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June 28, 2018 NewsMDI Operations Manager Andy Tracy (center) volunteered alongside MDI employees Korey Thiel (left) and Dylan Johnson (right) Monday at Bennett Park. The trio was helping with the Minnesota Timberwolves FastBreak Foundation’s program “Our Courts. Our Future,” presented by U.S. Bank to update the ...
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June 25, 2018 NewsOn the main floor of the Minneapolis-based Minnesota Diversified Industries (MDI), Karen Howson is busy arranging piles of flat plastic sheets and transferring them to a nearby production line. IN JULY, KAREN HOWSON WILL CELEBRATE HER SECOND ANNIVERSARY AS A FULL-TIME ...
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June 12, 2018 NewsThe below article was published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, June 9, 2018. For full article details, including graphs and pictures, click here. In major shift, state expands work opportunities for young people with disabilities Minnesota’s recent transformation to the way it approaches ...
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June 12, 2018 NewsBelow is a press release published by ARRM and MOHR distributed June 12, 2018. Full release can be found here. Groups Sue To Halt Damaging Cuts To Disability Services Individuals and provider advocacy organizations argue state must uphold current rates Media Contact: ...
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June 11, 2018 NewsMDI announced today that it has received ISO 13485:2016 certification, which will allow the company to offer assembly, kitting, and packaging services to medical device companies. Headquartered in Minneapolis with additional locations in Hibbing, Grand Rapids, and Cohasset, nearly 50 percent of ...
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June 4, 2018 NewsOriginal article published on June 2, 2018 by the Star Tribune. Businesses seek to expand opportunities for workers with disabilities Many businesses welcome, even recruit, staff from this often untapped and underemployed talent pool. By: Joyce M. Rosenberg, Star Tribune On any weekday ...
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May 29, 2018 NewsBe part of a fun night raising money for fulfilling jobs for people with disabilities. MDI transforms the lives of people with disabilities by providing fulfilling job opportunities and training. A career at MDI gives people with disabilities the ...
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May 16, 2018 News
Pints with a Purpose, a MDI fundraising event, took place on a beautiful spring night bringing in over 90 guests. Attendees enjoyed Urban Growler beer and tacos, all with a purpose – career advancement for people with disabilities. Thank you to all who attended and supported MDI’s first ...
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May 9, 2018 NewsJoin us and see how the products and services offered directly impact the lives of people with disabilities. For over 50 years, non-profit MDI has created self-sufficiency by providing meaningful employment in an inclusive environment with nearly half of the ...
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April 26, 2018 NewsIt was a typical Friday for Noah Patton, job coaching a fellow MDI employee at a Grand Rapids restaurant, until he saw an elderly woman choking in a nearby booth. “I turned around and saw the woman hunched over ...
