PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

PARTNER SPOTLIGHT: GRESSER COMPANIES

Gresser Companies is a valued partner that does business with multiple Tradition entities. At Tradition, we create clients for life by being a one-stop-shop for all your home, financing, banking and wealth management needs. Take a closer look into our relationship with Gresser Companies in this Q & A with their President, Mike Gresser.

Q: How long have your worked with ABOUT GRESSER COMPANIES Tradition?

Founded in 1969 in the Gresser family A: In a way, we have been part of Tradition since day one. The Gresser family was one of the original DiNovo basement and now employing 200 people in the commercial concrete and masonry construction industry specializing in large scale projects. investors. We have officially been Gresser has spawned other businesses with Tradition over 10 years for such as Recon Retaining Wall Systems, our 401K plan and personal wealth which has more than 50 licensees in 16 management. We’ve also had countries. They have also co-founded numerous mortgages on residential PrimeX of North America with Europeproperties, our headquarter building, and Bellerieve, our luxury residential development in Eden Prairie. an partners to license PrimXComposite, the world's First Jointless Concrete Floor. Gresser Co was the first North American Licensee of the technology and has since added licensees in 17 Q: How did you find Tradition? states and Ontario, and placed four million square feet of the product in A: I was familiar with the Enebak North America. They plan to install name through their excellent reputa- more than 20 million square feet in tion in construction. I was also an 2021. They also developed Bellerieve, early patron at the Legends Club and Eden Prairie's premiere single family knew they did things with class, and neighborhood. the right way. When Tradition Capital Bank was started, we were introduced and knew that they were people who were “hand shake operators”, someone whose handshake and word is as valuable as any contract you could ever sign.

Q: Which Tradition entities do you do business with?

A: All of them. I've even been to the Tradition Golf Club in LaQuinta, CA.

Q: What makes you continue to use Tradition?

A: Tradition is filled with great people with great standards. It's like the old way of doing business and banking - they know your name, they value your loyalty, and they work to make your experience simple and easy. From an entrepreneurial background, they also understand that things don't always go as planned and they work with you through bumps in the road. Very different than the big corporate banks of the world, but they still have the horsepower to get things done.

For more information on Gresser Companies, visit www.gresserco.com or call 651-454-5976

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