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Today's Manufacturer of the Day is 🧴Verso-Cap🍶 located out of Willmar, producing a handy, versatile product you may just find that you need🏡! This innovative, grass-roots products is the result of wanting to make your life easier🙌. Verso-Cap is a flexible multi-use cover that can replace almost any bottle pump or cover that has broken. It will not only save your pocketbook 💰but sanity too🕊️. Change out those non-working beauty product pumps for this adaptable cap! 😍 ➡️Find this product at local boutiques, like Happy Sol in New London, and ordering details by following their Facebook.⬅️
Our Manufacturer of the Day is ⚙️JMD Manufacturing🔧 located in Willmar. This small-scale Kandiyohi County manufacturer plays a large-scale role in supporting the local economy, as well as other manufacturers. Machining and fabricating special to order parts, custom products🗜️ including the swing-away mailbox📬 and farm drainage pumps💦🌱, this business is a staple in the industry✔️. ➡️JMD is located at 1863 41st Ave NE, Willmar, MN 56201 and you can learn more on their website at https://www.jmdmanufacturing.com/⬅️
Today's Manufacturer of the Day is 🍤Simply Shrimp LLC and Minnesota Shrimp🦐 located in Blomkest. Minnesota Shrimp and Simply Shrimp are intimately connected 🤝; together they bring ag innovation🧠 to a new level of food manufacturing production💫. Minnesota Shrimp strives to raise to inland baby shrimp for sale to shrimp farms throughout the country🚚✈️, while Simply Shrimp will complete the finishing process raising the shrimp from farm to a table ready product🍽️; possibly being the only in-land shrimp hatchery in the country! ➡️Learn more at https://www.simplyshrimpmn.com/about/ and follow them on Facebook! ⬅️
The manufacturer of the Day is ⛓️Hanson Silo Company🧱. Hanson Silo is located in Lake Lillian and is a state and national leader in Precast Concrete hog🐖 and cattle slats 🐄, storage systems including bunker walls, grain🌽 bunkers, salt 🧂and sand ⏳ , and fertilizer storage systems. Today we highlight Hanson's 🌟Powder Coating Process🌟! Hanson Silo has a state-of-the-art powder coating process 🎨🔫 is ready to meet your needs, whether for a large-scale industrial product or a small-scale personal project. 🏗
Welcome to ⚙️Minnesota Manufacturing Week🛠️ hosted by the Central Minnesota Manufacturers Association (CMMA) in partnership with Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development! Kelsey Olson, Marketing and Communications Specialist at KCED, has been busy touring 🚗 and meeting 🤝with manufacturers across Kandiyohi 👷♀️! A special thank you to the manufacturers who invited us into their plants, shared their stories, and are offering tours (see QR code below) - stay tuned this week and month to learn more about them 🏗️! 🔧💻Follow the QR code to the Manufacturing Month virtual magazine by CMMA! 🚧🧰
🚲 The communities of Willmar, New London and Spicer are participating in the annual Mayor's Bike Ride. Pump those tires and join your neighbors for a bike ride to a dinner picnic tonight. 🌭🏡 Learn full details here: https://www.willmarlakesarea.com/event/11th-annual-community-bike-ride/ from Willmar Lakes Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Southwest Initiative Foundation is hosting a grant writing workshop! ✍️📝 There are 5️⃣ spots left in the third workshop in our Grant Writing Training series! This session, "Writing Competitive Applications," is an interactive, in-person workshop and will give participants the opportunity to work on an actual grant proposal. Cost to attend this workshop is $20 and includes lunch 🍽️. Learn more and register at https://swifoundation.org/event/grant-writing-workshop-3-writing-competitive-applications/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFg_alleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHXfPSOHNPC5XKg4yOc3jNTE7_TIGCMZDPZ3cTD-d8AW5TQhzhlkRuQuYPQ_aem_-XoEuYI09EFwaWQs6IGYuQ
From the outstanding response the Business Highlights of the Week has gotten recently seems to KCED that Kandiyohi County LOVES their small businesses 😍! Nominate your favorite small business through the U.S. Small Business Administration Awards! Application can be found here: 🏆https://www.sba.gov/district/minnesota/minnesota-district-office-awards Nominate a Kandiyohi County business for the following Minnesota awards: Encore Entrepreneur Family-Owned Small Business 👨👨👧👦 Minority-Owned Small Business Minority Owned Small Business Champion Veteran-Owned Small Business Veteran Small Business Champion Women in Business Champion 👭🏿 Women-Owned Small Business Young Entrepreneur 🏪
🧑🏫CareerForce and partners are hosting a CDL Truck Driver information session on October 16th - is being a truck driver for you? 🚚 Thinking of a career change? Here's why becoming a truck driver might be for you! 📈 High Demand: The U.S. is facing a shortage of over 80,000 truck drivers. Your skills will always be in demand! 💸 Great Pay: Experienced drivers can earn up to $80,000 annually. Some specialized roles pay even more! 🛣️ Job Security: With 72% of U.S. goods transported by trucks, it's a stable industry that keeps the country moving. 🌍 Explore the Open Road: Love to travel? Truck driving offers you the chance to see the country while earning a living! 👊 Join a Vital Industry: Truck drivers are the backbone of our economy, keeping supply chains flowing.
