KARE 11 recently featured MDI regarding a University of St. Thomas study discussing the hiring bias for people with disabilities. View video.    Read Article

  A new study released by University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business and local nonprofit manufacturing company MDI confirms what most of us probably suspect: individuals with disabilities face implicit bias when it comes to trying to enter the workforce.     “Companies seem to have a tough time figuring out how to work with ... Read moreRead Article

  WDIO/WIRT-TV Channel 10 Duluth attended MDI’s Open House on July 26, 2018.  The TV station featured MDI for adding manufacturing jobs to the Iron Range in Hibbing, Minnesota. View story here.  Read Article

    BY KATIE JOHNSON ON JUL 24 2018 – 2:12PM MDI has begun filling 160 positions across all its locations (Grand Rapids, Cohasset, Hibbing, and Minneapolis) due to a surge in postal service orders coupled with a steady increase in commercial sales. MDI manufactures standard and custom corrugated plastic and provides assembly and environmental services. The ... Read moreRead Article

  Mike Madden is a goal-driven employee and gold-medal athlete. He knows the importance of staying focused. Being productive at work and scoring during Special Olympics competitions give him similar feelings of achievement. “It feels like you pretty much went out and accomplished something,” he said. Jay Hannon is a national medal-winner and representative for Minnesota in ... Read moreRead Article

  Stroke Survivor Finds Purpose, Strength in a Manufacturing Career In March 2009, David Johnson suffered a deep stroke that damaged a large area of the right side of his brain, which affected movement on the left side of his body. After three months of intensive physical therapy, he learned to walk again. It took ... Read moreRead Article

  Tour our new facility & see how the products directly impact the lives of people with disabilities. For over 50 years, non-profit MDI has created self-sufficiency by providing meaningful employment in an inclusive environment with nearly half of the employees people with disabilities. Tour our new facility and see how our Social Enterprise model is making a difference ... Read moreRead Article

  MDI Operations Manager Andy Tracy (center) volunteered alongside MDI employees Korey Thiel (left) and Dylan Johnson (right) Monday at Bennett Park. The trio was helping with the Minnesota Timberwolves FastBreak Foundation’s program “Our Courts. Our Future,” presented by U.S. Bank to update the Bennett Park basketball court in Hibbing, MN. Picture and article was published in the Hibbing Daily ... Read moreRead Article

  On the main floor of the Minneapolis-based Minnesota Diversified Industries (MDI), Karen Howson is busy arranging piles of flat plastic sheets and transferring them to a nearby production line. IN JULY, KAREN HOWSON WILL CELEBRATE HER SECOND ANNIVERSARY AS A FULL-TIME PRODUCTION LINE WORKER AT MDI. From there, her co-workers fold the sheets and then carefully ... Read moreRead Article

  The below article was published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, June 9, 2018. For full article details, including graphs and pictures, click here. In major shift, state expands work opportunities for young people with disabilities Minnesota’s recent transformation to the way it approaches job services for thousands has been dramatic.  By Chris Serres Star Tribune Liz McGrory says she ... Read moreRead Article

  Below is a press release published by ARRM and MOHR distributed June 12, 2018. Full release can be found here. Groups Sue To Halt Damaging Cuts To Disability Services Individuals and provider advocacy organizations argue state must uphold current rates Media Contact: Drew Henry, dhenry@arrm.org SAINT PAUL, MINN. – Today, ARRM joined the Minnesota Organization for Habilitation and ... Read moreRead Article

  MDI announced today that it has received ISO 13485:2016 certification, which will allow the company to offer assembly, kitting, and packaging services to medical device companies. Headquartered in Minneapolis with additional locations in Hibbing, Grand Rapids, and Cohasset, nearly 50 percent of MDI’s employees are people with disabilities. “We believe we are the only nonprofit in the ... Read moreRead Article