Mike Lowther

Mike is our big-picture man. He continually looks for available properties, then arranges deals on those that meet our criteria. He sees a project’s whole scope and focuses on the goal, not difficulties along the way. He is a fearless risk-taker, yet is warm and outgoing, bringing people together and encouraging them to participate for everyone’s benefit. Mike went to work directly out of high school building silos. He advanced to crew chief over the course of seven summers (1968-74), but in the winter of 1972 opened a real estate office. That became his full-time occupation from 1974-80, during which time he opened 11 agencies and employed 37 people in Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Mike discovered quickly he was a super-salesman and earned his first million dollars before he turned 30. He invested in a subdivision then and used his talent for tools and building to construct seven homes. Soaring interest rates caught him short, however, and he lost his entire fortune. He started over. Attracted to computers, Mike became a salesman for Computerland, then went into partnership and purchased a MicroAge franchise. That venture became Great River Systems, opening in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, in 1984, expanding to Minneapolis in 1988, and recording annual sales consistently in the millions of dollars. After selling the La Crosse office in 1994, the company merged with ProLogic of Tucson in 1995, went public in 1996, was purchased by Osage Systems in 1998, then by Pomeroy Computer Resources in 2000. Mike served as branch manager for Pomeroy until retiring in 2002. His sales during these years were record-setting; he was considered among the nation’s top 1% in computer sales.

• Markets
  , Milwaukee/Madison
• Property Types
  Office, Retail
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