Electrical distributor Border States, Fargo, ND, will open a branch in Rochester, MN, in April 2008. The new branch will operate out of a 15,000-square-foot facility and initially employ nine employees. The Rochester branch will serve the construction, industrial, utility, and data communications markets, and will be an authorized Square D distributor.

Our expansion into Southern Minnesota will help us to fully serve our customers and will provide opportunities to grow our business in Minnesota, Northern Iowa, and Western Wisconsin,”said CEO Tammy Miller.

Border States, an employee-owned company, has more than 1,200 employees and 51 branch operations in 11 states and …