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He
knows that when Tom comes with a project it’s real and it will
happen.
Jeff and his
wife, Sue, have three girls: Vana, Laurel, and Shauna. The family
lives on acreage with a horse and a yellow lab. They enjoy
snowmobiling in the winter, lakes and their pool in the summer. Jeff
has never had an interest in golf or tennis, but when he hit the
mid-life crisis in the his early 40’s, he started to build and race
stock cars. Mr. Petty (oops). we mean, Mr. Greischar, is in his fifth
season racing ½ mile dirt tracks at the Fairmont and Jackson
Speedways. His pit crew consists of daughters, Vana and Laurel.
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Jeff Greischar and his children. |
EMMETT
ERPELDING
Emmett was
born and raised in Blackduck, MN. He is a 1963 graduate of the
University of Minnesota with a B.S. in business. Emmett’s
professional career has included working for International Harvester
for five years. There has always been an entrepreneurial side to
Emmett as he founded and managed Brown County Farm Implement from 1
968-1981. When Emmett sold the Implement he partnered with Jerry
Dannheim and Maynard Mogler to build the Holiday Inn -
New
UIm. Emmett became the manager and held that responsibility for over
18 years until April 1, 1999. Emmett purchased Maynard’s interest in
their partnership in 1987. Emmett and Jerry’s partnership with TPI
first started seven years ago with the building of the Holiday Inn
Express Hinckley. Since that time the partnership has grown to include
the Holiday Inn Express Eagan, Green Mill Eagan, and the Hilton Garden
Inn Eagan. TPI and New Ulm Enterprises (NUE) have recently began
development on their newest venture together, Staybridge Suites Eagan.
Emmett and his wife, Karen, divide their time between a home in
Naples, FL., and a houseboat moored on the St. Croix River in Hudson,
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JERRY
DANNHEIM
Some of
Jerry’s story was eluded to in Emmett’s bio. However, the rest of
Jerry’s professional history consisted of
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Pictured left to right:
Emmett Erpelding,
Karen Erpelding,
Charlene Dannheim,
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starting
a GM dealership and developing a 56-unit apartment complex in New Ulm in the 1
970’s. Of course, his partner on these ventures was his buddy Emmett
Erpelding. Few people in New Ulm thought it would be possible for Jerry and
Emmett to be successful with a Holiday Inn franchise in a town of only 1 2,000
which is about 45 miles from the closest interstate highway. Well, we all know
the rest is history. Jerry had also partnered with another company that
developed Super 8 Motels in southern Minnesota and Iowa for eight years. Jerry
continues to live in New Ulm with his wife, Charlene. Jerry has enjoyed the
relationship with Tom Torgerson and his associates at TPI and looks forward to
contributing to Torgerson Properties in the future
MARC
CARPENTER
A native of
St. Paul, Minnesota, Marc attended St. Thomas University at which time he was
called into military service for training as a naval aviator at Corpus
Christi, Texas flight school.
As
a member of VPB Squadron 7 I, Marc flew a total of 74 combat missions, five
battles and later commanded VPB Squadron 814. After a second tour in the
Korean War, Marc retired from Naval aviation with the rank of “Commander”.
As
president of Marlen Investment Company, Marc specializes in lodging and
commercial property investments. He partners with TPI in the SpringHill Suites
Rochester.
His
community interest include past Chairman of United Way,
President of downtown Kiwanis, President of Community College
Foundation, member of Lourdes Foundation, Vice President
of Rochester Golf and Country Club, and a member of the
Rochester Symphony Orchestra.
Marc
and his wife Helen have two sons, two daughters and eight grand children.
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Marc Carpenter |
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