1032 First Avenue NW
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
651.296.4136 (St. Paul Office)
651.296.6511 (Fax)
tom.saxhaug@senate.mn
http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/
members/bios/sendis03.htm
   
     

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