About Us

APEX is a member-funded organization, supported by private businesses and industry leaders who seek to improve the region’s business climate.

If you are interested in expanding the economic base of Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin and are willing to share your skills and expertise to help other businesses grow, become a member of APEX.

The following businesses and organizations are APEX members:

A&A Enterprises/Mercury Investment
Barr Engineering Company
Blandin Foundation
Cartier Agency
Como Oil & Propane
Compudyne
Dingwell's North America
DSGW Architects
Duluth Airport Authority
Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce
Duluth News Tribune
Duluth Seaway Port Authority
Enventis Telecom

Express Personnel Services
F.I. Salter
Fryberger, Buchanan, Smith & Frederick, P.A.
Genesis Attachments
GPM, Inc.

Hanft Fride
Helstrom Architects
IKONICS Corporation
Johnson Controls, Inc.
JPG Group
Kraus-Anderson Construction
Krech Ojard & Associates
Labovitz Enterprises
Lakehead Constructors
Lake Place, Inc.
Lake Superior College
LHB, Inc.
Liscomb-Hood-Mason Co.
M&I Bank

Maurices, Inc.
Minnesota Power, an ALLETE Company
Monaco Air Duluth

National Bank of Commerce
Northeast Entrepreneur Fund
Northland Foundation
Northstar Aerospace
Oneida Realty Company
P&K Properties
Park State Bank
Pioneer National Bank
Republic Bank
Reuben Johnson & Son, Inc. & Affiliated Co.'s
RSM McGladrey, Inc.
Sauter Fairchild Insurance
Service Printers
SISU Medical Solutions
SMDC Health System
St. Germain's Cabinets, Inc.
St. Luke's
Teberg Fund
Twin Ports Testing
U.S. Bank
University of Minnesota Duluth

UMD Natural Resources Research Institute
W.P. & R.S. Mars Co.
Wells Fargo Bank
Western Bank
Westmoreland Flint
Wheeler Associates
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (WITC)
ZMC Hotels