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April 27, 2017 News, Products

March 28, 2017 Medical, News, Services

  MDI is an FDA Registered Food Handling Facility As MDI continues to grow and expand its base of business offerings in order to create more employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities, it is honored to announce that its Twin ...

March 22, 2017 News, Products

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March 20, 2017 News

  Whether you are an employer, employee, citizen without a car or a person in a wheelchair, public transportation is a topic that affects many. Mobility Mania invites you to participate in a discussion about transportation needs in Itasca County. Noel Shughart & Sara ...

March 3, 2017 Disability News & Services, News, Services, Supporting the Mission

  Manufacturing managers of the 1950s grappled with some of the same challenges and prejudices their modern-day counterparts face: the need for productive, reliable workers coupled with a reluctance to hire people with disabilities. According to research from Deloitte and The Manufacturing ...

March 1, 2017 Disability News & Services, In the Community, News, Products

  People with and without disabilities will be gaining additional job opportunities at a new Minnesota Diversified Industries (MDI) manufacturing facility. The IRRR Board Tuesday in St. Paul approved a $1 million loan and $350,000 infrastructure grant to help build ...

February 22, 2017 Disability News & Services, For Employees, In the Community, News, Supporting the Mission

  MDI Brings in Industry Knowledge, Hibbing Representation With New Board Members Jill Hesselroth of Intek Plastics and Dr. Michael Raich of Hibbing Community College. Hesselroth brings a deep manufacturing expertise to the board. Raich’s experience boosts MDI ties to Hibbing, Minnesota, and increases the organizations’ workforce ...

February 11, 2017 News

  CEO Peter McDermott of Minnesota Diversified Industries (MDI) wasn’t looking for this job. However, he took over the failing contract manufacturer nearly a decade ago from a dismissed manager and turned it into a growth company of 525 employees, ...

December 28, 2016 Disability News & Services, In the Community, News, Supporting the Mission

  The Northland Foundation has awarded MDI a $10,000 grant to design a training program for their integrated workforce, Work Skills 101. This pilot program will provide an opportunity for MDI employees to grow both professionally and personally. The program will be ...

December 27, 2016 News, Products

  IEN features our newest plastic option offered…