Fall 2021

Featured Articles

Is Your Sales Operation Out of Date?

A whopping 80% of business-to-business buyers now prefer digital or self-service sales transactions. It is time to adapt.

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The Reverse Engineer

Entrepreneur Jeff Engbrecht transformed a high school-bred fascination with carbon fiber composites into Clearwater Composites — a company that will be opening a new 40,000-square-foot…

American Made

How Glencoe’s Miller Manufacturing came to dominate the market for farm, ranch and pet products.

The Thrill of the Hunt

For Stern Companies CEO Shawn Hunstad, the strategic chase is the destination.

Boiler Maker

From a site alongside his farm in Greenbush, Dennis Brazier’s Central Boiler has redefined the outdoor wood-burning furnace.

Innovations

Four Questions: Rob Autry

Rob Autry, Pollster, Meeting Street Insights

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Consultant Insider

Marine Corps vet Mark Davidson brings a diversity of experiences to his role at Enterprise Minnesota.

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Youth Movement

Metalwerx’s 22-year-old founder corners the market on recent welding grads.

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A Hidden Gem

Bertha-based Diamond Tool & Engineering perseveres through innovation and compartmentalization.

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Fantastic Plastic

Federal Package devised a solution that addresses the environment without sacrificing the quality of traditional plastic.

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Closer to Home

The new ‘inside’ owners at Falls Fab hope to foster a positive — and profitable — environment centered around its employees.

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More Employees = More Revenue

If Homecrest Outdoor Living could hire 30 more workers, says its CEO, the company could quickly boost sales by 25%.

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The Next Phase

After 40 years, Fairmont’s Ken Detloff sells Kenway Engineering to a Spanish company, ensuring that the jobs will remain at home.

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Editorial

Murky Perplexity

This year’s State of Manufacturing survey will try to dissect the legacy of the COVID economy.

The Final Word

A (Rare) Abundance of Applicants

Our new editorial director triumphed over a field of 221 aspirants.