MDI makes Star Tribune “Nonprofit 100” list

  MDI was included in the Star Tribune’s Sunday article on this year’s “Nonprofit 100” list. MDI is highlighted as the organization that grew the fastest this year, from government contract orders to hiring of new employees to the overall nonprofit ranking by revenue. Star Tribune Non Profit 100      

Hired Hands Cold Weather Policy and Recycling Info

  Cold Weather Policy for Cub Foods Acceptable Recyclables for Cub Foods Drop-Off Cub Foods Drop-Off Closed December 24th   MDI Hired Hands Cold Weather Policy: If the air temperature/real feel (combination of actual temperature and wind chill) is at or below -15 at 8:00am Cub Foods will be cancelled for that particular Saturday. MDI will … Read more

A U.S. Congressman Visits MDI

U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison visited MDI yesterday. Ellison is an advocate for people with disabilities and appreciates our business model. We’re a social enterprise and a nonprofit and we believe all members of society have the responsibility, therefore the inherent right, to live contributing and participating roles in society. And, we can manufacture any size plastic container for … Read more

MDI Board Member Featured in NY Times

  Rachel Wobschall, senior major gift officer for Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare in St. Paul, and a board member at MDI, cultivates donors to help fund treatment for children, teens and young adults with disabilities or medical conditions. Rachel Wobschall, 57, is senior major gift officer for Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare in St. Paul. Q. What kinds of … Read more

MDI Hired Hands Grand Opening July 28, 2016

MDI’s Hired Hands Moves to Cohasset Join MDI for a luncheon at the new facility in Cohasset located at 1001 NW 3rd Street, Cohasset, MN Thursday, July 28, 2016, 11:30 – 1:30 p.m. Enjoy a tour, music, and prize drawing. First 200 people will receive a free MDI tote! MDI’s Hired Hands employees are moving … Read more

Look What Wells Fargo Did for MDI

  Thanks to a $16,000 grant from Wells Fargo, MDI was able to  purchase a new piece of manufacturing machinery. Here’s Jeff Gervais, MDI’s, Operations Manager, with the shrink packaging system. The DEM combo shrink system combines a heavy duty L-Bar Sealer and Shrink Tunnel for packing, sealing and shrinking products. The machine can be used with a … Read more

Real Work Experience for Students with Disabilities

  Valuable yet Hard to Find Remember how excited you were when you got your very first job as a kid and started earning your own money? Employment opportunities for students with disabilities are not always easy to find and don’t always go smoothly because the employer may not have an understanding of how to … Read more

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