Encouragement & Invitation from Jodie Mjoen, CEO, Impact Dakota

Enterprise MN — State of Manufacturing® Event

As we close out 2025 and prepare to charge boldly into 2026, one thing is abundantly clear: manufacturers across our region—North Dakota and Minnesota alike—are navigating many of the same challenges, opportunities, and turning points. While our states differ in a few business-environment details, the core issues shaping our future are shared. That’s why I strongly encourage every manufacturing leader in North Dakota to take advantage of the rich insights coming out of Enterprise MN’s State of Manufacturing® event.

This is one of those rare gatherings where you walk out smarter than you walked in. The data is sound, the pulse of industry is real, and the takeaways are immediately useful. Whether you’re wrestling with workforce constraints, automation decisions, policy uncertainty, supply chain strategies, or simply wanting to benchmark your organization against your peers across the region—this event delivers clarity. Your future self will genuinely thank you for attending.

If you haven’t participated before, prepare to be surprised. Many first-timers tell me they leave already planning to attend again the next year—and I expect you’ll be the same. I don’t promote events lightly, but this one is absolutely worth your time.

Event Highlights Include:

• Presentation of findings from the 17th Annual State of Manufacturing® Survey, delivered by Bob Kill, President & CEO of Enterprise Minnesota
• Candid insights into manufacturers’ opinions on Minnesota’s economy, business climate, policies, workforce, and future outlook
• A forward-looking session by Enterprise Minnesota’s continuous improvement expert, Ryan Steinert, on the real role of automation and AI in today’s industrial workforce—where it’s going, what leaders must prepare for, and how to think about integrating future-ready technologies
• Networking with manufacturing executives, educators, elected officials, economic development leaders, grant partners, and more

This event is sponsored by West Central Initiative and remains one of the highest-value industry touchpoints in our region each year.
 

If you lead a manufacturing organization—or aspire to—this is a “must attend” event. Let’s keep our region strong, informed, and moving forward together.

— Jodie J. Mjoen
CEO, Impact Dakota
Advancing the Future of North Dakota Manufacturing

Join Enterprise Minnesota for the State of Manufacturing® Moorhead regional event on December 2^nd to celebrate manufacturing in the Red River Valley region. The State of Manufacturing is an annual survey of Minnesota manufacturing executives which reveals their opinions and outlook on the economy, business climate, and opportunities for the future. Enjoy outstanding networking with manufacturers, educators, economic developers, and granting agencies.

Find more information and register on the Enterprise Minnesota website at: https://www.enterpriseminnesota.org/event/som-regional-2025-moorhead/