Let’s face it – it’s hard to find skilled workers and manufacturers can’t keep up with growing customer demands. The U.S. Manufacturing Index stood at 62.1 in June 2021, just below the previous month’s all-time high, meaning the industry continues to grow. Human Resources teams across the U.S. are struggling to fill positions because the COVID-19 ... Read moreRead Article

During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we’re is saluting people who have stepped ahead, above and beyond in the name of equitable opportunity and employment for people with disabilities. In a time of worker shortages and employment uncertainty, actively attracting and hiring people with disabilities is a way to recruit a dedicated workforce, boost inclusion ... Read moreRead Article

During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we’re is saluting people who have stepped ahead, above and beyond in the name of equitable opportunity and employment for people with disabilities. In a time of worker shortages and employment uncertainty, actively attracting and hiring people with disabilities is a way to recruit a dedicated workforce, boost inclusion ... Read moreRead Article

During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we’re is saluting people who have stepped ahead, above and beyond in the name of equitable opportunity and employment for people with disabilities. In a time of worker shortages and employment uncertainty, actively attracting and hiring people with disabilities is a way to recruit a dedicated workforce, boost inclusivity ... Read moreRead Article

During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we’re saluting people who have stepped ahead, above and beyond in the name of equitable opportunity and employment for people with disabilities. Meet, Lily. I had graduated high school and was out in the real world. I wanted a job so I worked with Voc Rehab Services to find ... Read moreRead Article

During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we’re saluting people who have stepped ahead, above and beyond in the name of equitable opportunity and employment for people with disabilities. Meet, Ben. I have two jobs—I work at Grand Rapids Marine, where I clean on the janitorial staff. And I also work at MDI. When I’m not ... Read moreRead Article

Op-ed written by Eric Black and published in the Star Tribune on October 15, 2021. While we look ahead to begin the path to recovery, COVID-19 remains a great economic uncertainty for employers and employees alike. It is an even more sobering reality for those with disabilities. One in five has become unemployed since the ... Read moreRead Article

During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Minnesota Diversified Industries (“MDI”) is saluting people who have stepped ahead, above and beyond in the name of equitable opportunity and employment for people with disabilities. In a time of worker shortages and employment uncertainty, actively attracting and hiring people with disabilities is a way to recruit a dedicated ... Read moreRead Article

During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, MDI is saluting people who’ve stepped ahead, above and beyond in the name of equitable opportunity and employment for people with disabilities.   Meet, Erika. DPI Staffing DPI is a nonprofit staffing agency that was started to help people with disabilities, and in the last five years we’ve expanded to ... Read moreRead Article

During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, MDI is saluting people who’ve stepped ahead, above and beyond in the name of equitable opportunity and employment for people with disabilities.     Meet, Lewie & Marcus. Entrepreneurs Breaking Down Barriers Hotel Rapids I  Bar. Bistro. Hotel Like every other business owner right now, I’m [Lewie] struggling with hiring ... Read moreRead Article

During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, MDI is saluting people who’ve stepped ahead, above and beyond in the name of equitable opportunity and employment for people with disabilities. Meet, Dave. CEO I Arrowhead Medical I’m an entrepreneur, and Arrowhead is a small business with just 11 employees—but it’s a complex company that competes against billion-dollar ... Read moreRead Article

When Frankie Rice would attend the races at the Hibbing Raceway, he told his daughter Heaven and his family that he had the best seat in the house. Rice had that taken from him on Nov. 12, 2020, when he was struck-and-killed by an impaired driver just north of Hibbing Taconite on Highway 5. That ... Read moreRead Article