Peeps & Company opens it’s first Minnesota location at the Mall of America.    Click link below to read the MOA blog!

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PRNewswire/ — PEEPS & COMPANY®, the retail arm of Just Born, Inc., maker of PEEPS®, MIKE AND IKE®, HOT TAMALES®, TEENEE BEANEE® and GOLDENBERG’S PEANUT CHEWS® brand candies has signed a long-term lease with the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota.  Its 2500 square foot store will open in late 2011.  This announcement comes on the heels of the first PEEPS & COMPANY® retail store that opened at National Harbor, MD, in 2009 and its online store, peepsandcompany.com which launched in the Spring of 2011.

David Yale, President and Chief Operating Officer of Just Born, commented, “Our Mall of America store represents an exciting step in the strategic development of our PEEPS & COMPANY® retail brand.  We have much reason for optimism as our first store at National Harbor has had a strong first two years, despite the continued, challenging economic environment.  At Mall of America, our popular location within the complex, combined with our eye-catching store design and appealing products will make PEEPS & COMPANY® an absolute consumer destination.”

PEEPS & COMPANY® is a fun, energy filled retail experience appealing to all five senses.  Shoppers of all ages will be entertained by captivating music, lights, interactive displays, and videos featuring historic and present day elements of all their favorite Just Born brands.  In addition to great tasting candy, PEEPS & COMPANY® offers an array of high-quality branded items such as apparel, accessories and gifts.  

The Mall of America is located in Bloomington, Minnesota - only 15 minutes from downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul.  As one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world, Mall of America features more than 520 stores, 50 restaurants and attractions galore.  PEEPS & COMPANY® expects the Mall of America to be a perfect fit for the brand, and a strong addition to its expanding retail business.

Just Born, Inc. is a privately owned company founded in 1923 and headquartered in Bethlehem, PA, where it manufactures PEEPS®, HOT TAMALES®, MIKE AND IKE®, MIKE AND IKE® ZOURS® and TEENEE BEANEE® Brand Candies. GOLDENBERG’S PEANUT CHEWS® brand candies are produced in Philadelphia, PA.  All Just Born candies are made in the U.S.A.

Visit www.peepsandcompany.com, www.marshmallowpeeps.com, www.hottamales.com, www.mikeandike.com or www.peanutchews.com for more information.  

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  Toyota of the Black Hills has moved from downtown Rapid City to the growing commercial corridor east of town along Interstate 90 and into a new dealership building designed to be as environmentally friendly as the brand’s signature Prius hybrid car. 

The dealership, at 1920 E. Mall Drive, was designed by Rapid City FourFront Design architect Heather Rederth to the standards of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program of the U.S. Green Building Council, which offers several levels of certification demonstrating a project’s low impact on the environment. 

Jerry Jasinski, who along with Kevin Randall owns the Toyota dealership and Rapid Chevrolet, said concern for the environment is “in the genes” of the company, which now has a range of hybrid vehicles and is working on an electric version of its RAV4 sport utility vehicle. Jasinski said the dealership was built with local materials, has a geothermal heating system and captures rainwater in a way that reduces silt runoff into the storm sewer system. “It’s all about what kind of footprint you have on your community,” he said.  Retail Construction Services of Minnesota was the contractor.

Read more: http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/toyota-dealership-re-opens-at-new-site-on-east-mall/article_2550f572-ca34-11e0-856e-001cc4c002e0.html#ixzz1XTLuAz7w

open Savannah store

in Abercorn Walk shopping center.

Click Here for full story: Williams-Sonomas Coming Savannah Morning News - June 7, 2011

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Retail Construction Services (RCS), a leading and award winning national general contractor, has been expanding its LEED building capacity this year. Founded in 1984, RCS has built over 8,200 major projects, and over a combined 23,000 store refreshes, retrofits other Facilities Management work in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada representing over $1.1 Billion in company revenue.  

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U.S. Commerce Association’s Award Plaque Honors the Achievement

NEW YORK, NY, July 4, 2010 — Retail Construction Service has been selected for the 2010 Best of Lake Elmo Award in the Commercial New Construction category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).

The USCA “Best of Local Business” Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2010 USCA Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the USCA and data provided by third parties.

About U.S. Commerce Association (USCA)

U.S. Commerce Association (USCA) is a New York City based organization funded by local businesses operating in towns, large and small, across America. The purpose of USCA is to promote local business through public relations, marketing and advertising.

The USCA was established to recognize the best of local businesses in their community. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations, chambers of commerce and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to be an advocate for small and medium size businesses and business entrepreneurs across America.

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Retail Construction Services (RCS), a leading and award winning national general contractor, has been expanding its LEED building capacity this year. Founded in 1984, RCS has built over 8,200 major projects, and over 23,000 store refreshes, retrofits other Facilities Management work in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada representing over $1.1 Billion in company revenue.

Retail Construction Services shares the concern with its customers with regard to the impact of their work on the communities and the environment. As members of the USGBC, the company completed their first LEED certified project in 2006. Two of the more recent projects this year are; The University Center for the Black Hills State University, which is designed for silver certification and hoping to qualify as gold, as well as a Toyota dealership in South Dakota’s Black Hills that is designed for gold certification. “

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Dealerships buy land with I-90 views

Barbara Soderlin Journal staff | Posted: Saturday, June 26, 2010 6:00 am

Construction workers at Tish Boulevard and Mall Drive in Rapid City on Thursday, June 24, 2010. Toyota of Black Hills is building a new dealership building at the Northwest corner of Tish Boulevard and East Mall Drive. (Aaron Rosenblatt/Journal staff)

The owners of the Toyota of the Black Hills and McKie Automotive Group dealerships have bought land across the street from one another at East Mall Drive and Tish Boulevard, across Interstate 90 from Target at the East North Street exit.  Work is under way there now on a new Toyota dealership building on 17 acres on the northwest corner of the intersection.  Click here for full story.