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TEZ Technology Announces Leadership Restructuring to Support Organization Growth

March 24, 2023

 

 

TEZ Technology Announces Leadership Restructuring to Support Organization Growth

 

 

 

TEZ Technology (TEZ), the parking industry’s leading developer of app-free, ticketless solutions is thrilled to announce the appointment and promotion of several new executive and director level positions. This leadership restructuring is an essential step toward the organization’s continued growth. These individuals will play a significant role in the future of the organization, provide essential leadership in pursuit of TEZ’s development and goals, and support the needs of TEZ clients nationwide.

TEZ is pleased to welcome Jim Zaloudek to the team. Jim joins TEZ as our new Chief Financial Officer. In this role, Jim will lead the effort to implement TEZ’s financial strategy. Jim has over 30 years of finance, executive management, operations management, and M&A experience within the software, IT services and telecom sectors. His ability to break down “walls” and improve processes enables him to provide strong fiduciary leadership during periods of significant revenue expansion.

JG Biebighauser has been promoted to Chief Sales and Marketing Officer. After successfully leading TEZ’s product team in 2022, JG will now manage both the sales and marketing teams. JG’s background as an operator coupled with his work in sales, strategy, and marketing at IBM positions him well to lead our growth efforts at TEZ. In his new role, JG will develop strategies to implement TEZ’s sales and marketing efforts, will lead in our developing and maintaining our strong industry partnerships, and will identify opportunities to further develop TEZ’s client relationships and support our client needs.

Katherine Beaty has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Client Success. Katherine is an experienced industry leader with more than 20 years of experience in operations, compliance, cybersecurity, and more. In this new role, Katherine will lead the organization’s efforts to ensure that TEZ solutions meet each client’s unique needs. Katherine will lead a team of implementation and support specialists. Under her leadership these teams will be jointly responsible for ensuring our clients’ success after the sale.

Russell Wiant has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Product and Technology. Previously, Russell served as TEZ’s Vice President of Engineering. In this new role, Russell will lead TEZ’s product team and will enhance the processes used to gather customer requirements and to deliver innovative technology to the parking industry. In addition, Russell will continue to lead TEZ’s development team as they build our industry-leading suite of app-free solutions. By bringing both the product and development teams under his leadership, TEZ has improved our ability to nimbly respond to the needs of our clients and the market.

Adam Barge has been promoted to Director of Product Development. Adam has been a part of the TEZ Team for nearly six years, most recently serving as Product Manager for our TEXT2PARK solution. In this new role, Adam will manage the entire product management team, including identifying opportunities to continue to enhance TEZ products.

Chad Brown has been promoted to Director of Systems Engineering. Chad is a proven leader and has been with TEZ for over six years. In his tenure at TEZ, Chad has lead our support team, has been instrumental in building external partner relationships, and, most recently, has been responsible for our flagship product, SMS Valet. In his new role, Chad will be responsible for technical product management at TEZ, ensuring that our solutions are developed in line with TEZ’s commitment to the highest quality stability and reliability.

TEZ’s CEO Mike Simmons stated, “We are excited about the future of TEZ as an organization as we continue to grow and enhance our app-free parking solutions, while helping transform the parking industry to create the best parking experiences possible. Each of these individuals have a proven track record of professionalism, innovation, and leadership and we are thrilled about the opportunities possible as TEZ continues to grow. Each will play a vital role in continuing TEZ’s efforts to support our clients and their effort to serve their clients and communities.”

 

About TEZ Technology

TEZ has long been at the forefront of connecting drivers and parking facility owners and operators, becoming the go-to technology for ticketless parking and valet. TEZ is an industry leader in providing innovative, app-free parking solutions designed to streamline the parking experience. TEZ’s innovations include SMS text-based platforms TEXT2PARK, PERMIT2PARK, and SMS Valet, enabling clients and customers to facilitate user-friendly contactless transactions and payments in self-park and valet operations across North America.

TEZ empowers owners and operators of parking related real estate to “go mobile” and generate significantly more revenue and efficiencies, automating traditional paper ticket processes, promoting client brand awareness, and greatly enhancing guest experiences.  For more information visit https://teztechnology.com/

 

 

Frogparking Introduces World’s First Auto-Reset Parking Gate with Magnetic Mechanism

March 24, 2023

 

 

Frogparking Introduces World’s First Auto-Reset Parking Gate

with Magnetic Mechanism

 

 

 

Irvine, CA (March 23, 2023)—Frogparking, one of the world’s leading parking technology companies, announced today the introduction of the world’s first auto-reset parking gate with a magnetic mechanism. If a parker drives through the gate, the gate is pushed away rather than being disabled or destroyed. Powerful magnets then automatically reset the gate, assuring that it is immediately fully functional.

“This is an important breakthrough in parking gate design,” said Shareena Sandbrook, CEO of Frogparking. “Others have developed break-away gates, but this is the first automatically resetting gate. Now, parking owners don’t need to get someone to come in and repair a broken gate, and they don’t experience revenue losses due to broken gates.”

“This gate solves a huge problem for owners and operators,” said Martyn Brewer, Vice President, USA for Frogparking. “I have one customer who loses eight gates a day, and this technology will save him thousands of dollars in repair and maintenance costs and lost revenue.”

Frogparking is one of the world’s leading parking technology companies and is responsible for the introduction of many parking technology innovations. It was the first technology company in the world to produce solar-powered parking sensors, laser indoor sensors, and wireless parking guidance technology. Frogparking recently become the first parking technology company to offer an end-to-end smart parking solution providing parking owners access to complete parking technology suites built, installed, and serviced by the same provider. The company also has a full, in-house hardware and software design team, and its unique platform also includes custom mobile apps, dynamic signage, and cloud-based data reporting software.

A demonstration of how the gate works can be found at https://youtu.be/QMgI333dObw.

About Frogparking

Frogparking is a future-focused technology company that’s revolutionizing parking. Frogparking’s in-house team of engineers and software developers have created some of the world’d most exciting user-centered and elegant solutions, including the first solar-powered parking sensors, laser indoor sensors, wireless parking guidance, customized mobile apps, cloud-based reporting and data software, and the industry’s first end-to-end parking solution. Founded in Palmerston North, New Zealand, Frogparking also has offices, operations and activities in Canada, United States of America, Australia, and Europe. Frogparking can be found online at https://frogparking.com.

Parkopedia: In-car parking information ranked as the most valuable connected car feature by drivers globally

March 24, 2023

 

 

Parkopedia: In-car parking information ranked as the most valuable connected car feature by drivers globally

 

 

  • ●  Parking space availability information has overtaken traffic information to be listed as the most crucial in-car feature for motorists worldwide, according to 4,990 respondents in a recent global survey
  • ●  Interest in connected parking features which support viewing availability, reserving and paying for spaces has increased significantly overall
  • ●  Drivers’ desire for in-car payment functionality continues to rise, with a 56% probability of choice for respondents when flagging the most important connected car features
  • ●  Opinions on being alerted about events such as traffic incidents vary considerably, especially amongst younger US drivers who heavily favour having parking availability over alerts

    24 March 2023 – London, UK

    Determining parking space availability near destinations is now the top requested in-car connected service for drivers around the world, according to the latest Connected Features Interest Survey Report carried out by TechInsights. The report assessed 28 connected features, with 4,990 drivers in the USA, UK, Germany, France, Italy and China asked to rank their interest in each service to gauge demand.

    Driving-related functionality, such as assessing the availability of parking spaces near a destination, traffic alerts and being able to pay for parking, fuel and tolls from the car are amongst the most desirable features globally. In-car parking information was ranked the most valuable feature cited by Chinese drivers, with European motorists classing it as their second priority, only 1% behind the top-rated choice, and American respondents placed it at 67%, just 3% behind their top priority, traffic information.

    Drivers in Western Europe and China are increasingly concerned about whether they will be able to find parking at their destination. Additionally, those with larger vehicles have a higher preference to reserve spaces at their destination. The survey results show drivers’ increasing expectation for parking to be seamlessly integrated into the in-car navigation process.

    Meanwhile, the survey data highlights how in-car payments have gone from being predominantly used by early adopters, to a highly desirable function, with a probability of choice for 56% of global respondents and ranking just 12% behind the top global priority. The rising demand for in-vehicle payments covers services such as parking, fuel, tolls and food across all age groups and technology engagement levels. The results show drivers gaining increased confidence using these services due to the reduction in perceived complexity and valuing the heightened convenience and removal of physical contact required.

    This survey shows that it’s not just early adopters who want this type of technology in their cars; having in-car connected services that help with finding a parking space was not only the top priority for late adopters in Europe but also for the youngest drivers aged 18-24 years old.

Parking space information ranked similarly high in the USA, with 18-24 year-olds and 35-44 year-olds citing it as their top priority – notably 6 places above alerts such as traffic for younger drivers. This shows the younger generation looking to avoid receiving streams of alerts during journeys and preferring to be automatically rerouted to their destination with parking successfully at their destination cited as their most significant concern.

Figures from China show that the ability to make in-car payments has changed from being a “nice-to-have” to a “highly desirable” established feature for many young drivers – with double-digit year-on-year growth expected in this market from 2022 to 2030 – recognising that motorists have an increased level of trust in making payments from their vehicles and a desire for maximum convenience and a seamless user experience.

The survey also highlights how fashionable new features such as in-car games, email or social media integrations and calendar management, which are now available in an increasing range of cars, are typically seen as far less desirable than those that are journey-related.

Commenting on the survey results, Duncan Licence, Chief Product Officer at Parkopedia, said:

“As our roads get busier and drivers’ lives become more hectic, we are not surprised to see demand for journey-related connected features that make driving safer and more convenient, continuing to rise.

However, the challenge now for OEMs is to prioritise the most in-demand services and provide a holistic driving experience with the seamless integration of navigation and parking services to take the stress out of their drivers’ journeys. This latest survey shows that many automakers are still lagging behind their customers’ expectations when it comes to delivering the right services, with select OEMs electing to withhold certain connected car features as a cost-saving. However, the data and feedback globally shows that many drivers are likely to avoid certain vehicles or brands if their data, mapping and in-car payment services do not meet today’s expectations.”

 

 

About Parkopedia

Parkopedia is the leading connected car services provider used by automakers, organisations and millions of drivers around the world. Parkopedia helps drivers find and pay for parking, EV charging, fuel and tolls across 90 countries. Parkopedia is also developing highly detailed parking maps and corresponding algorithms to help drivers and self-driving vehicles navigate to an open parking space indoors. Visit business.parkopedia.com for more information.

About TechInsights

The world’s most trusted source of actionable, in-depth intelligence related to semiconductor innovation and surrounding markets. With over 300 talented analysts and engineers, and a unique reverse engineering competency, we provide advanced technical and market analysis to organizations which will help guide them to make fact-based technology and intellectual property decisions.

Our content informs decision makers and professionals whose successes depend on accurate knowledge of the semiconductor industry – past, present, or future.
Our unmatched reverse engineering analysis, images, and expert commentary are accessed through the TechInsights Platform, the world’s largest research library of semiconductor and market analysis. Our customers include the most successful technology companies, who rely on TechInsights analysis to make informed business decisions faster and with greater confidence.

Parkopedia Media Contact

Adam Calland
Marketing Director
T: +44(0)7838219129
E: adam.calland@parkopedia.com

Ernie Rehm Joins WGI as Senior Parking Designer

March 24, 2023

 

 

Ernie Rehm Joins WGI as Senior Parking Designer

 

 

 

Indianapolis, IN (March 23, 2023)—WGI, Inc., a leading national design and planning firm, today announced that Ernie Rehm has joined the firm as Senior Parking Designer. A nationally recognized parking consultant with nearly 25 years of experience, Rehm has overseen the functional design of dozens of parking structures throughout the world.

“Ernie Rehm is a great addition to WGI,” said Shad Shafie, PE, Vice President of WGI Inc. “He’s well-known throughout the industry as an outstanding and creative parking consultant and he will be an important part of our parking design team.”

Rehm joins WGI from Walker Parking Consultants, where he worked for over 23 years as a Senior Parking Designer. He is an expert in parking design and geometrics, as well as parking traffic flow. He has played an instrumental role in the development of numerous well-known parking facilities throughout the world, including City Creek in Salt Lake City, Utah, American Dream in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and the Dubai Mall and Meydan One, both of which are in Dubai. Rehm works out of WGI’s Indianapolis office.

 

About WGI

Founded in 1972, WGI is an award-winning national design and professional services firm leading in technology-based solutions for the construction of public infrastructure and real estate development. With 18 offices throughout the United States, the firm is a leading provider of civil engineering services, electrical engineering, environmental consulting, geospatial and land surveying, planning, landscape architecture, MEP engineering services, new mobility, parking solutions, restoration engineering, structuring engineering, subsurface utility engineering, transportation engineering, water resources, architecture, and project delivery. WGI can be found online at wginc.com.

Offstreet Closes Seed Funding Round!

March 23, 2023

 

Offstreet Closes Seed Funding Round!

 

Regina, SK. – Offstreet today announced the closing of a $1.2M seed round. This fundraising round involved participation from new and existing investors, including a first place win at the StartupTNT Investment Summit VI.

 

“We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve closed our latest funding round from some of the top investors in the industry. This investment will enable us to scale our team, accelerate our product development, and expand our reach to new markets,” says Matt Fahlman, Co-Founder and CEO at Offstreet.

 

“We’re grateful for the support of our investors, the trust from our customers, and the hard work from our team. We’re excited about the opportunities that lie ahead as we continue to build the industry’s best parking validation solution.

 

Although the capital is nice, we know the only long-term competitive advantage is building a world class product. We have a lot of work to do and are extremely excited about the future and what we can accomplish in the parking industry!”

 

Offstreet was founded in 2016 by Matt Fahlman and Kyle Smyth in Regina, SK. Working closely with private parking operators, it became apparent that validations were a major pain point and prevented operators from going fully digital with LPR enforcement.

 

Over the last 5 years Offstreet has become the most flexible validation tool on the market that services over 500 parking lots. Offstreet enables parking managers to offer an effective validation solution to clients, as well as digitize paid parking exemptions.

 

About Offstreet

 

Offstreet’s license plate-based parking validation software allows parking managers to digitize and easily manage paid parking exemptions at ungated lots and garages. Typical exemptions include merchant validations, special guests and visitors, and employee parking.

 
 

Parker Technology’s Two-Way Video Functionality Now Available on Amano ONE

March 22, 2023

 

 

 

 

Parker Technology’s Two-Way Video Functionality Now Available on Amano ONE

 

 

 

March 22, 2023 – Roseville, MN- Amano McGann, Inc., the leading provider of Parking Access and Revenue Control Systems (PARCS) in North America, and Parker Technology, the video customer experience platform of choice for the parking industry, are delighted to announce that Parker Technology is now fully integrated with Amano McGann’s Amano ONE PARCS solution.

“We a pleased to continue our relationship with Parker Technology,” said Greg Brewer, Sr. VP of Operations at Amano McGann. “We’re in the business of making our client’s lives easier. This integration takes our simplified, powerful, and reliable Amano ONE solution and adds another layer of convenience for parking management and end-users.”

With the Parker Technology integration, intercom help calls can now be tracked and managed in Parker’s robust software platform and directed to Parker’s highly trained customer service representatives, as needed, whether 24/7 or on a hybrid, part-time schedule. Through the integration with Amano ONE, Parker’s call center team can seamlessly validate tickets, vend gates, update access holder status, search for credentials, and more. Using real-time data available through Amano ONE, the Parker team can also check for potential alerts like low paper. This provides parking patrons with exceptional customer service, while freeing up management staff to do other, high-priority tasks.

Tammy Baker, COO at Parker Technology, said “We are excited to complete another integration together and look forward to the enhanced service this functionality will bring. Our ability to use a single pane of glass to house all the procedures the CSR needs to troubleshoot and then the power to push and pull information from the PARCS system is paramount to the Client Experience. It creates an efficient and expedited way to help the customer in the lane while protecting revenue and system integrity. I love a Win – Win!”

The Amano ONE Call Center is included in the Amano ONE Parking Management Platform and the solution has a microphone, camera, speaker, and display built right in. The Parker Technology integration does not require any additional hardware or on-site reprogramming of the software. Once parking management has engaged with Parker Technology for its services, the integration can be turned on right from Amano ONE’s software. Once activated, guests requesting assistance at an Amano ONE device can take advantage of two-way video and audio communication.

The pairing of these two powerhouse solutions offers parking patrons a simplified user experience with the option for next-level assistance at the device. To learn more about the Amano ONE/Parker Technology interface, email insidesales@amanomcgann.com.

About Amano McGann 

Amano McGann, Inc. is a member of the Amano Group, a worldwide organization with annual revenues in excess of $1 billion. As world leaders in the manufacturing and distribution of hardware and software solutions for the parking industry, Amano McGann distributes nationally through branch offices and an authorized distribution network and provides a level of service and experienced unmatched in the industry. For more information about Amano McGann’s integrated solutions visit www.amanomcgann.com.

About Parker Technology

Parker Technology combines parking domain expertise, a flexible software platform and their professional customer service center, or your staff, to ensure customer problems are resolved efficiently, according to facility business rules. Parker helps its clients create a better customer experience, while collecting more revenue, keeping traffic moving, freeing up internal staff to focus on higher-priority on-site tasks and providing data and insights to run operations more effectively. Learn more at www.parkertechnology.com.

Contact: Sabrina Amerson

Tel: 612-331-2020 ext. 6148

Email: marketing@amanomcgann.com

 

Mobile Smart City Corp Introduces LG Series for Entry & Exit Access Control

March 21, 2023

 

 

Mobile Smart City Corp Introduces LG Series for Entry & Exit Access Control

 

 

Mobile Smart City will showcase new products and services at PIE 2023 in Schaumburg, IL, on March 28-30, 2023. The management team will showcase at booth #112.

We will be presenting our new pay-in-lane contactless and seamless equipment, which has been fully designed in the US, and manufactured using state-of-the-art technology. The LG1 series uses QR readers to grant access control for permit holders and transients. It is fully integrated with existing LPR solutions to manage automatic license plate recognition, another easy way to grant access. Payments can be done using debit and credit cards, and contactless readers are also a new option for a better customer experience. “We can provide full service solutions, including the payment processing, so the customer doesn’t need to deal with merchant services”, said John J. Incandela, President and CEO of Mobile Smart City. The equipment is fully integrated with Pango, and our mobile app platform with a unique user ID that can be used as the entry or exit identifier.

Mobile Smart City provides smart sustainable solutions to municipalities and local governments through innovation and technology. “We are constantly innovating to accelerate development and building technology to deliver better places to live and work” said Luis Garma, Chairman of the Board of Mobile Smart City.

Mobile Smart City is an international tech company specialized in developing and implementing smart digital solutions for to municipalities and governments. Founded in the year 2015, the company is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL with a regional office in Maryland, and has operations in several countries: Argentina, Bermuda, Canada, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, and the United States.

Mobile Smart City holds a wide experience in the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of complex digital payment solutions, parking management systems, and access control, including Payments, Citations, and Collections. We have developed more than 350 projects during the last 8 years, implementing our platforms and gaining a solid expertise. We have accumulated many references working with different Municipalities, Counties, Universities, Airports, and private operators, helping them to improve their revenues and their user’s experiences, using our state-of-the-art technology.

Mobile Smart City offers a cloud-based platform, hosted in the US, that can provide an outstanding customer experience when using digital services, parking, transportation, and access control. Our solutions include Mobile Parking Payments, Digital Permits, Parking Enforcement, LPR Fast Pass & QR Access Control, Muti-space Parking Meters, Pay-in-Lane, and Business Intelligence.

Mobile Smart City Corporation, provides Smart Cities and Enterprises with a suite of mobile Solutions and Services, including parking payment, tax payment, enforcement, mobile ticketing, transit payment, local advertising, insurances and more.

For more information www.mobilesmart.city or call 1-844-726-4644

DIXON Congratulates Emily Kwatinetz on her Promotion to Principal Consultant

March 20, 2023

 

 

DIXON Congratulates Emily Kwatinetz on her Promotion to Principal Consultant

 

 

 

We are thrilled to announce the promotion of Emily Kwatinetz to Principal!

Emily continues to be an essential part our team, and she has been instrumental in the success of our projects throughout the country. Emily deeply understands municipal operations, and she has expertise in parking policies and technology. Beyond managing our Planning Team and projects, Emily oversees our Data Team and the development of our new software solution, the DIXON Data Suite which has been successfully deployed in numerous municipalities.

Emily’s impact in the industry has been recognized by several awards including the Southwest Parking & Transportation Association Emerging Leader award this past October, and she received the “40 under 40” award from the National Parking Association in 2018.

Emily is an elected board member of the Pacific Intermountain Parking and Transportation Association. She also volunteers for the International Parking and Mobility Institute and the Washington State pedestrian advocacy nonprofit, Feet First.

Emily frequently presents at industry conferences, drawing upon her consulting experience supporting a range of municipal programs including paid parking, revenue collection and reconciliation, maintenance, employee and residential permits, wayfinding, shared parking, and other transportation and mobility matters. We are grateful to have Emily on our team!

Congratulations, Emily!

Julie Dixon, President

Dixon Resources Unlimited

TRES Announces Patriot L Product Now Made in USA

March 13, 2023

 

 

TRES Announces Patriot L Product Now Made in USA

 

 

In keeping with their quest to offer products made in the USA, Transponder and Reader Engineered Systems announces that Patriot L high performance long range reader will be the replacement for the original TRES-900.2 reader.

“The Patriot L is from our feature rich Patriot series RFID readers that are made and assembled in the USA with industry standard 26-bit weigand and other formats available,” explains Steve Hale, President of Tres. “The discontinuance of the TRES-900.2 product is in keeping with our practice of replacing older models with newer models that have improved design and functionality. Our intent is to allow our customers to order the 900.2 until stock is depleted.”

The Patriot L will install, wire and mount to any application where at 900.2 reader has been installed or considered for installation. “The Patriot L, along with the entire Patriot series, will provide long-range performance and will have additional features like transactional LED and internal adjustable buffer, to name a few,” says Steve.

TRES will continue to honor the warranty terms for the TRES-900.2 units for the duration of their purchased warranty period.

For more information, visit www.tresrfsolutions.com.

Denison Parking Now Offering Valet Services at The Berkman of Rochester, Minnesota

March 10, 2023

 

Denison Parking Now Offering Valet Services at The Berkman of Rochester, Minnesota

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For parking directions and rates for The Berkman of Rochester, Minnesota, click here.

In March of 2023, Denison Parking added valet parking to the services we have provided to The Berkman of Rochester, Minnesota since March 2020. This location is one of many mixed-use entities managed by Denison Parking.  

“Denison Parking is pleased to enhance our current parking management at The Berkman by adding valet services. Hospitality professionals know they can depend on Denison to create a great first and last impression. We are proud that our courteous and professional staff will provide the newest amenity at The Berkman.” 

— Damon Noga, National Vice President of Business Development, Denison Parking   

Valet service will be offered to guests of The Berkman’s restaurant and retail locations, hotel guests, and residents of the apartment and short-term stay accommodations.  

The Berkman of Rochester, Minnesota

The Berkman of Rochester, Minnesota is located at 217 14th Avenue SW, Rochester, MN 55902

About The Berkman and Nearby Destinations 

Rochester, Minnesota was ranked as one of the top 100 places to live in 2022. For those who wish to make Rochester their home, apartments and multi-level townhomes are available at The Berkman. Short-term stay options are also available.  

Additional retail locations are anticipated at The Berkman in addition to Red Cow Rochester, which opened in August 2022. This is the first Rochester location for the gourmet burger restaurant which also offers craft beers, specialty cocktails, and an imaginative, yet thoughtful wine collection. The restaurant’s vibe has been described as comfortable yet sophisticated.  

The parking garage at The Berkman is climate-controlled and located directly across 14th Avenue SW from Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus. In addition to this award-winning medical campus, the location is near many popular destinations.  

The Denison Difference  

Denison Parking is one of the nation’s most experienced parking operators, always up-to-date, agile, and ahead of the curve with industry changes. Restaurants, shopping centers, and mixed-use property clients know they can depend on Denison to create a first and last impression that brings guests back. Our swift and courteous valet drivers also provide service for airports as well as hotel and healthcare locations.   

Denison Parking comprises a dedicated team focused on creating an environment where energy and integrity create quality parking solutions. In addition to experience, the company’s long-standing family ownership creates a culture where everyone is treated like family, from employees to customers and clients. 

Experienced. Innovative. Personal. That is the Denison Difference. 

For parking directions and rates for The Berkman of Rochester, Minnesota, click here.

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