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January 18, 2021 NewsGrand 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 ...
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January 14, 2021 NewsEric 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 ...
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October 29, 2020 Disability News & Services, NewsThe 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 ...
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October 26, 2020 Disability News & Services, For Employees, NewsYou 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 ...
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April 3, 2020 NewsWith 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 ...
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March 10, 2020 Disability News & Services, For Employees, NewsIt takes courage, bravery and a little bit of crazy to be a Polar Plunger. Plungers put it all on the line as they jump to frozen glory to raise money for Special Olympics Minnesota (SOMN). On February 28, sixty four individuals from ...
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March 10, 2020 News
Expanding the diversity and inclusion conversation: Don’t overlook people with disabilities When we look around our organizations, it can be easy to see diversity (or lack thereof) reflected at us. But what are business leaders looking for when it ...
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January 23, 2020 News
Nonprofit manufacturer MDI recently installed new doors at all four of its facilities in Minneapolis, Hibbing, Grand Rapids and Cohasset, thanks in large part to private donors. While a seemingly small change, the new doors represent a continued commitment to ...
