Toro to expand Bloomington headquarters
It will be quite a celebration next summer at The Toro Co.’s headquarters.
Not only will the company be celebrating its 100th year in business, but it also will be toasting a new $25 million expansion to its headquarters in Bloomington, Minn. The three-story addition will be 75,000 square feet when complete, and be used as office space and additional room for testing and new product development.
“Legendary Toro CEO David Lilly and his partner Bob Gibson were visionaries who believed that investing in research and development, product testing, and the advancement of agronomic science would place us in a unique position to help our customers succeed,” said Michael J. Hoffman, Toro’s chairman and CEO. “So it is fitting that our expansion to advance these critical functions should take place right here on our Bloomington and Minnesota home turf.”
Toro’s office is 400,000 square feet and houses almost 950 employees, research and development and manufacturing space. It has been in its current location since 1952.
On hand to celebrate the groundbreaking were Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton, State Representative Erik Paulsen and Bloomington Mayor Gene Winstead. Ryan Company will lead the project, utilizing Toro’s line of construction and utility digging equipment.