• March 29, 2018 News
    MDI has a long history with and continues to invest in its social enterprise model on workforce inclusion for people with disabilities.

      Original article was published on October 8, 2016. On Minnesota’s Iron Range, employer makes bold gamble on inclusion for people with disabilities One Iron Range firm makes strides toward inclusivity for people with disabilities. Written by: Chris Serres, Star Tribune ...

  • March 28, 2018 News
    Apple to offer new emjois for people with disabilties

    Apple has outlined a series of emojis “to better represent individuals with disabilities,” according to a proposal submitted to the Unicode Consortium. People on social media have been cheering for the long overdue representation. Emojis with hearing aids and using sign language, wheelchairs and white canes ...

  • March 28, 2018 News
    Segregation and inequality persist among Minnesotans with disabilities, study says

    Nineteen years after a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling opened the doors to integration, thousands of Minnesotans with disabilities continue to live and work in segregated settings that keep them in poverty and limit their daily autonomy. These are among ...

  • March 28, 2018 News
    Wear Blue on 4/2 for World Autism Day

    The eleventh annual World Autism Awareness Day is Monday, April 2. Every April, Autism Speaks kicks off World Autism Month beginning with UN-sanctioned World Autism Awareness Day.  Those supporting the cause are asked to wear blue on that day. Joined by the international community, ...

  • March 28, 2018 News
    Reusable Corrugated Plastic Box Manufactured by MDI Reduces Costs, Waste

      For those in distribution, material-handling and manufacturing, containers can be a large portion of business cost and waste. The reusable, regular-slotted container (RSC) produced by MDI improves both of those metrics, creating a closed-loop system that is more sustainable and cost-effective. The ...

  • March 27, 2018 News
    MDI moves Wood into new Chief Operating Officer Role

    MDI has promoted long-time executive Rod Wood to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer. Wood, who is currently serving as Vice President of Operations for MDI, will move into his new role effective immediately, the organization announced on Monday, March 26.  ...

  • March 22, 2018 News
    MDI Opens New Doors in Hibbing

      MDI has officially opened its brand new facility in Hibbing, Minnesota. Located outside downtown Hibbing near the Range Regional Airport, MDI’s new 36,000-sq-ft structure includes office space, a lunchroom, locker rooms, and a modern and bright production floor. It ...

  • March 20, 2018 News
    MDI to Receive Finance & Commerce Progress Minnesota Award

    Finance & Commerce will be recognizing MDI, and other selected honorees, at the 2018 Progress Minnesota awards on April 5, 2018. The awards, now in their seventh year, recognize those individuals and companies who are driving business and industrial growth and economic development ...

  • March 20, 2018 News
    Over $43K Raised for Special Olympics MN to Support People with Disabilities

      It 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). The funds raised benefit more ...

  • March 14, 2018 News
    Stephen Hawking: A Life Not Limited By Disabilities

    The world morns the loss of Stephen Hawking but we are at a better place because of him and his life. Stephen Hawking passed away at age 76 on March 14, 2018. Hawking, a theoretical physicist, made several discoveries that transformed the way scientists ...