Former NBA Player Readies Modular Manufacturing Facility in North Minneapolis On Tuesday morning, Minnesota leaders and community members convened in North Minneapolis to mark the opening of ’s first manufacturing facility. Founded by NBA veteran and North Minneapolis native Devean George, the company aims to optimize construction and create “high-quality, living wage” jobs in the area. Gov.
Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Attorney General Keith Ellison, and other dignitaries took turns speaking at the event, praising the facility as another opportunity to develop North Minneapolis. Mayor Frey, for instance, pointed to the facility’s location being previously marked as a “slum area” for minorities on city maps dating back to 1937. “It wasn’t just identifying what the area was, but what the city was intentionally trying to do,” he said.
But he also pointed to the new health and wellness-focused being built in North Minneapolis and other initiatives aimed at improving upward mobility in the area. “This [facility] here is doubling down on excellence in our city in extraordinary fashion.” GM Solutions specializes in modular construction, a process where a building is constructed off-site under controlled plant conditions.
Proponents of the process say it can reduce waste and speed up production time by up to 50% compared to traditional construction. Earlier this year, . For its part, GM Solutions plans to specialize in multi-family, hotel, student ho.