Third Wave Systems Expands High Tech Job Market in Minnesota

The Minnesota office is
located in Plymouth, MN and has twenty employees involved in sales, service,
and engineering. MATTHEWS, N.
Biltmore bucked the trend many tourist attractions experienced during 2005
with flat or declining attendance. The Charlotte area
placed four of its attractions on the list -- Discovery Place, the NC Auto
Racing Hall of Fame, Roush Racing Museum and Mint Museum of Art.

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Yancey Brown, program manager for COMTek in Manassas, stated: "We are
happy to be able to support the arts and the city of Manassas by providing
Internet and phone service for Artrain USA. Titanium and composites were formerly
used only in military jets or the most exceptional racing cars, because the
materials were expensive and hard to machine. State Capitol , Raleigh
89,500.

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(COMTek), the company that is delivering broadband over powerline (BPL)
service to hundreds of residences and businesses in Manassas, announced today
that it will provide complimentary Internet connectivity via BPL to Artrain
USA, an art museum housed in vintage rail cars, during the traveling exhibit's
local stop. Today, these materials are
rapidly finding their way into new commercial markets.C.
The lavish home built by George Vanderbilt also led last year's ranking of
the state's museums and historic sites.
The Top 25 listing includes three mountain attractions in addition to
Biltmore Estate.
Coastal North Carolina museums and historic sites represented in the top
25 were the Wright Brothers Memorial, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, the
Battleship North Carolina and the NC Maritime Museum. North Carolina
Maritime Museum Beaufort , NC 204,397

11. Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee, 24.

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TWS provides analysis
software that makes the design and production of these types of components
with greater speed and cost efficiency. Ellison Machinery is part of a national organization with
twelve regional offices providing similar services throughout North America. Wright Brothers
National Memorial Manteo, NC 475,000
4. Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, 136,408. 23.

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artrainusa. We hope the citizens of Manassas
take this opportunity to view this interesting art collection and see
firsthand just how well BPL service works. 500" hottest company list. COMTek's total growth , as
measured by average annual sales revenues, was up 303 percent from 1999 to
2003 and its employee ranks more than doubled during calendar year 2002.
Biltmore Executive Vice President Steve Miller credited the growth to
"aggressive promotion, opening to the public of several new rooms, and the
ongoing popularity of Asheville as a tourist stop.

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Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, Third Wave also has offices in Detroit,
MI, Sheffield, UK, and major distribution in Japan and Europe.

Discovery Place, Inc. Museum of Life and Science Durham, NC 272,423
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The home and grounds attracted 968,137
visitors, up 8. N.

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org. COMTek
will use the same lines to provide BPL service via 2nd generation BPL
equipment. Cherokee Historical Association, Cherokee, 127,343 . N.

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Transportation Museum, Spencer,
97,121 21. Sci-Works, Winston-Salem, 94,234.

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, Communication Technologies, Inc. For more information,
visit http://www.comtechnologies. North Carolina Museum
of History Raleigh, NC 288,871
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The Internet connectivity speed provided to Artrain USA will be at
about 6 megabits.
magazine as one of the 500 fastest -growing privately held companies in the
United States. Rounding out the top 10 most popular are the North Carolina
Museum of History in Raleigh, Durham's Museum of Life and Science, Fort
Raleigh National Historic Site in Manteo, Raleigh's North Carolina Museum of
Art, the North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame in Mooresville and Beaufort's
North Carolina Maritime Museum. Biltmore Estate Asheville, NC 968,137
2. Historic
Bethabara Park, Winston-Salem, 109,717 17.
18. 22.

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About COMTek
Communication Technologies, Inc. With
over 900 employees today, COMTek continues to build on 14 years of experience
in providing superior service to its customers. Rousch Racing
Museum, Concord, 150,000 13.

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Artrain will visit the city of Manassas from July 28-31.
High tech job creation in Minnesota is part of the 13-year history of
Third Wave Systems.
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Tryon Palace Historic Site, New Bern.

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Artrain USA is a not -for-profit organization whose mission is to enrich
lives and build communities through the arts.

Today,
Third Wave Systems employs 24 people and provides machining modeling software
and services used by Fortune 500 aerospace and automotive companies to
dramatically reduce costs in product design and manufacturing.
According to President Kerry Marusich, the Productivity Center will fuel
the company's growth by providing customers with a deeper service offering,
from process design to part production. They provide
these products and services to contract shops and manufacturers in North and
South Dakota, Minnesota, and Western Wisconsin. The Carl Sandburg National Historic Site, the Cherokee
Historical Association and the Museum of the Cherokee Indian were among
western North Carolina's most popular attractions.

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COMTek to Provide Broadband Over Powerline (BPL) for 'Artrain USA ' During its Manassas Visit

Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Phone Service For Artrain USA
Also Planned

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The current exhibition , Native Views: Influences of Modern Culture, is a
contemporary Native American art exhibition that explores the ways Native
American artists are influenced by popular culture and offers mainstream
America the opportunity to look at and consider different insights into
contemporary society.

5 percent from 2004 statistics.
The ranking of museums and historic sites reflects North Carolina's
diverse heritage.
The Triangle region proved to be the state's most popular area for museums
and historic sites, with five entries among the top 25.

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In addition, COMTek also will provide phone service via
Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP), which will be delivered through the same
BPL connection.
Also included in the top 25 are Historic Bethabara Park and Old Salem in
Winston-Salem, Tryon Palace, the Carl Sandburg National Historic Site, North
Carolina Transportation Museum, SciWorks, the North Carolina State Capitol,
the Museum of the Cherokee Indian and Beaufort Historic Site. The Charlotte Nature Center, 56,500.

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A homegrown success story, brothers Kerry and Dr . North Carolina Auto
Racing Hall of Fame Mooresville, NC 212,671
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MINNEAPOLIS, Third Wave Systems (TWS) has announced
the opening of the Third Wave Systems Productivity Center in Plymouth, MN.
A complete listing of the top 10 museums and historic sites follows. Fort Raleigh National
Historic Site Manteo, NC 271,294
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It will be
located behind City Hall at 9027 Center Street, near the Manassas Museum and
Train Depot at the corner of Main and Center Streets. Included in the top 25 most popular destinations are the
Battleship North Carolina, Roush Racing Museum, the Airborne and Special
Operations Museum, Mint Museum of Art and the Cherokee Historical Association. North Carolina Museum
of Natural Sciences Raleigh, NC 581,706
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103,576.

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Artrain USA brings world-class
art exhibitions and art education programs to communities and their residents. Troy
Marusich, University of Minnesota alumni, founded the company in 1993.

, Asheville's Biltmore Estate,
America's largest home, is once again the most popular of North Carolina 's 385
public and private museums and historic sites, according to a statewide survey
released today.C.

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The COMTek success story made the company a natural for
inclusion on the "Inc. The center also means new high tech
jobs in Minnesota.

Old Salem, Winston-Salem, 109,717.

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Ellison Machinery, Minnesota Office
Ellison Machinery of Minnesota is a supplier of CNC Machine tools, Robotic
Automation, Engineering Services, and Manufacturing Consulting.

Biltmore Estate Repeats as Most Popular Museum/Historic Site

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Biltmore was trailed by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in
Raleigh, the Wright Brothers Memorial on the Outer Banks and Charlotte's
Discovery Place.

TOP NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUMS AND HISTORIC SITES

Attraction Location 2005 Attendance

1. Airborne + Special Operations Museum ,
Fayetteville, 139,100 14. 16. Carl Sandburg National
Historic Site, Flat Rock, 100,000 20 .

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On December 1, 2004, COMTek announced that it had been named by Inc.
TWS has partnered with Ellison Machinery to develop the facility, which
features state of the art machining centers for aerospace and automotive
prototype part design and production.
Congressman Martin Sabo (D -MN) who visited Third Wave Systems last year,
said, "I am pleased that this partnership will create high tech jobs in
Minnesota for cutting edge technologies. The survey is conducted by Carolina
Publishing Associates of Matthews, publishers of the annual Carolina Heritage
Guide and Carolina and Virginia Field Trips Magazines. North Carolina
Museum of Art Raleigh, NC 259,594
9. Battleship North Carolina, Wilmington, 185,283 12. Beaufort Historic
Site , Beaufort, 60,850 25.

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Power to the train will come from a transformer next to City Hall. (http: //www.com) is a
leading-edge telecommunications, managed services and training company. As
part of its worldwide broadband service, COMTek owns and operates the first
commercial broadband over powerline network to be delivered in the United
States on a city-wide basis. Charlotte, NC 437,505
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