In The News

The Voice of Alexandria/KXRA Radio features Alexandria Industries’ new Family Health & Wellness Clinic for employees and their families. The company’s new clinic is providing employees and their families, with more convenience for routine and basic medical care. The clinic also will help the company address the rising cost of its self-insured medical expenses.

The following feature story was published in Industrial Maintenance and Plant Operation© magazine (March 2016), on addressing the skills gap in manufacturing.

The following feature story was published in the Star Tribune© newspaper (April 24, 2016), on the creative ways rural manufacturers are finding workers. By Dee DePass, Manufacturing Business Reporter Rural factories spend big on perks, even buy companies to find workers Spiraling retirements and shrinking unemployment in rural Minnesota are driving worried factory owners to…

The following article was published in Enterprise Minnesota magazine© newspaper (December 2015) By Tom Mason, Editor More than 130 prospective employees (and, importantly, their parents and grandparents, toured Alexandria Industries earlier this month as part of their annual Not So Heavy Metal Tour, the company's annual attempt to interest young people in manufacturing. Rydell Robinson,…

The following article was published in the Echo Press© newspaper (Oct. 21,2015) By Al Edenloff, Editor People working together for the common good — not laws — can play the biggest role in closing the gap of getting skilled workers to fill high-tech manufacturing jobs. That was one of the lessons the Center of the…

The following article was published in The FABRICATOR magazine (July 2015) By Dan Davis, Editor-in-Chief Alexandra Industries, a producer and fabricator of aluminum extrusions in Alexandria, Minn., recognized the need to get involved in the local school district to boost the image of manufacturing in the eyes of students. But it didn't just volunteer to…

The following is an interview with the editor of Enterprise Minnesota and Tom Schabel, CEO, Alexandria Industries. (December 2014) You’ve devoted an extraordinary amount of time and energy around creating and implementing a values policy for your company. Why? Three years ago, we developed a shared vision for the next five years for Alexandria Industries.…

Solar Industry (September 2014) In today's complex solar project management environment, selecting supply chain partners is just as important as executing project construction. Renewable energy projects require a multitude of materials from a variety of manufacturers and suppliers. One key element of large-scale PV installations – racking and support systems – should not be an…

Product Design & Development (July 2014) To better control the increasing product development costs without sacrificing quality, medical device OEMs are turning to aluminum instead of other more costly materials to manufacture both their new and existing components. The following 10 tips will help manufacturers improve their designs for aluminum medical components earlier in the…