The effort to sell Minnesota more broadly, similar to efforts in South Dakota, Nebraska and Wisconsin, is critical, Grove told the audience Wednesday. People might not know about the job opportunities.
One big impediment to the Thief River Falls companies - and others in northwest Minnesota including Marvin in Warroad, Polaris in Roseau, and Altoz and Central Boiler in Greenbush - is promotion. May 12THIEF RIVER FALLS Official charges have been filed against a Thief River Falls man in the death of a Digi-Key employee earlier this week. "It's a unique regional economy that I don't think a lot of Minnesotans know about, " Grove said in an interview before events on Wednesday. Steve Grove, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, attended the grand opening as part of his "Summer of Jobs" tour and later held a panel discussion on the area's economy at Digi-Key's next-door neighbor, Textron's Arctic Cat facility. Relocation assistance is available for candidates who live outside the greater Thief River Falls area. There is flexibility to work remotely periodically. The new building has automation built in as well, eliminating the long walks workers had before to fulfill orders. This is an onsite essential role located in Thief River Falls, MN. The new building - which is the size of 22 football fields - will allow Digi-Key to not only ship more products but also offer more services to their customers and suppliers.
Thief River Falls remains Digi-Key's largest location, with additional support and distribution facilities in Fargo and a dozen other cities across the world. The company began 50 years ago as a mail order catalog business. That means it takes any size order, including small custom jobs that many suppliers cannot handle. "This model is about having inventory and having high service levels to get out the door."ĭoherty refers to Digi-Key as a "broken pack" distributor. "What's unique for us is we deliver lots of small shipments everywhere," Doherty said in an interview before the celebration for dignitaries and the community. Digi-Key held a grand opening for its 2.2-million-square-foot and $400-million Product Distribution Center Expansion project in Thief River Falls on Wednesday.
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