Jake Anderson of the Twin Cities Business Magazine recently reported “More Minnesota Manufacturers Say They’re Thriving” based on a new report. The report also showed that Minnesota is also faring better than the nation as a whole. The annual report by McGladrey LLP surveyed 920 U.S. manufacturing and distribution firms, 62 from Minnesota, reports Mr. Anderson. Here are some of the results:

• 42% of MN respondents said they were “thriving” compared to 36% nationally
• Sales grew for 74% of the MN respondents versus 69% nationwide
• Wisconsin is even more confident with 44% reporting they are “thriving”

Mr. Anderson reports these results further underscore the findings from Enterprise Minnesota’s recent manufacturing survey. In their The State of Manufacturing report 84% of Minnesota manufacturing executives are confident in their firms’ future. So if you are still on the fence regarding manufacturing as a possible career move – whether that is as an engineer, machinist, assembler or even in sales or accounting - here is one more stat to help sway you: 67% of survey respondents also plan to expand their workforce! Now is the time to jump in and see what the Twin Cities and western Wisconsin manufacturing industries can offer you. Our region hosts some of the most successful and innovative precision and medical device manufacturers in the nation. Check out our job postings to see what’s available or better yet, stop by an MPS Technical office to start discussing your future in manufacturing. [caption id="attachment_704" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Source: tcbmag.com[/caption]