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<br />Mr. John Meyer <br />December 27,2004 <br />Page 4 <br /> <br />. William A. Gorton, Executive Associate, has over 25 years experience developing <br />supermarkets and retail shopping centers, representing supermarket chains as well as <br />prominent independent supermarket owners. Mr. Gorton provides advice and assistance <br />related to real estate development, leasing and contract negotiations, business <br />acquisitions, project management, sales forecasting, site evaluation and market analysis, <br />financing, capital planning, financial forecasting, business planning, strategy <br />development, business development and the marketing of programs and services. <br /> <br />Mr. Gorton has provided these services while employed Fairway Foods, Inc., subsidiary <br />of Holiday Stationstores, Inc.; Kohl's Food Stores, Inc., subsidiary of the Great Atlantic <br />& Pacific Tea Company; SuperValu, Inc.; Loblaw's, Inc.; and Steams Bank N.A. St. <br />Cloud, MN. He received a JD from William Mitchell College of Law and is a member of <br />the Minnesota State Bar Association. <br /> <br />. Linda Oie, Associate, conducts market research, demographic and consumer analysis for <br />client engagements. Ms. Oie manages the firm's geographic information systems (GIS) <br />and demographic databases using a variety of computer platforms and proprietary <br />software. <br /> <br />Prior to joining McComb Group, Ltd., Ms. Oie was employed as Marketplace <br />Information Manager at SuperValu, Inc. Her responsibilities included conducting <br />strategic consumer-based analysis of existing and prospective supermarkets, profiling <br />SuperValu customers, and delineating trade areas for existing and proposed stores. <br /> <br />. Susan Nache, Consultant, performs market research, demographic analysis, and <br />consumer research tasks. Ms. Nache conducts consumer research analysis and cross- <br />tabulation on McComb Group's survey processing software; and is familiar with software <br />programs used by McComb Group, Ltd. for financial feasibility and statistical analysis. <br /> <br />Mr. McComb will be responsible for managing and directing the overall research program and <br />will participate directly in findings and conclusions. Individual work tasks will be assigned to <br />personnel within the firm based on qualifications and experience. <br /> <br />BUDGET <br /> <br />The budget for the work program and work products described in this proposal is shown below. <br /> <br />Professional Services <br />Study Area Evaluation <br />Competitive Shopping Areas <br />Business Interviews <br />Trade Area <br />Retail Development Potential <br />Residential Market Demand <br />Design Consulting <br />Report Preparation <br />Meetings <br />Total Professional Services <br /> <br />Budl!:et <br />$ 1,700 <br />2,900 <br />1,250 <br />2,900 <br />3,700 <br />4,800 <br />1,800 <br />1,500 <br />2.000 <br />$ 22,550 <br />