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  • October 5, 2021 News

    Op-ed written by Eric Black and published in the Star Tribune on October 15, 2021. While we look ahead to begin the path to recovery, COVID-19 remains a great economic uncertainty for employers and employees alike. It is an even ...

  • September 28, 2021 Ability Pioneers, News

    During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Minnesota Diversified Industries (“MDI”) is saluting people who have stepped ahead, above and beyond in the name of equitable opportunity and employment for people with disabilities. In a time of worker shortages and employment ...

  • September 28, 2021 Ability Pioneers, News

    During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, MDI is saluting people who’ve stepped ahead, above and beyond in the name of equitable opportunity and employment for people with disabilities.   Meet, Erika. DPI Staffing DPI is a nonprofit staffing agency that was ...

  • September 28, 2021 Ability Pioneers, News

    During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, MDI is saluting people who’ve stepped ahead, above and beyond in the name of equitable opportunity and employment for people with disabilities.     Meet, Lewie & Marcus. Entrepreneurs Breaking Down Barriers Hotel Rapids I  ...

  • September 27, 2021 News

    During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, MDI is saluting people who’ve stepped ahead, above and beyond in the name of equitable opportunity and employment for people with disabilities. Meet, Dave. CEO I Arrowhead Medical I’m an entrepreneur, and Arrowhead is ...

  • July 26, 2021 News

    When Frankie Rice would attend the races at the Hibbing Raceway, he told his daughter Heaven and his family that he had the best seat in the house. Rice had that taken from him on Nov. 12, 2020, when he ...

  • July 26, 2021 Ability Bash, In the Community, News, Supporting the Mission

    Mark your calendar for the sixth annual Ability Bash!  Join us on September 30, 2021. The event will be virtual and can be viewed here: https://one.bidpal.net/abilitybash2021  We’re looking forward to another fantastic evening all in support of providing career opportunities ...

  • July 21, 2021 News

    3 reasons to provide a career skills program for your employees If COVID-19 has proven anything, it’s just how valuable employees are. No matter the organization, it is the employees and their creativity, resiliency and strength that propel organizations forward. ...

  • July 8, 2021 News

    GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (June 23, 2021) — MDI is offering significant incentives as it seeks to hire several dozen people across its Grand Rapids and Cohasset production facilities. Commercial business has increased, and more is anticipated once the organization’s new ...

  • July 8, 2021 News

    MDI Featured in Enterprise Minnesota Publication For 12 years, Peter McDermott, CEO and president of Minnesota Diversified Industries (MDI), has led this not-for-profit manufacturing giant through a national recession, major corporate changes, and even a global pandemic. His efforts have ...