Spring 2024
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The ‘People’ Person
Enterprise Minnesota’s Michele Neale has made a career of helping employers improve work cultures.
Read ArticleLeaning a One-Man Show
How Sagewood Gear’s small size heightens the need for efficiency.
Read ArticleFour Questions: Rep. Jon Koznick
Rep. Jon Koznick appreciates the value manufacturers bring to his district and to the state.
Read ArticleNew Owner, Same Captain
Blake Pendzimas, founder of BP Metals, sold controlling interest in his company in October, but he’s sticking around to reap the benefits.
Read ArticleLining up for the Marathon
Why Van Technologies used a COVID-based lull in business to shore up its already-robust operations.
Read ArticleInstant Productivity
Instead of providing an overwhelming firehose of detail about how to complete tasks, Nova Flex uses Job Instruction to break down a task into teachable…
Read ArticleThrow Away Your Suggestion Box
Now in a new facility, Clearwater Composites boosts its bottom line through common sense improvements.
Read ArticleUnderstanding Growth
Despite massive sales, Vistabule’s brass scrapped plans for a new plant and focused on marketing and product development.
Read ArticleThe Rise of Stakeholder Advocates
Enterprise Minnesota President and CEO Bob Kill is impressed that manufacturers are actively coalescing around the State of Manufacturing® data to effect change.
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