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    February 15, 2019
    Mattracks buys old Germundson's Home Furnishings building in Karlstad, Minn.
    KARLSTAD, Minn.—An old furniture store in Karlstad will get new life when Mattracks Rubber Track Conversions moves into the building, with historic vehicles and memorabilia in tow. The company announced this week that it had bought the former Germundson's Home Furnishings building....
    business/manufacturingFebruary 15, 2019 - 3:52pm
    January 25, 2019
    Becky Mobley assembles a rail for a truck bed cover at Retrax in south Grand Forks this week. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
    From one-person startup, manufacturer Retrax now a major Grand Forks employer
    Looking at Becky Mobley out on the production floor, you might not know that two years ago she had never worked in manufacturing. "When I first...
    business/manufacturingJanuary 25, 2019 - 3:52pm
    January 23, 2019
    A tree at Jennie-O Turkey Store campus in Willmar, Minn., has been lit with blue and green lights since Jayme Closs' disappearance. Now that she's found, Jennie-O President Steve Lykken said the lights will remain on in celebration of her return. Closs' parents, killed when Jayme disappeared, were both employees of Jennie-O in Barron, Wis. Erica Dischino / Forum News Service
    Jennie-O, Hormel to donate $25,000 reward directly to Jayme Closs
    BARRON, Wis. – Jennie-O Turkey Store and parent company Hormel Foods announced Wednesday, Jan. 23, that the $25,000 in reward money offered...
    business/manufacturingJanuary 23, 2019 - 6:34pm
    January 14, 2019
    ‘Optimistic’ Minnesota manufacturers expect an improving or stable 2019
    ST. PAUL - Minnesota manufacturers are starting the year with an optimistic outlook, with most saying they expect business conditions to either...
    business/manufacturingJanuary 14, 2019 - 3:46pm
    December 20, 2018
    Cirrus Aircraft co-founder Dale Klapmeier is stepping down as CEO in 2019. Courtesy Cirrus Aircraft.
    Cirrus co-founder and CEO to step down next year
    The co-founder and CEO of Cirrus Aircraft will step down sometime in the first half of 2019, according to the company. Dale Klapmeier will transition...
    business/manufacturingDecember 20, 2018 - 4:14pm
    December 9, 2018
    Tesla chief Elon Musk speaks during a Boring Co. event in Los Angeles, California. Bloomberg photo by Patrick T. Fallon.
    Tesla may consider buying idle GM plants
    Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk told CBS's "60 Minutes" that he may be willing to buy some of the five factories General Motors Co. will...
    business/manufacturingDecember 9, 2018 - 11:38am
    December 8, 2018
    Jared Stober, left, and Juan Carlos Dominguez, co-owners of Nordic Steel Systems, show a 6-by-8-foot wall panel in back with an anchor system that is concrete-free in front. Tom Stromme / Bismarck Tribune
    Central North Dakota startup aims to make homebuilding faster, less costly
    MANDAN, N.D. — A startup company making prebuilt home frames in Mandan is aiming to make the homebuilding process both less time-consuming...
    business/manufacturingDecember 8, 2018 - 11:00am
    December 5, 2018
    LM Wind Power will be expanding its manufacturing in the Grand Forks Industrial Park. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
    LM Wind Power to expand production in $2.5 million project
    LM Wind Power will expand its Grand Forks facilities to manufacture more blades in a $2.5 million project. The city Job Development Authority...
    business/manufacturingDecember 5, 2018 - 7:00am
    November 29, 2018
    Employees work on a Ford Expedition sports utility vehicle on the assembly line in Louisville, Kentucky, on Oct. 27, 2017. Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg
    Why Ford will keep plants humming and Trump happy
    Ford and General Motors both need to overhaul their U.S. manufacturing base to cope with consumers' drastic switch to SUVs from sedans. Only...
    business/manufacturingNovember 29, 2018 - 11:28am
    November 28, 2018
    Cottage Grove, Minn., houses one of the east metro's 3M sites. Katie Nelson / Forum News Service
    Minnesota-based 3M keeping close eye on group representing those born after 2000
    ST. PAUL - Don’t confuse 3M with Gen3M. One is the Maplewood-based $32-billion-a-year maker of products sold worldwide. The other is a business...
    business/manufacturingNovember 28, 2018 - 4:53pm
    Marvin appoints new presidents
    WARROAD, Minn.—Marvin Windows and Doors and Infinity Windows and Doors will get new leadership Jan. 1. Darrin Peterson will become president...
    business/manufacturingNovember 28, 2018 - 11:21am
    November 27, 2018
    Signage at the General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant in Detroit on Nov. 26, 2018. Anthony Lanzilote/Bloomberg
    Thousands lost their homes in epic fight to build GM's Detroit plant. Now it's closing.
    The once-proud neighborhood was a skeletal wreck. Many of the residents had already bolted, pockets stuffed with fat payouts from the city. Their...
    business/manufacturingNovember 27, 2018 - 10:39am
    November 26, 2018
    The GM metal fabricating division stands at the Oshawa Assembly Plant in Oshawa, Ontario. The plant is part of the larger GM Autoplex and is one of the largest plants in the world. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Brent Lewin
    GM layoffs, plant shutdowns suggest US economy may be starting to slow
    And they may dent President Trump's claim of an industrial renaissance.
    business/manufacturingNovember 26, 2018 - 7:27pm
    November 18, 2018
    St. Paul’s Pearson Candy Co., best known for its Salted Nut Roll and Nut Goodie candy bars, will be sold to Minneapolis-based Spell Capital. This photo of the company’s building in the Highland Park neighborhood, was taken Saturday, Nov. 17. Deanna Weniger / St. Paul Pioneer Press
    Pearson’s Candy locally owned again: Minneapolis firm acquires 109-year-old maker of the Salted Nut Roll
    PAUL — Pearson’s Candy Co. of St. Paul, the home of the Salted Nut Roll and other popular regional confections, will have a local owner...
    business/manufacturingNovember 18, 2018 - 2:58pm
    November 10, 2018
    Central Boiler distributes more than $400,000 in bonuses to employees
    A northwest Minnesota manufacturer of outdoor furnaces awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in bonuses to 155 employees. Central Boiler owners...
    business/manufacturingNovember 10, 2018 - 6:30am
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