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TPI
Partners
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Grant Christianson and
his brother John - Holiday Inn Express
Golden Valley and future Hilton Garden Inn Golden Valley
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Phil Forstrom, and
his brothers Paul, Perry, and John
Hampton Inn Maple Grove, Hampton Inn
Shoreview, Green Mill
Shoreview, Hilton Garden Inn Shoreview, Super 8 Arden Hills, and future
Staybridge Suites Maple Grove
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Jeff Greischar and
his brother Dave - Comfort Inn Fairmont & Perkins Red Wing.
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Emmett Erpelding and
Jerry Dannheim Holiday Inn Express
Hinckley, Holiday Inn Express Eagan, Green Mill Eagan, Hilton Garden Inn
Eagan, Holiday Inn New Ulm, and Staybridge Suites Eagan
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Marc Carpenter -
SpringHill Suites Rochester
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Dick Tittle - Perkins Red Wing
Partner
Biographies
GRANT
J. CHRISTIANSON
Grant has
been a part of his family farm operation near Willmar since he was ten years
old. They have a cash crop farm corporation raising corn and soybeans.
Grant
attended Willmar High School where Tom T. and he were good friends. He is
thrilled with the friendship, which now includes a common business interest.
The partnership which includes me Holiday Inn Express Golden Valley. looks to
finesse new growth and opportunities in the lodging business.
Grant
graduated from the U of M with an Agricultural Business degree. He has always enjoyed the markets and trading commodities. This interest led to the purchase of a Cargill Grain facility, Allied Grain Co., in 1 986. This is where
Grant now merchandises corn and beans.
Grant’s
wife, Joan, is a chiropractor in Willmar. They have three children: Ali (9),
Grant (6), Kai (3). In his spare time he enjoys traveling, skiing, and
spending time at the lake with family and friends.
JEFF GREISCHAR
Jeff and his
brother, Dave, started TECH Builders, a construction company in 1 976. The two
started out building homes and developing residential real estate in Fairmont,
MN. Jeff and Dave met Tom Torgerson in the early 1980’s. Tom had moved to
Fairmont to manage the Holiday Inn. It wasn’t long after Tom moved to
Fairmont that new development projects were on the drawing board. The first
project the brothers built for Torgerson Properties was the Perkins Fairmont
in 1984. From there they went on to build projects in Willmar, Austin,
Redwing, Rochester and in recent years several Twin City locations. Jeff
feels that working with Tom has been great.
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Over
the last 7 months, TPI's Vice Presidents of Operations have
taken command of all responsibilities related to running our
businesses. I still meet with TIP's VP's on a monthly
basis and at that time we review all matters that relate to
satisfying our guests, growing our associates, and strengthening
the financial health of TPI. I am happy to report that our
VP's, Brett Erdmann, Mitch Peterson, and Kirk Schultz, along
with all of the support form our associates, are doing a great
job at advancing TPI. I clearly see TIP evolving to be a
quality hospitality company recognized and held in high esteem
within our industry. For this, I am very proud of all your
work. What is truly unfolding is a better and more
competitive TPI than I had ever envisioned. This will
result in more opportunities for all the great associates that
are the backbone of TPI.
