Summer is officially here! This month, we celebrated the dads (Sunday, June 18th), and the longest day of the year (Summer Solstice). Along with all that extra daylight, we find ourselves fishing, camping, taking road trips, and of course, showing properties, and constructing new buildings.

This month, our June "Property Solutions" newsletter is filled with helpful tips for you and your team. This month's issue includes:

• For Your Business - Articles and links for your business, like the best apps for business owners
• Our Team - Safety Training Days
• Our latest Projects and Properties
• In the Community - Pan-o-Prog Updates
• Good  News - Best Road Trip Songs...Ever!

We hope you enjoy this month's "Property Solutions" Newsletter!

Christian Heritage Academy, Lakeville, Minnesota

Each month, our company finds a few articles, links and/or apps, we think might be of use to you and your team. This month, we found a great article combined with some tools to help you manage your growing business.

We also found a link to a list of 75 great apps for small business. We use a few of the tools listed.

Then, the last link that we share, we thought might be helpful for choosing something fun to do over the July Fourth holiday weekend, or the rest of your summer.

• Growing your organization - what  you you need to consider (via Free Management Library)
• Cool tools - 75 Best Apps for Small Business (via Proven - online job board)
• Just for fun - 85 of the best places to visit in Minnesota (it is a unique list, curated by Atlas Obscura)

See what is happening around town via local Chambers of Commerce:

Apple Valley, Lakeville, Dakota County Regional (DCR), Burnsville, & Elko New Market

Getting out and about to meet our neighbors...

Our team enjoys each and every opportunity we have to meet with members of our local community. Recently, we had the opportunity to attend a luncheon with the Lakeville Chamber of Commerce at Crystal Lake Golf Club in Lakeville, Minnesota.

The keynote speakers featured a mother and daughter, representing "Simon Says Give" which is a nonprofit founded by (then, 8 year old) Mandi 

There are a couple of ways to get involved in this charitable organization, the first of which includes:

• Attend the 5th Birthday of Simon Says Give at the Mall of America the largest Birthday Celebration with a Birthday Box creation on August 8, 2017 from 8am to 10pm. 

There are additional ways to get involved, which include voluteering time, donations, and more, with additional details at: Simon Says Give.

Pan-o-Prog: 2017 Fun Things to Do

Looking for something fun to do? Why not check out Panorama of Progress, known to locals as Pan-O-Prog, in Lakeville, MN from Monday July 4 through Sunday July 10, 2017. There is a lot to choose from with over 50 celebrations, events and activities that take place the week of July 4.

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US Bank Stadium Tours

A few members of our team were able to tour the US Bank Stadium through one of our vendors,Innovative Office Solutions, who graciously hosted the event. 

Bruce Rydeen brought his wife Bev, and Kris Bockelman, brought her husband, Mike and daughter, Taylor, to this family fun event.

Attendees were able to walk on the field where there were field goal kicking competitions for charity. They were also able to tour the facility, including the locker room, and the tunnel where the Vikings run to the field.

Innovative has been a great vendor over the years and we have sincerely appreciated the opportunity to work with their great team!

It is always nice to get out into our local community to join in the fun, and to meet some new and old friends!

Skol Vikings! And, skol Innovative Office Solutions!

Bruce Rydeen and Bev Rydeen at US Bank Stadium

APPRO and CERRON: Favorite Road Trip Songs

As the season of road trips is upon us, the team at APPRO and CERRON decided to compile a list of our favorite songs. When we started to discuss the topic of "favorite road trip songs" around the office, we quickly realized the unique personalities of the people on our team. 

In this blog, we listed some of our favorite songs, but we also included a couple of other lists of favorites for families, and all time favorite lists from around the web - sure to inspire you for your next road trip.

This was a fun list to compile and we hope you enjoy the suggestions from our team to yours! 

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