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Bob Kill interviewed with Finance & Commerce
Bob Kill interview with Finance & Commerce

Finance & Commerce interviewed Enterprise Minnesota president and CEO Bob Kill where he takes a deep dive into the state of Minnesota’s manufacturing industry.

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Lynn Shelton
A Pandemic Success Story

The Weekly Report – June 16, 2020 How Jim Beam bourbon helped change everything (but not in the way you might think).

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Lynn Shelton
NextGen Manufacturers

The Weekly Report – June 8, 2020 The Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota shows that recruiting efforts start earlier than most people think.

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Lynn Shelton
National Exposure

The Weekly Report – June 1, 2020 Enterprise Minnesota’s CEO will make a presentation to a national audience using State of Manufacturing® data.

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Lynn Shelton
The ‘Off Season’

The Weekly Report – May 19, 2020 Astute manufacturers are preparing for a recovering economy.

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Lynn Shelton
USA! USA!

The Weekly Report – May 4, 2020. Quality jobs drive our communities. And manufacturers provide them.

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Lynn Shelton
The Value of Shared Experiences

The Weekly Report – April 27, 2020. Manufacturers rely on peer councils to help plan their way into the post-COVID-19 economy.

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Lynn Shelton
The Hunt Continues

The Weekly Report – April 13, 2020. COVID-19 is no excuse to end your search for high quality employees.

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Enterprise Minnesota presents ISO 9001:2015 plaque to Liberty Clark, Inc.
Liberty Clark’s successful ISO journey

Growth in a competitive industry like medical device manufacturing requires leadership, vision and a commitment to customer satisfaction. The same is true for companies that…

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Mark Haveman at the Executive Manufacturing Forum
Executive Manufacturing Forum – Feb. 11

We discussed the state of Minnesota’s business climate and learned how to think holistically about business planning at the Executive Manufacturing Forum, February 11, 2020.

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Close to Home
Close to Home

Lakeshirts has used a disciplined sense of their marketplace, well-timed acquisitions, and a sense of irreverence to create an apparel company that does $60 million…

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The State Of Manufacturing 2019 – Doing More With Less

Minneapolis (May 14, 2019) – Minnesota manufacturers continue to thrive in a strong economy, but a severe worker shortage overshadows their growth and profitability. According to…

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