PHOTOS: Mayor, Chamber of Commerce Work on Strengthening Business Relationships in Richfield

and a handful of members from the made a stop at Meridian Crossings Tuesday for a tour of the facility and to meet with representatives from the new owning company of the building.

Piedmont Office Realty Trust, which owns and manages a variety of properties in the Twin Cities metro area, acquired Meridian Crossings in October 2010 and have since revamped much of the space and attracted US Bank as a new tenant.

Chamber members and Goettel asked questions and extended their services to the new owners in hopes of working together to keep strengthening the Richfield business community and relationships between the city and local companies.

Goettel and various chamber members have been doing such meet and greets for many weeks and will continue to pop up around town.