PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Contact: Noel LaBine 763-477-3086

CalBrandt Inc of Delano receives State recognition.

CalBrandt, Inc. recently received a recognition award from the State of Minnesota signed by Governor Pawlenty. The award was presented at the regular Delano Chamber of Commerce meeting on October 16, 2008 by Chamber president, Josh Hecksel. Receiving the award was the founder, Calvin Brandt, and the president of the company, Heidi Goldbeck.

CalBrandt, Inc. is located at 768 7 th Street South in Delano and was formerly called, “Motion Controls”. In those days it was primarily a manufacturer of scrap metal balers. When the market for that industry became soft, they became a system design and product manufacturing facility. Currently, they are a major manufacturer of rail car movers and railcar gate openers.

A subsidiary company is called Brandt Automation and they specialize in building and designing production line equipment, which is custom built equipment for any manufacturing process including automated assembly. Jim Stein, who has been with Calbrandt, Inc. for 22 years is the operations manager and President of Brandt Automating. Some of their customers include Fabcon Concrete, and McNeilius of Dodge Center, who manufacturers garbage trucks. Calvin Brandt designed all of the controls for the automated garbage containers pickers that are used on most residential garbage picker trucks including those used by Randy Sanitation.

The Partnership exists to enhance the business climate of Wright County and help create more jobs in Wright County . The strategies the Partnership uses to achieve its mission include being an information resource and finding technical assistance; aiding business development through Business Retention & Expansion visits, providing financing resources, and providing business information and training through seminars and workshops. Also, the Partnership markets Wright County to business site locators, and maintains an excellent website, which includes a listing of commercial and industrial property available in Wright County (see www.wrightpartnership.org ). The Partnership also assists with Workforce Development and has gathered economic statistical information, which is available on its website.