Home to the state's second-largest metro, the Northeast Region has a strong industrial sector, tied largely to the area's abundant natural resources.
Most of the manufacturing base centers on mining and forest products industries. More than half of the sector's employment is in paper and machinery manufacturing.
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12/16/2019 1:00:00 PM
Erik White
Faced with a tight labor market and with many employers having difficulty hiring new workers, the city of Duluth hosted the first Northeast Minnesota Apprenticeship Summit on November 15, 2019 to invite educators and community leaders to learn more about the union trades and the need for skilled craftspeople in the Arrowhead.
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