Coming Into Focus
The Weekly Report – August 12, 2024 Our upcoming State of Manufacturing® focus groups offer executives an opportunity to provide input and connect with other…
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Eyeing Opportunities for Improvement
The Weekly Report – August 5, 2024 At our next manufacturing workshop, business growth consultant Ryan Steinert will show how helping employees understand the entire…
Exceeding Standards
The Weekly Report – July 22, 2024 Companies are embracing ISO – once considered a document-heavy process limited to product quality – as a path…
Perfect Pairing
The Weekly Report – July 15, 2024 Two of our top consultants, Ally Johnston and Michele Neale, are teaming up to offer a manufacturing workshop…
Solid Support on Display
The Weekly Report – July 8, 2024 Recent legislative tours highlight the value of the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation and its leader Tim Penny as…
A Day at the Races
The Weekly Report – June 10, 2024 A competition between seasoned packaging experts and Enterprise Minnesota consultants reveals a path to greater efficiency.
“Seeing” Continuous Improvement
The Weekly Report – June 3, 2024 Business growth consultant Ryan Steinert says continuous improvement initiatives are most successful when employees learn to see the…
Educating for the Future
The Weekly Report – May 28, 2024 The principal at North Branch Area High School uses education to connect high school students with career opportunities…
Advancing with Automation
The Weekly Report – May 20, 2024 Most manufacturers know that automation can help them cope with challenges of our persistent worker shortage, but Eric…
Pipeline for the Future
The Weekly Report – May 6, 2024 Northern Tool + Equipment’s program to equip high school trades classes helps educate the next generation of skilled…
Up Your Strategy Game
The Weekly Report – April 15, 2024 At our May 7 manufacturing workshop, Steve Haarstad will show manufacturers how to use strategic planning to navigate…
Ramping up for Reuse
The Weekly Report – April 8, 2024 Spectro Alloys is adding new technology, more capacity, and dozens of employees to its growing aluminum recycling operation.