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February 11, 2019 NewsOn Friday, February 8th MDI received the Hibbing ‘Business of the Year’ Award at the Hibbing Area Chamber of Commerce annual dinner. Tags
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February 7, 2019 NewsMDI recently announced that it is a member of INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, joining hundreds of companies in the nonwovens and engineered fabrics industry across the globe. With facilities in Minneapolis, Cohasset, Hibbing and Grand Rapids, MDI is ...
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January 28, 2019 NewsMinnesota Diversified industries, otherwise known as MDI, has kicked off the new year with a new look. The nonprofit, which manufactures corrugated plastic largely for packaging and environmental applications, celebrated this week the completion of an 11,000-square-foot addition to ...
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January 15, 2019 NewsProduct stocking and storing can be one of the most stressful aspects of warehouse management. Storing small parts and items can easily be forgotten about, even with the most organized systems. But, when those products are needed, they have ...
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January 15, 2019 NewsPeter McDermott has been president and CEO of Minneapolis-based nonprofit Minnesota Diversified Industries for about a decade. During that time, he’s helped the manufacturer grow to over 500 employees while keeping the company centered on its mission of providing jobs ...
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December 27, 2018 News“For years, companies have maintained low expectations about hiring people with disabilities. Most of these companies believed that employees with disabilities could not perform well in the workplace and that actively hiring them would drag company performance and profits ...
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December 26, 2018 NewsThe perfect gift for people with disabilities? A job. This holiday season, people are looking for the perfect gifts for loved ones. For millions of qualified, talented and dedicated Americans with disabilities, what they want is a job. Our ...
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December 17, 2018 News
Columnist Neal St. Anthony recently shed light on a critical issue for Minnesota-based manufacturers — finding long-term workers (“Manufacturers seek future workforce,” Dec. 10). There are incredible programs across the state that are working to help close the skills gap ...
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December 11, 2018 NewsAt MDI we focus on the strengths and talent of people with disabilities. Our team has made MDI a highly successful manufacturer of logistics containers and provider of services for dozens of business-to-business customers. We are a sustainable nonprofit and a pioneer ...
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November 16, 2018 News
On November 15, MDI CFO Marv Hannon, was recognized at an award luncheon by the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal as a CFO of the Year. Below is an accompanying article. Congratulations to Marv and his dedication to MDI’s mission of ...
