Blog TeamJanna Langer, Vocational Specialist

MDI Value: Be proactive, team oriented.

Steve’s comment about this value: I live by this value!  How I apply this to my job is by being proactive.  I am always looking for things that need to be cleaned or are damaged and… Read More

Providing training, opportunities and tools that individuals need to reach their potential is one of MDI’s values.

Vocational Specialists at MDI assist employees in reaching their potential by providing day to day supports such as job coaching or creating work… Read More

Hard work, the drive to succeed, and continuously moving forward are examples of what Steven brings to MDI! He started working for MDI in October of 2011, in this short time that he has been here he has really wowed… Read More

Jessica Kaufmann is an assembly worker in our St. Paul plant with a unique talent for creating rugs. After a hard day’s work, Jessica unwinds in the evening by creating rugs.  In the photo, Jessica proudly shows off her lion rug… Read More

It’s officially Fall, and some of us are itching to get one last weekend road trip in before the snow starts to fly again. Considering how we have had unusual weather throughout this year, winter could be knocking on our… Read More

(Here is a funny clip from the Wedding Singer of an older woman who is has learned how to Rap and is showing off her skills at a wedding reception)

MDI’s workforce is made up of a group of… Read More

Have you ever been given advice from a parent,  a teacher or a friend that has stuck with you throughout your life?  The advice may have been small,  not making much of  a difference  or the advice may have made… Read More

In this video it has a group of children singing in different areas of Manhattan. It shows how we remember what happened through the grand memorial in lower Manhattan, honoring those we lost.

However, it also gives us a… Read More

I was in the Vending Department when one of the Line Leads came into Vending stating to the other Line Lead that two airplanes hit the World Trade Center.  I can remember seeing the look on her face and will… Read More

Our employees love going to the State Fair! The location of our St. Paul plant, makes the fair easily accessible after work hours. On the work floor today, employees were talking about the food stands and the ones they were… Read More