Newsroom

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 ...

March 1, 2021 News

MDI, a pioneer in workforce inclusion, seeks further expansion Minnesota Diversified Industries CEO Peter McDermott, left, and Eric Black, who will succeed McDermott as MDI’s chief executive in April. One morning last week, Steve Reinardy, a nine-year employee of Minnesota ...

February 9, 2021 In the Community, News, Supporting the Mission

MDI appoints northeastern MN entrepreneur Megan Kellin to board of directors MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – MDI announced that it has appointed Megan Kellin to its board of directors. Megan is an entrepreneur and publisher who owns several businesses in northeast Minnesota, ...

January 18, 2021 News

Grand Rapids, Minn. – Aided by recent grants from the Blandin Foundation and the Department of Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation, MDI announced today that it is purchasing a polypropylene extruder that will be located at its Grand Rapids facility ...

January 14, 2021 News

Eric Black to succeed Peter McDermott, who is retiring as MDI’s president and CEO Click to Request a Quote MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Local nonprofit manufacturer MDI today announced that President and CEO Peter McDermott will retire on April 1. Taking ...

October 29, 2020 Disability News & Services, News

  The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today announced more than $500,000 in grants to provide innovative employment options to advance community integration for people with disabilities. The grants are a result of an RFP issued by DEED’s Vocational ...

October 26, 2020 Disability News & Services, For Employees, News

  You remember your last big conference, right? You arrived and grabbed a coffee and a tote bag containing the materials you’d refer to throughout the event. As the keynote speaker was being introduced, you dipped into the bag and retrieved ...

October 10, 2020 News

Testing For Image Upload

September 28, 2020 News, Services

MDI Hired Hands would like to thank the #Itasca County communities for their support of our recycling program over the past 25 years. The materials that were collected and sorted in our Deer River and Cohasset facilities provided jobs for many people ...

April 3, 2020 News

  With 1 in 59 American children now being diagnosed with autism, the need for services and supports is greater than ever. Autism Awareness Month was established in the 1970s to highlight the growing need for concern and awareness about autism.  April is ...