Prize winners have been
announced from the Oct. 27 and 29 Tour of Manufacturing in Brainerd, Crosby,
Jenkins, and Merrifield. Elias Peterson of Aitkin
won an Ipad. Mitch Treichler and Branden Spaid, both of Brainerd, won Ipods. Prizes were donated by
Clow Stamping Co., Graphic Packaging International, Lakeland Mold Co., Pequot
Tool and Manufacturing, Precision Tool Technologies, and Central Lakes College. The tour attracted
hundreds of guests to five area manufacturers for an inside look at good-paying
jobs and the training designed to put skilled workers into those local
opportunities.The Bridges Career Academies and Workplace Connection along with Central
Lakes College collaborated to get the word out to students.
