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NY Fashion Week Opens with Celebration of Inclusivity
September 7, 2018Â New York Fashion Week has opened its glamorous tent wider to feature models with disabilities wearing adaptive clothing designs ...
Read ArticleBusinesses turn to underused labor pool: people with disabilities
August 14, 2018Â When Glynis Harvey and Mark Cagley opened Hidden ÂManna Cafe four years ago, the couple did not set out ...
Read ArticleYouth Transition Pilot Program: First Year a Success
August 14, 2018Â Several local organizations have come together to successfully launch Life Skills Academy, a pilot program for youth ages 18-21 ...
Read ArticleKARE 11 Features MDI and University of St. Thomas Study
August 6, 2018 KARE 11 recently featured MDI regarding a University of St. Thomas study discussing the hiring bias for people with disabilities. View video.   Read Article
Twin Cities Business Features MDI & St. Thomas Study Identifying Hiring Bias Against Individuals with Disabilities
August 3, 2018 A new study released by University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business and local nonprofit manufacturing company MDI confirms what ...
Read ArticleWDIO Channel 10 Duluth Features MDI
July 27, 2018 WDIO/WIRT-TV Channel 10 Duluth attended MDI’s Open House on July 26, 2018. The TV station featured MDI for adding manufacturing ...
Read ArticleMDI adds 160 jobs at locations across Minnesota
July 24, 2018Â Â BYÂ KATIE JOHNSONÂ ON JUL 24 2018 – 2:12PM MDI has begun filling 160 positions across all its locations (Grand ...
Read ArticleSpecial Olympics Athletes Take Team-Building Skills from the Field to the Workplace
July 19, 2018Â Mike Madden is a goal-driven employee and gold-medal athlete. He knows the importance of staying focused. Being productive at ...
Read ArticleA Purposeful Life
July 13, 2018Â Stroke Survivor Finds Purpose, Strength in a Manufacturing Career In March 2009, David Johnson suffered a deep stroke that ...
Read ArticleHibbing Facility to Host an Open House
July 10, 2018 Tour our new facility & see how the products directly impact the lives of people with disabilities. For over 50 ...
Read ArticleTRIO GIVES A HELPING HAND
June 28, 2018Â MDI Operations Manager Andy Tracy (center) volunteered alongside MDI employees Korey Thiel (left) and Dylan Johnson (right) Monday at ...
Read ArticleIn a tight labor market, Minnesota employers look to an under-utilized labor pool: workers with disabilities
June 25, 2018 On the main floor of the Minneapolis-based Minnesota Diversified Industries (MDI), Karen Howson is busy arranging piles of flat plastic sheets ...
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