Medical technology companies continue to flock to both the St. Paul and Minneapolis region and to the Rochester, Minnesota, market, home to the famed Mayo Clinic. This boom in life sciences demand is creating an opportunity for developers in and around the Twin Cities area.

Fairly often, potential new investors ask us whether our consistently strong investment results are the product of a “secret sauce.” There is no secret sauce, but this question recently triggered an internal discussion to try to define our actual perceived advantage. Our conclusion was that CREC’s superior long-term performance is a result of our size, our ability to be very focused, and our commitment to a highly disciplined investment strategy.