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
Blandin Foundation
Cartier Agency
College of St. Scholastica
Como Oil & Propane
Compudyne
Duluth Airport Authority
Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce
Duluth News Tribune
Duluth Seaway Port Authority
Duluth Superior Community Foundation

Enventis Telecom

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

Halvor Lines
Helstrom Architects
HydroSolutions of Duluth

Johnson-Wilson Constructors
JPG Group
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Kraus-Anderson Construction
Krech Ojard & Associates
Labovitz Enterprises
Lakehead Constructors
Lake Place, Inc.
Lake Superior College
Liscomb-Hood-Mason Co.
M&I Bank


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

Northeast Entrepreneur Fund
Northland Foundation
Northstar Aerospace
Oneida Realty Company
Park State Bank
Pioneer National Bank
Republic Bank
RJS Construction Group
RSM McGladrey, Inc.
Sauter Fairchild Insurance
SISU Medical Solutions
SMDC Health System
St. Germain's Cabinets, Inc.
St. Luke's
Teberg Fund
Twin Ports Testing
U.S. Bank
United Truck Body Company
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