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  The Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation held a Summer Celebration Thursday, August 15, 2019 at Sugar Lake Lodge. It was the perfect time to celebrate together. Both the Community Foundation and Sugar Lake Lodge are celebrating their 25th Anniversaries! What fun! The evening started off with about 100 people gathering together, nibbling on cheese and olives, clowning around at … Read more

  On August 15, MDI celebrated another round of Career Skills 201 graduates. The program in its entirety has helped 136 individuals build personal and professional tools that improve our communities’ workforce vitality.  It is funded in part by: Otto Bremer Foundation, IRRRB, Northland Foundation & the State of MN DEED – Workforce Development.   Front Row L to R: Chris Stockwell, … Read more

  MDI recently sponsored a Medical Alley Chat at Target Field to promote MDI Medical assembly and kitting services. Over 100 individuals from Minnesota medical companies were in attendance. The sponsorship gave MDI a platform to showcase their medical labor solutions and establish valuable connections.  

  Join us at MDI’s Ability Bash IV, Party with a Purpose! With your partnership, we empower people with disabilities. Thursday, September 19, 2019, 5:30-9:30 PM at the Muse Event Center.   

  Twenty-one MDI employees volunteered at the Area 11 Special Olympics Golf competition in Blaine, MN on June 23. The event had fantastic participation with approximately 100 attendees, mostly from the southern Twin Cities – Waconia, Edina, Eden Prarie, etc. Special Olympics empowers people with disabilities through athletics and leadership to help transform their lives. Participants prepare months in advance … Read more

  BY MDI ON JUL 15 2019 – 10:59AM MDI is offering career skills training to its employees and other people with disabilities. The training focuses on professional skill development including a positive attitude, teamwork, receiving constructive criticism, work ethic, communication and interpersonal skills, problem-solving skills, time management, flexibility and self-confidence. The work skills training program was … Read more

  On Tuesday June 25, MDI hosted Pints with a Purpose at Bauhaus Brew Labs in Minneapolis. The event helped raise awareness about employment opportunities for people with disabilities. If you didn’t make it, join MDI in Grand Rapids on July 17 at Klockow Brewing Company. Event includes a pizza truck, beer & raffles. Register here.

  On June 21, United Way of 1000 Lakes hosted more than a hundred volunteers in Grand Rapids to complete projects in and around the Oakland Addition neighborhood. Projects included leaf-raking, landscaping, window washing, painting, curbside waste and recycling. Additional services were offered through a partnership with Itasca County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (ICHRA) and Itasca County … Read more

  KSTP Channel 5 followed Mayor Jacob Frey during his recent tour of MDI’s Minneapolis facility. The mayor learned about MDI’s mission, products & services.

  MDI was featured on KSTP Channel 5 Minneapolis St Paul news.  The segment highlighted MDI’s 100th Career Skills graduate, along with manufacturing, medical and production services.  View here.