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01/15/2025
Minnesota manufacturers open the eyes of policymakers when they open their plants for tours, which often illustrate the outsized economic role manufacturers often play in their respective communities.
In this article by Peter Passi for Enterprise Minnesota magazine, we feature profiles of recent tours by Valley Design Enterprises, Modern Metal Products, Metal Services of Blooming Prairie, Inc., Backdraft MFG, and Advanced Coil Technology.
01/02/2025
Discover the latest trends in Minnesota manufacturing at the Grand Rapids regional State of Manufacturing® event on January 17th. Hear the results from our 16th annual survey and discuss what the results mean for northern Minnesota. Open to all!
Thanks to Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation, Itasca Economic Development Corporation, & Lake Country Power for their support of this event.
Enterprise Minnesota and partners will be traveling to The Forge to discuss this year's SOM results and what they mean for northern Minnesota. Open to all!
12/23/2024
Pride Solutions LLC builds success on an inclusive approach through enhanced productivity, sensible growth, and a responsiveness to customer needs at its home base in Hutchinson.
Under Jack Daggett’s leadership, Pride Solutions (which comprises four different business units that operate in the compression molding and plastic fabrication environments) continues the growth and success started by his father.
Read how Daggett has led Pride Solutions through a period of growth and investment in the latest issue of Enterprise Minnesota® magazine.
12/19/2024
Join us January 15th in Duluth for the State of Manufacturing® regional event. Discover the latest trends in MN manufacturing sentiment and economic outlook for our annual SOM survey.
Open to all manufacturers and supporters of manufacturing. Outstanding networking, refreshments, and Q&A about what the results mean for Northeastern Minnesota.
Thanks to APEX Area Partnership for Economic Expansion, Entrepreneur Fund, and Minnesota Power an ALLETE Company for their support of this event.
Discover the latest trends in Minnesota manufacturing from the State of Manufacturing survey, presented by Enterprise Minnesota.
12/16/2024
At our February 6 workshop, continuous improvement expert Ally Johnston will show participants how combining lean thinking with leadership skills adds up to major improvements.
Ally will describe how manufacturers can build an environment that promotes and embraces employee-driven improvements.
President of the company Matt Hanson and his brother, co-owner and director of business development Mike Hanson, are determined the firm will make it to the fifth generation and beyond. To do that, the company has diversified and expanded its businesses and more than doubled its sales over the past 15 years through a combination of disciplined decision making, a deep understanding of its customers, and a willingness to try new products, processes, and businesses.
“They read the tea leaves well,” says Steve Haarstad, an Enterprise Minnesota business consultant who has worked with the company on strategy for several years.
Read about how Hanson Silo Company has kept up with changing times to remain a west central Minnesota manufacturing powerhouse in the latest issue of Enterprise Minnesota® magazine.
11/25/2024
For the next several weeks we’ll be touring Minnesota to present the data from this year’s State of Manufacturing® survey.
Concern over inflation, cost of health care and legislative mandates make this year’s events across Greater Minnesota even more valuable for manufacturers as they consider next steps in this challenging climate. We hope to see you at one of them.
Join us Nov. 7th via Zoom! ISO 9001:2015 can be an incredibly powerful tool for creating sustained business growth, a positive work culture, and consistent products and processes.
ISO systems expert Amy Thimmesh will show you how to understand and craft an ISO business management system that is tailored to the specific needs of your organization and how to leverage it to its full potential. Exclusive to manufacturers.
Thanks to ProCircular for their support of this workshop.
Learn how ISO 9001:2015 can take your manufacturing operation from average to excellent. Nov. 7, 2024. Exclusive to manufacturers.
10/21/2024
In his work with manufacturing clients, expert Eric Blaha specializes in improving productivity, reducing unplanned downtime, and identifying opportunities–including automation–to drive better results.
Not coincidentally, those are the same tactics he uses to boost productivity on the 300-acre beef cattle farm he operates with his wife. Whether at work with his clients or at home on the farm, Blaha is getting an awful lot of practice improving operations.
To read more about Blaha’s farming operation and how it enlightens his consulting work, and vice versa, check out the next issue of Enterprise Minnesota® magazine, scheduled to be published on November 14th.
The Weekly Report - Enterprise Minnesota consultant Eric Blaha specializes in lean, continuous improvement, and automation–the same approaches he uses on his 300-acre farm.
10/07/2024
Metal Services of Blooming Prairie CEO Kurt Schrom combines the values of a farm kid with big company experience to drive the company’s success.
Read all about it in this week's Weekly Report.
The Weekly Report - Metal Services CEO Kurt Schrom combines the values of a farm kid with big company experience to drive the company’s success.
09/30/2024
Join business strategy expert Steve Haarstad on October 8th in Owatonna for an upcoming manufacturing workshop, Enhancing Your Strategic Planning and Implementation, and discover the power of strategic planning for growing your business.
Learn how and why strategic plans are important and discover the ancillary benefits that can be felt across the whole business.
You’ll also hear from a panel of SE Minnesota manufacturing executives who have applied strategic plans to benefit their organizations as well as themselves. This will be an opportunity for you to engage directly with other business leaders and get your questions answered.
Exclusive to manufacturers. Register on the Enterprise Minnesota website.
Oct. 8, 2024 - Join strategy expert Steve Haarstad as he outlines ways to develop and utilize strategic plans to guide your business.
09/18/2024
In the Fall 2024 issue of Enterprise Minnesota® magazine, Tom Paserba, an experienced professional, discusses how organizations might view — and improve — their ISO audit experience.
"Some companies will always look at ISO as a piece of paper that will help them get business. But we hope they gather enough information over time to see the value that this system can bring them. Quality is a management system they can use as the framework to make their company better," says Paserba.
An experienced professional discusses how organizations might view — and improve — their ISO audit experience.
St. Cloud Tech’s Advanced Manufacturing Center is filled with state-of-the-art equipment and the EDA expects the grant to lead to the creation or retention of 1,290 jobs and generate nearly $38 million in private investment in the area.
Similar upgrades are just around the corner for Pine Technical and Community College in Pine City, where demand for programs in advanced manufacturing, particularly welding, has the school bursting at the seams.
Local leaders clearly recognize the value of manufacturing to their communities, and they understand that well-trained employees are vital to its survival and growth. In both cases, manufacturers have played key roles, advising on needed programs and equipment to ensure the skills taught match the market’s needs.
Read all about it in this week's Weekly Report.
The Weekly Report - With help from business leaders, two of Minnesota's technical colleges are upgrading to teach advanced manufacturing.
Join hundreds of manufacturers, industry business leaders, economic development professionals, educators, public policy makers, and local community leaders to learn the latest trends in this critical industry.
We'll be taking the results on the road across Minnesota - find an event near you. The SOM is open to all supporters of . Register today.
Thank you to our 2024 Platinum, Regional, and Focus Group sponsors for helping us make this initiative possible. Bremer Bank, Dayta FMJ Law Firm, Granite Partners, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Olsen Thielen CPAs, PROduction Workforce Professionals, Productivity Inc, True North Mergers & Acquisitions, Widseth, Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, Southwest Initiative Foundation, West Central Initiative, Northwest Minnesota Foundation, APEX Area Partnership for Economic Expansion, Entrepreneur Fund, Minnesota Power an ALLETE Company, Hennepin Technical College, Alexandria Technical and Community College, Living Alexandria Area, Lake Superior College, St. Cloud Technical & Community College, South Central College, and Marsh McLennan Agency.
08/19/2024
As global events drive many American OEMs to homeshore their suppliers, our supply chain expert, Amanda Baumgart, is helping link them to qualified Minnesota manufacturers.
She’s part matchmaker for OEMs seeking suppliers and part investigator into supply-chain struggles. Understanding supply chains from the perspective of both OEMs and suppliers is the focus of her work.
Read all about Amanda's work on Minnesota's manufacturing supply chain in this week's Weekly Report.
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Enterprise Minnesota is an ISO 9001:2015 certified consulting organization that works with small and medium-sized manufacturing companies to help them compete and grow profitably. For over 30 years, we’ve been helping manufacturers throughout Minnesota achieve sustainable profits and growth through our service areas of strategy, talent/leadership, continuous improvement, management systems, and manufacturing peer councils. Our expert advisors cover all corners of the state. No matter where you’re located, Enterprise Minnesota has a local manufacturing expert ready to work with you. Find your Advisor.
Enterprise Minnesota also serves as the “voice” of Minnesota’s manufacturing industry and is at the center of an important and diverse coalition of interests that all support manufacturing. We work with colleges and universities, business industry “thought leaders,” economic development entities, policymakers, and granting organizations to help raise the profile of manufacturing as a key driver of Minnesota’s economy.
Our signature initiative each year is the State of Manufacturing® Survey, the most comprehensive survey of Minnesota’s manufacturing economy. It reveals the perceptions and opinions of manufacturing executives and key stakeholders on issues impacting business. Now in its 12th year, the State of Manufacturing® survey provides depth and context to the economic outlook for Minnesota’s manufacturing industry.
Enterprise Minnesota is part of the federal Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). A network of organizations nationwide chartered to help small- to medium-size manufacturers compete and grow. This network enables us to leverage services and resources that contribute to our clients’ success.
To learn more about how we help Minnesota manufacturers, visit www.enterpriseminnesota.org and click on our Consulting Services page. We also invite you to subscribe to Enterprise Minnesota magazine (it’s free!) and The Weekly Report newsletter to stay up to date on the latest information and trends in Minnesota manufacturing.
