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March 8, 2019 NewsIt takes courage, bravery and a little bit of crazy to be a Polar Plunger. Plungers put it all on the line as they jump to frozen glory to raise money for Special Olympics Minnesota (SOMN). On March 2, 30+ individuals ...
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February 25, 2019 NewsStudents with special needs in Independent School District (ISD) 318 will have a host of new opportunities when the new Quest Transition Program opens its doors on Feb. 25 at MDI. Quality Universal Education and Skills Training, or Quest, is a ...
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February 13, 2019 NewsMinnesota Diversified Industries expanded its business last year when relocating its building from a Greyhound bus terminal to a new 36,000 sq. ft. structure near the Range Regional Airport. The move allowed the nonprofit social enterprise to nearly double ...
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February 12, 2019 News
Join Medtronic, Special Olympics, Deloitte and MDI at Polar Plunge 2019. 50% of MDI’s total fundraising will go back to MDI. https://reg.plungemn.org/team/mdiunified
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February 11, 2019 NewsOn Friday, February 8th MDI received the Hibbing ‘Business of the Year’ Award at the Hibbing Area Chamber of Commerce annual dinner. Tags
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February 7, 2019 NewsMDI recently announced that it is a member of INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, joining hundreds of companies in the nonwovens and engineered fabrics industry across the globe. With facilities in Minneapolis, Cohasset, Hibbing and Grand Rapids, MDI is ...
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January 28, 2019 NewsMinnesota Diversified industries, otherwise known as MDI, has kicked off the new year with a new look. The nonprofit, which manufactures corrugated plastic largely for packaging and environmental applications, celebrated this week the completion of an 11,000-square-foot addition to ...
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January 15, 2019 NewsProduct stocking and storing can be one of the most stressful aspects of warehouse management. Storing small parts and items can easily be forgotten about, even with the most organized systems. But, when those products are needed, they have ...
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January 15, 2019 NewsPeter McDermott has been president and CEO of Minneapolis-based nonprofit Minnesota Diversified Industries for about a decade. During that time, he’s helped the manufacturer grow to over 500 employees while keeping the company centered on its mission of providing jobs ...
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December 27, 2018 News“For years, companies have maintained low expectations about hiring people with disabilities. Most of these companies believed that employees with disabilities could not perform well in the workplace and that actively hiring them would drag company performance and profits ...
