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With manufacturers spanning a variety of areas and specialties, the industry is essential to the state’s economic health. Whether they specialize in custom drum kits or biological reference materials, Minnesota’s manufacturers set industry standards through efficiency, innovation and bold new strategies. Thanks to all who submitted nominations, and to every Minnesota manufacturer producing quality parts and products. Although this list includes just some of Minnesota’s manufacturers, we tip our hats to all of the companies and individuals creating great products that they, and all Minnesotans, can be proud of. Click here for the complete article.

The Affiliated Community Medical Center (ACMC) in Redwood Falls has a new face in the building as of April 19. That day Darlene Allen took over the role of site manager for the clinic. According to Allen, that role has a variety of aspects from helping manage the day-to-day activities of the site to ensuring the staff has what it needs to best serve the people who come from the community. There are also plenty of administrative roles Allen will perform as site manager, adding for her it is about working with everyone involved with ACMC in Redwood...

Minnesota Farmers Union President Doug Peterson announced on Friday’s KLGR Farm Show that Farm Director Dustin Hoffmann was selected as the winner of the Union’s 2016 Outstanding Agriculture Reporting Award. Peterson said, “…we think you deserve it, and we don’t take that lightly. We think someone who’s provided the information and education to people that are listeners…we think you do that [communication] quite well.” The award will be presented at the Minnesota Farmers Union Convention on November 19. Click here for the complete article.

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Just months after installing their giant scoreboards inside the new U.S. Bank Stadium, Minnesota manufacturers Daktronics and Digi International recently struck again - this time installing their winning score-keeping technologies inside the Target Center, which is undergoing 18 months of renovations.  Many fans will see one of the biggest scoreboard in the Midwest Saturday at the Minnesota Lynx game or next month when the Minnesota Timberwolves return to play their first preseason game at home.  For die-hard football fans, slip inside the massive U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis to also get a look at made-in-Minnesota score keeping at...

Digi International®, (NASDAQ: DGII, www.digi.com), a leading global provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) and IoT connectivity products and services, today announced that it is providing key enabling technology within Daktronics scoreboard and timing system solutions installed at U.S. Bank Stadium, the new home of the Minnesota Vikings. The components and solutions were manufactured in Lewiston, Minnesota and Redwood Falls, Minnesota, respectively, bringing a locally produced solution to this new venue. For sports fans, the two most important questions typically are 'what's the score?' and 'how much time is left?'. Daktronics selected the Digi Neo PCI Express serial port as an...

Ben Johnson knows pigs. After all, he has grown up around them on his family’s farm north of Walnut Grove. Johnson, who will be a sophomore at Iowa State University this fall, is going to have the chance to promote the pork industry at various venues throughout the next year, as he was named the 2017 Minnesota Pork ambassador Wednesday at Farmfest.

The numbers needed to describe video boards in the new U.S. Bank Stadium are impressive: The biggest scoreboard, for instance, is 68 feet tall and 120 feet wide. More than 19 light emitting diode displays are in, or just outside the stadium, providing nearly 31,000 square feet of video boards. But Amy Barnes, and nearly 200 others who built the video boards in Redwood Falls, summarize all of those figures into one easy-to-understand word: pride. “It is very rewarding to being able to have a product of that nature that I can be part of,” Barnes said...

Like so many other teenagers in Redwood Falls, Connie (Liebl) Lechner’s first job was at Tersteeg’s grocery store. “I started as a cashier in the 1980s when I was in high school,” she said last week. “I was planning on going into a legal field, but then I got married and decided to stay in Redwood Falls, with Tersteeg’s.” It was a career decision that has paid off in many ways. Click here for the complete article.

Growing up in the metro area, Brian Geis was given an opportunity many of his peers were not afforded – seeing firsthand the rural way of life. The son of Dr. LeRoy F. and Dorothy Geis had a connection to Redwood County through his parents, and from an early age he spent time visiting the Sanborn area his family had once called home. Click here for the complete article.

Matt Smith, born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, is about to face his newest challenge: negotiating small town politics. Smith was sworn in last week as Redwood’s newest City Councilor for Ward 2, representing everyone north of Highway 19/71. Click here for the complete article.

Harlan Lemcke of Vesta has retired from the barbering business after 45 years. Lemcke opened his business Aug. 15, 1970 by buying out Lewie Liske who had opened a shop on the main street of Vesta when he was first starting out. Lemcke said he had gone to work for Liske right out of barber school for about 10 months. Prior to that he had served in the military. Click here for the complete article.

People who know Marilyn Bernhardson, Redwood Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)?director, recognize she is passionate about what she does and is vocal when she recognizes things are not being addressed with the best interest of the environment in mind. Bernhardson’s commitment to the environment recently led to her peers recognizing her with an award. Click here for the complete article.