Community News C HIGHLIGHTING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY FOR STUDENTS
O n Thursday, November 3 schools across southeast Minnesota are helping their students to explore promising careers by giving them opportunities for up-close tours of local manufacturing companies and in-depth knowledge of skills-based careers. Students from the Hiawatha Valley Education District, Byron High School, and Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School will attend next week’s Construct Tomorrow and tour Crenlo Engineered Cabs and RCTC’s Heintz Center. According to Minnesota’s Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), manufacturing companies in Minnesota are projected to add over 5,000 jobs in the next year, which is a steady 1.6% increase.
Additionally, in the past two years, manufacturing has experienced rapid growth, including a gain of 17,000 jobs from the second quarter of 2021 to the second quarter of 2022. Students who are able to tour manufacturing companies and learn about the careers are finding that the industry has high standards with safe, clean, and high-tech environments. It’s common for today’s manufacturing companies to hire employees for cutting-edge technologies utilizing robotics and automation.
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November 2022
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