When most Minnesotans think about manufacturing, they likely visualize big companies like Polaris or 3M. These are great companies, to be sure, but they represent only a tiny fraction of Minnesota's manufacturers. The vast majority are small and medium-size businesses. Consider...
In October 2016, Alexandria Industries, headquarters in Alexandria, MN, celebrated its 50th year of business as a leading aluminum extruder. In addition to aluminum extrusion, the company provides a number of value-added services, ranging from machining to injection molding. Over the years, the company has served a range of industries and maintained its success through transformation...
Anglers didn't just catch fish at the 11th annual Alexandria Industries' Fishing for the Cure tournament on Smith Lake Saturday. They caught warm rays of...
Peter, Andrew, James and John were in the middle of a typical day at work when Jesus offered them an invitation that would change their lives. "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." At once they left their nets and followed him. (Mark 1:17-18) You can't really follow Jesus without becoming more like him. Because these men were willing to become...
Every day that goes by at Alexandria Industries, we look for opportunities to lead the way in our industry. This happens in every area in our organization. Whether we are researching the latest equipment technology to measure the strength of an aluminum-extruded product, or taking time to learn about disaster preparedness techniques, we set our sights on continuous growth to get us...
Changing the way we do things to help customers address their pain-points is common practice at Alexandria Industries. Especially, when we know the challenges they are facing involve sourcing products and services. With the ongoing shortage of skilled workers, many manufacturers continue to struggle to hire qualified welders. Besides adding new qualified welders to increase capacity...
The best way to get new business is by word of mouth – hook, line and sinker. Recently, a manufacturer’s tool builder told him that it would be impossible to make the plastic-injection mold for his fishing lures to meet the product design’s requirements. After losing an entire season of sales due to the tool builder’s delay in getting the mold to work properly, the...
WHAT: Alexandria Industries’ 11th Annual ‘Fishing for the Cure’ Ice Fishing Tournament DATE: February 18, 2017 TIME: Tournament officially starts at 12 noon and ends at 3 p.m. LOCATION: Smith Lake (Douglas County) – Off Smith Lake Rd SE and Country Road 82/Hwy 27 Map TICKETS: Entry tickets are $10 (before 12pm) and $20 (after 12pm) on Friday, Feb. 10,...
Every spring 30,000 people descend on the small town of Alexandria, Minnesota, for the Minnesota State High School Trap Shooting Championship. The 2016 event hosted 7,000 student athletes and 25,000 spectators. Trapshooting is considered the fastest growing high school sport in Minnesota, and possibly the...
The Alexandria Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce and the Echo Press are proud to announce this year’s Top 20 Under 40 Young Professionals in the Alexandria area. Each nomination was judged on the individual’s community involvement, professional skills/accomplishments, and their depth of...
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