History Timeline

Key Business Events for the Murphy Companies

DATE	EVENT
Summer 1978	Building 38 constructed at the 701 Minneapolis warehouse. Building 38 ties all buildings at the site together and provides indoor truck docks for increase security.
6/1/1982	Laurie Murphy begins her first official day as a full-time associate of the E.L. Murphy Trucking Company.
2/1/1983	Murphy Company begins first major contract operation in the company's recent history by operating a facility for Sandoz Nutrition (now Novartis) in Minnetonka, MN.
9/12/1983	Richard T. Murphy Jr. begins his first official day as a full-time associate of the E.L. Murphy Trucking Company.
7/1/1993	Murphy leases space in a Quebecor warehouse and starts its big growth effort in paper storage.
10/20/1993	Due to the rising cost of leasing warehouse space, the Murphy Board of Directors begins discussion of building a new warehouse.
8/16/1994	Murphy purchases land from BN Railroad in Fridley for construction of a new warehouse.
2/8/1995	First BN train switches to rail siding that gives access to Northtown I's indoor docks.
7/11/1995	Certificate of Occupancy issued for Northtown I.
11/1/1995	Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company sends Murphy Companies an official bid package for the Minneapolis Distribution Center project.
1/31/1996	Representatives of Anheuser-Busch make their first tour of sites in Fridley, Brooklyn Park, Shakopee, Minneapolis, and Maple Grove for a proposed new Murphy warehouse.
6/21/1996	Certificate of Occupancy issued for Northtown II.
10/2/1996	Representatives of Anheuser-Busch and Murphy sign a contract for Northtown II warehousing at the Mackall Crouse office.
3/27/1997	The first formal meeting for a new Cummins/Onan Distribution Center in Fridley is held. The land for the new warehouse is to be purchased from Onan.
9/13/1997	Construction of the Anheuser-Busch facility is completed.
9/15/1997	First inbound shipment of Anheuser-Busch product arrives at Northtown II.
9/28/1997	First outbound shipment of Anheuser-Bush product is shipped from Northtown II.
9/4/1998	A major meeting with Cummins/Onan approves the concept of building Northtown III.
5/11/1999	A closing is held for Murphy to purchase Onan land for Northtown III.
11/5/1999	A Certificate of Occupancy is issued for the Onan building (Northtown III).
3/9/2000	Murphy's Northtown III warehouse wins City-Business' "Best in Real Estate Award" in the "New Industrial Development" category.
7/21/2003	ISO 9001:2000 Certification awarded to Murphy Warehouse Company at its main facility. Murphy is the first warehouse to have Total Quality Management System (TQMS)'s computerized Quality System.
12/10/2003	ISO 9001:2000 Certification officially awarded to Northtown I, II, and III warehouses.
8/6/2003	Minnesota OSHA informs Murphy Companies that it will be recommended for MnSHARP Certification. With this certification, Murphy becomes the 11th company in Minnesota to achieve this OSHA status.
10/10/2004	Murphy Companies celebrate 100 years of continuous business operations under the management of the members of a single family.

**Sourced from 'Bought 2 Horses & A Wagon': The Story of the Murphy Companies 1904-2004; please click here for more information.

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