Helping Minnesota manufacturers grow profitably for over 30 years. "Helping Manufacturing Enterprises Grow Profitably"
03/10/2025
The Weekly Report: A Tale of Two States. Native Minnesota manufacturing leader Ross Anderson reflects on two different business climates – Minnesota and South Carolina. Read more: https://www.enterpriseminnesota.org/a-tale-of-two-states/
Anderson’s experiences give him a diverse perspective on what makes an advantageous business climate for manufacturing. He was in Minnesota last fall and attended our annual State of Manufacturing® survey event. At the time, he shared his astonishment at the legislature’s sweeping changes to workplace laws that pose enormous challenges to manufacturers, including paid leave time and legalization of ma*****na.
03/07/2025
Enterprise Minnesota Magazine Spring 2025 issue is out now: https://www.enterpriseminnesota.org/magazine/spring-2025/
Read about the remarkable leaders and innovators in Minnesota’s manufacturing industry. Discover unmatched insight into the strategies driving profitable growth for manufacturers across the state.
02/19/2025
Join us for a workshop on strategic marketing and revenue growth! Discover techniques to expand your market with insights from Amy Hubler.
02/10/2025
Manufacturers need to plan now to effectively navigate new workplace requirements that begin in January 2026. In this week's Weekly Report, Marsh McLennan Agency benefits consultant Sarah Dahl discusses advice to help companies prepare.
Leading Daily for Results is an innovative combination of CI and talent development best practices you can use to create a cycle of communication, structure, and feedback to help you develop a culture of engaged problem-solvers. Not just task doers.
Thanks to ProCircular, SwedeBro, and Olsen Thielen CPAs for their support of this workshop.
01/27/2025
“Made in Minnesota,” an updated version of Minnesota’s wildly successful Growth Acceleration Program (GAP), will help manufacturers continue to drive the state’s economy, especially in challenging times.
Made in Minnesota would revive a proven approach to helping strengthen a key driver of the state’s economy. Because it is jointly funded by the state and the manufacturers who use Enterprise Minnesota’s services and administered by an organization with a long record of success, it is able to offer a return on investment in terms of economic growth, job creation and retention, and investing in communities in all regions of Minnesota.
01/20/2025
The latest State of Manufacturing® survey told us that members of Minnesota’s manufacturing community were feeling a bit down. The usual optimism expressed by our respondents – even during tough times – was notably absent from the most recent survey results.
So, we threw a party! Our goals for the “Celebration of Manufacturing” were to lift spirits and shed light on the value of manufacturing to Minnesota’s economy. We were two for two.
Thank you to all of our attendees and manufacturers across the state for making the industry of choice for future generations.
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.
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Continuous improvement expert Eric Blaha is talking #AUTOMATION in Alexandria. Join Enterprise Minnesota on April 26th at Alexandria Technical and Community College for a manufacturing workshop where you'll learn why engaging your employees is a key to automation success and how to do it best.
Register on our website: https://www.enterpriseminnesota.org/event/continuous-improvement-apr-26/
Manufacturing Success: ISO Certification | Enterprise Minnesota
Have you considered implementing #ISO 9001:2015 for your #manufacturing enterprise? We've helped manufacturers across Minnesota gain and retain this valuable business management tool, and we can help you, too.
Jashan Eison, president and CEO of H&B Elevators, spoke with us about his company's experience in gaining ISO certification with the help of Enterprise Minnesota.
"I don’t think that we would have become ISO certified as successfully, as quickly, without Enterprise Minnesota." -Jashan Eison.
To learn more about how Enterprise Minnesota can help with ISO certification, visit our website: https://www.enterpriseminnesota.org/iso/
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.
Helping Minnesota manufacturers grow profitably for over 30 years. "Helping Manufacturing Enterprises Grow Profitably"
