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    July 18, 2022 News
    MDI awards $22,500 in Scholarships to Minnesota students

    Featured in the Grand Rapids Herald Review MDI, a local non-profit manufacturer, awarded $1,500 higher education scholarships to 15 graduating high school students primarily in Northern Minnesota. Now in its 10th year, the MDI scholarship program is for applicants between ...

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    July 18, 2022 News
    A Pioneer in the Development of Minnesota’s Medical Alley, Featuring MDI

    Medical Alley article featuring MDI blog post.   Silicon Valley has its software and startups. And large stretches of the East Coast and the Great Lakes region are defined by the automotive industry affectionately dubbed the Rust Belt. We’re happy ...

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    June 23, 2022 Products
    What Are Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Packaging?

    Packaging is an integral part of the product development process and protects your product, keeping it fresh and presentable to consumers. It can even play a role in marketing and branding. However, not all packaging is created equal. In this ...

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    June 21, 2022 Products
    Your Guide to POP (Point-of-Purchase) Displays

    Take marketing to the next level by choosing point-of-purchase displays – they enhance the consumer shopping experience because of their ability to POP up and alert customers to products that they weren’t previously aware of. Enjoy a comprehensive guide to ...

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    June 9, 2022 News
    MDI awards $22,500 in scholarships to Minnesota students

    GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. — MDI, a local non-profit manufacturer, awarded $1,500 higher education scholarships to 15 graduating high school students primarily in Northern Minnesota. Now in its 10th year, the MDI scholarship program is for applicants between the ages of ...

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    June 9, 2022 News
    Star Tribune features MDI

    Feb. 28, 2021 – By Neal St. Anthony MDI, a pioneer in workforce inclusion, seeks further expansion One morning last week, Steve Reinardy, a nine-year employee of Minnesota Diversified Industries in northeast Minneapolis, sanitized surfaces to guard against the coronavirus. ...

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    June 9, 2022 News
    MDI Featured in Business North: When the Links Break

    Local companies create innovative solutions to supply chain hold-ups When the links break, the chain does, too, and so effects of the international supply-chain turmoil can be felt in regional manufacturing and transportation operations. As often is the case, though, ...

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    June 9, 2022 News
    MDI Featured in Enterprise Minnesota Magazine Summer 2021

    Deft Management: Eric Black Takes the Reins of Minnesota Industries For 12 years, Peter McDermott, CEO and president of Minnesota Diversified Industries (MDI), has led this not-for-profit manufacturing giant through a national recession, major corporate changes, and even a global ...

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    June 8, 2022 News
    Job Workshops for People with Disabilities

    KIMT 3 News Highlights MDI and the Event “Mobile Unified Work Academy” By Alex Dederer, June 6th 2022   ROCHESTER, Minn. –  Minnesota Diversified Industries (MDI) and MaxAbility are hosting a four day workshop to help people with disabilities develop ...

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    June 6, 2022 In the Community, News, Products
    MDI Custom Packaging Solutions

    MDI featured in Material Handling 24/7  No two industries are alike. Neither are any two warehouses, factories or production processes that play a significant role in their success. Needs are shaped by the industry, geographic position and purpose in the ...