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From the Lake to the Line: How Clayton is Moving Forward with MDI
September 19, 2025Celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month When Clayton Bowers moved back to his hometown of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, he had ...
Read ArticleMDI Goes for Gold as Official Sponsor of the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games
September 10, 2025Â Partnership unites two organizations with deep-rooted commitments to inclusion, empowerment and innovation A Shared Legacy of Inclusion For more ...
Read ArticleThe QA Leader’s Checklist: Proactive Quality Steps and a Rapid Response Playbook
August 25, 2025Prevent More, Fix Faster: The QA Balancing Act You’re tasked with preventing defects before they occur and also managing any ...
Read ArticleHow to Navigate the Manufacturing Labor Shortage in Minnesota and Wisconsin
July 30, 2025Manufacturing Labor Shortage Trends in Minnesota and Wisconsin  If you run a mid-sized manufacturing business in Minnesota or Wisconsin, ...
Read ArticleMDI’s Success at Work celebrates 40 Minnesota students
July 8, 2025The 2025 class is the largest in the scholarship program’s history Whether at its Minneapolis location or manufacturing facilities in ...
Read ArticleUnified Work Sparks Inclusive Career Exploration at Special Olympics Minnesota 2025
June 30, 2025On Saturday, June 21, 2025, during the vibrant energy of the Special Olympics Minnesota Summer Games, Unified Work once again ...
Read Article‘Success At Work’ Scholarship Program Awards $80,000 to Local High School Graduates
June 16, 2025Minnesota Diversified Industries (MDI) has awarded $2,000 higher education scholarships to 40 graduating high school students. Congratulations graduates! What ‘Success ...
Read ArticleMinnesota Manufacturing in 2025 – Tariffs, Talent Shortages, and Turning Point Opportunities
May 19, 2025The manufacturing sector in Minnesota has always been resilient – but 2025 presents challenges unlike any before. From escalating tariffs ...
Read ArticleA Day of Civic Engagement, Connection and Advocacy with MDI Employees
April 17, 2025On Tuesday, April 8, seventy employees across MDI’s Hibbing, Grand Rapids, Cohasset, and Minneapolis, and Roseville locations came together for ...
Read ArticleCase Study: Corrugated Plastic Containers for Conveyor Systems
February 27, 2025CHALLENGE A leading Fortune Global 500 e-commerce retailer faced excessive noise from molded plastic containers on conveyor systems in their ...
Read ArticleRecently Released-MDI Featured in Hidden Talent: A Spotlight on Inclusive Hiring Practices
January 27, 2025At MDI, we’ve long believed that employing people with disabilities isn’t just a matter of doing good—it’s about creating value. ...
Read ArticleNPS 2024
December 18, 2024We are thrilled to announce that MDI has achieved an exceptional Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 93%! This outstanding score ...
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