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Ames Construction has delivered quality construction services for more than 60 years. We were founded as a small, family-run earthwork contractor that served a single community. Today, we’re a full-service, heavy civil and industrial general contractor operating throughout North America.

We are a family-owned distribution company bringing our communities including beverages, fountain drinks, and vending products in central MN and western WI. Our brands include Pepsi, Mt. Dew, Rockstar, Starbucks, Aquafina, Bublr, and so many more.  Our founders would tell you it was never just about a bottle of Pepsi.  It’s about so much more than a beverage.  Bernick’s provides the fuel, the comfort, the daily securities, and the human connection in every single story of life being lived in big celebrations as well as the daily rituals we live for.    As part of our team, you help us create an experience that makes customers say, “Bernick’s is our preferred partner!”  We have positions in Operations including Drivers, Service, Inventory, and Warehouse; Sales and Marketing; Finance, IT, and Human Resources.  Find us online at www.bernicks.com or on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

Blattner Company is a nationwide leader in the renewable construction industry for utility-scale solar, wind, energy storage and power delivery projects. We have built some of North America’s largest, most complex renewable energy projects. The power, though, is in our people. Blattner offers career opportunities at its corporate office in Avon, Minnesota, just 15 minutes west of St. Cloud. Our corporate employees support the work of our field employees at job sites across the country. Corporate careers include those in Business Development, Preconstruction (estimating, engineering and computer-aided design), Finance (payroll, accounting and financial planning), Human Resources, Technology (security, support and infrastructure, and product development), Legal, and Supply Chain. 

Boys & Girls Clubs provides out of school time programming for youth K-12th grade Monday – Friday focusing on fun activities bringing in education, healthy lifestyles, career development and sports and recreation.

Founded in 1996, Brenny is an asset-based 3PL company based in St Joseph, MN. We offer the solutions of a worldwide brokerage with the personal touch of a small trucking company. At Brenny, whether you are a customer or employee, you will never be just a number. Call today and let us show you what Grand Champion Customer Service really means.

Workforce Development for Job Seekers and Employers

Our roots go back to 1886 when St. Cloud Hospital was built to serve the healthcare needs of people living in Central Minnesota. In 1995, CentraCare was formed, which today includes nine hospitals in St. Cloud, Long Prairie, Melrose, Monticello, Paynesville, Redwood Falls, Benson, Sauk Centre and Willmar. We also have more than 30 clinics, 10 senior housing facilities and seven long-term care facilities throughout the area. CentraCare has grown to meet the needs of the communities and is now one of the largest health systems in Minnesota. This means we’re able to offer the latest advancements in care, technology and treatments close to home. But what makes CentraCare special is not our facilities or technology. It’s our people. We live in the communities we serve. We’re neighbors, friends and family. And when you need us, we are here for you.

Central McGowan is a third-generation, family-owned, diversified company founded in 1965 with the merger of McGowan Welding Supply of Little Falls , Minn., (founded in 1947) and Central Welding Supply of St. Cloud, Minn. Our dynamic business model includes three integrated businesses: a FANUC- & Lincoln Electric Automation-authorized integration division; a leading industrial, welding and medical gas & supply business; and a CO2 Solutions division that supplies beverage carbonation, industrial CO2 and dry ice solutions. Serving 20+ industries with customers spanning most of Minnesota and Iowa, and areas of North Dakota, South Dakota & Wisconsin; and automation implementations across the U.S. and internationally, we have fully stocked retail stores in St. Cloud, Little Falls, Mankato (Preferred Welder Sales), and Minneapolis (Metro Welding Supply), MN and Fargo, ND; nearly 70 Minnesota dealers; and CO2 distribution locations in St. Cloud and St. Paul, MN; Fargo, ND and Des Moines, IA (Fessler Carbonic Gas). We believe quality and integrity are the keys to success, as is always putting people first. Our promise of “WE WORK FOR YOU,” means we strive to make life work better for our team and customers. Find us online at WWW.CENTRALMCGOWAN.COM, on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

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Creative Planning is a leading professional services firm that offers customized business, financial and technology solutions to address your most complex challenges. Our strategic approach helps you reduce costs and operate more efficiently across your organization.

An Indiana based, multi-generational family business.
Back in 1948, with great foresight and a nod to innovation, Founder Joe Dahm opened Indiana’s first automated carwash, Mike’s Minit Man. A few years later, Joe’s brother Ed Dahm, joined the business. At the time, just 18 carwashes were operating in the United States. Since then, millions of vehicles have passed through the carwash and Crew has become one of the largest carwash companies in the nation.

For more than 30 years, CWMF Corporation has offered portable and stationary asphalt plant equipment, parts, and service.

Engineered to order stainless steel storage and processing vessels

A global leader in manufacturing valves for water treatment, sewage treatment, water distribution, pulp and paper, oil and gas downstream and petrochemical, mining, power, hydropower dams, and other process industries valves. Customers worldwide have come to trust DeZURIK, for its design innovation, quality and service.

Electrical Builders, Inc (EBI) provides specialty electrical and welding services to power generation facilities across the country. Our 48 plus years in medium to high voltage electrical construction and other industrial projects as well as our rapid response capabilities enable us to mobilize on demand 24/7 to respond to emergencies experienced by power generation plants of all types within and outside of the United States. EBI is proud to be a veteran and woman owned company, ISO 9001 Certified.

EBI’s expertise is in Isolated Phase Bus (IPB) installations, retrofit/modifications, inspection (online/offline), cleaning, and repair. Other specialized services our welders provide include:

– Non-seg and cable bus installation and maintenance

– Online/on apparatus silver plating

– Specialty welding

– 24/7 emergency services for power utilities.

We are a nonprofit that connects students and businesses to provide hands-on career experiences for youth ages 14-20.

While we are under the BSA umbrella, students do not have to be scouts to participate.

GATR Truck Center is an authorized Volvo truck, Hino truck, Mack truck, and Kalmar Ottawa dealership serving 5 locations in Minnesota and Iowa. We are an authorized Hyundai Translead Dry Van Trailer dealer as well. We are proud to carry a large selection of new and pre-owned inventory. When our customers are ready to invest in a new or used truck or trailer, our friendly and knowledgeable sales, financing, service, and parts departments are prepared to make sure their experience is outstanding.

GeoComm combines high quality locally authoritative maps with verified, curated additional supportive map data and live location content into a single consolidated service that can feed into any public safety mapping application to ensure the right data is provided to emergency 9-1-1 call centers and emergency responder applications at the right time.

Good Shepherd is a non-profit senior living community where we care deeply about each other. Our housing and health care services are designed to meet the unique and personal needs of those we serve while respecting their faiths, backgrounds, values, and beliefs. Our culture is defined by the core values of service, compassion, trust, and respect. Our calling is to create graceful living in every setting. We invite you to call Good Shepherd Community home.

Hospitality, Culinary, Gaming & Entertainment

Great River Educational Arts Theatre (GREAT), is a non-profit community theatre that enriches lives by bringing people together to build lasting connections through theatrical storytelling that challenges, educates, entertains, and inspires. Through dynamic on-stage programming that consists of producing 8-10 full-scale shows featuring local talent, multiple production collaborations, and innovative off-stage educational outreach throughout Central Minnesota, we invite people to be part of the story to build a more vibrant community, celebrate differences, and create a sense of belonging for everyone. By reaching more than 60,000 people each year, GREAT brings our community together through the transformative power of the arts.

Economic Development

Grede is the industry’s premier ductile, gray and specialty iron casting provider. We proudly design, engineer, validate and manufacture safety-critical components for our partners across automotive, industrial, and commercial trucking markets.

The Herberger Business School at St. Cloud State University offers students a modern, comprehensive business education in a student-friendly environment. We offer a wide range of high-quality AACSB accredited undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs that combine rigorous learning inside the classroom with opportunities to engage hands on with real business challenges. Our programs are highly responsive to market needs and our faculty is continuously innovating in close collaboration with our business partners.

Are you ready to work and take your career to the next level? It’s Time you explore what our dedicated team at Herberger Business School can do to prepare you for the next big step. Contact us to learn more about our programs to find the right fit for you!

One of the larger commercial roofing, sheet metal, service, and shingling and siding contractor in the Midwest. With a team of 125, we are looking for more great people to join our team.

Promotional products and apparel

IPM specializes in the manufacturing of customer-designed, precision-machined components used primarily in power train applications. Over the past 30+ years, we have built our business by “Forging Partnerships” with our customers. We do this by striving to stay on the cutting edge of manufacturing technology by investing in the latest equipment, implementing the best manufacturing practices, and hiring the best employees. Capabilities Include Gear Cutting, Gear Grinding, Turning, Milling, Grinding & Assembly.

Plumbing, HVAC, Electrical, and Fire Suppression Contractor

Junior Achievement North is a non-profit organization that partners with local schools and youth serving organizations to prepare young people with the skillset and mindset to build thriving communities. Through interactive learning experiences, JA builds financial stability for young people, connects students to life skills and careers, ignites youth entrepreneurship, and cultivates engaged community leaders.

Concrete & Masonry Contractor

Louis Industries is one of the most modern steel processing facilities in central Minnesota, occupying a 130,000 sq. ft. facility. It employs over 100 people and serves over 150 customers predominantly located in the upper Midwest. Its customers vary from small, local owned companies to multi-million-dollar Fortune 500 companies. The parts Louis fabricates are found in products and equipment that are shipped globally. It utilizes the latest technology available in laser, punching, forming, welding and quality control equipment, with an emphasis on supporting lean, rapid response manufacturing to support our customer’s varied needs. It owns and operates its own trucking/logistics company to support its growing customer base. It strives to look toward the future, invest in automation, and continuously improve its process, production capabilities, and its people. In addition, it is a major regional supplier with inventory of mild steel, stainless steel, and aluminum.

Louis Industries is employee focused; offers flexible schedules, full benefits, and competitive pay.

Best in class Architectural Exteriors, HVAC and Roofing contractor serving commercial customers throughout the upper midwest. McDowall Company specialized in education, healthcare, manufacturing, government and private business industries providing construction and support services. We are growing as a company and are looking to hire qualified employees. We provide opportunities to improve your skills and grow within your career. If you want to be part of a fast-paced and exciting team check out our current openings.

Microbiologics has been creating confidence in science for more than 50 years. We’re the world’s leading experts in biological products and services, focused on protecting the health and safety of people around the world. We partner with healthcare and life science laboratories, manufacturers and suppliers across the globe to co-create and provide biological reference materials, assay services and consulting for microbiology, molecular diagnostics, and virology.

Momentum Truck Group is a Freightliner & Western Star certified dealership since 1963. We offer Truck Sales, Service & Repair, and Parts for all makes and models of Heavy & Medium-Duty Trucks, Buses, RV’s and Motorcoaches. With 3 locations serving Central Minnesota we pride ourselves on our welcoming environment!

Since 1953, Park Industries® has been providing full-service solutions to the stone industry. Today, we’re proud to be North America’s largest stoneworking equipment manufacturer, with over 18,000 machines sold.

What differentiates us from other machine manufacturers is that we focus on Precision, Performance, and Peace of Mind.® This unmatched combination is centered around increasing profitability and machine uptime. As a family-owned and operated company for 70 years, with 340 associates and counting, Park’s mission is to pave a road to success for the next generation. Park Industries® is heavily involved in building our community through initiatives such as VEX Robotics, Tech Savvy for Girls, EPIC – Exploring Potential Interests & Careers, United Way campaigns, Adopt-a-Highway, and much more!

Visit us to experience our 109,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, and discover the foundation of our business that’s allowed us to change the lives of thousands of small business owners and operators around North America and Canada.

Broadline Food Distributor

PCI- one of the nation’s leading consumer lenders within the direct sales industry – we are committed to attracting & retaining top talent to ensure our continued success. We strive to be a preferred place to work and have remained a stable, family-owned business with an unwavering passion for trust and growth

In 2022, we are proud to celebrate 30 years of making world-class pontoons. Today, our commitment and drive to build the best premium pontoons and provide the best boating experience in the industry has never been stronger. Our focus is sharper and our dedication is deeper as we continue to lead the evolution of the pontoon for the next 30 years and beyond.

Headquartered in Sauk Rapids, MN, with offices across Minnesota and North Dakota, Rice Companies is much more than a contractor. We are a leading, family-owned, full-service, integrated design, construction, and Real Estate firm that has been offering seamless delivery of construction services to our clients for over 70 years. Our extensive in-house capabilities allow us to offer our clients true single-source accountability for projects of all sizes and complexity, ranging from general maintenance and repairs to multi-million dollar facilities and beyond. Providing these services to our clients requires a talented team with a high entrepreneurial spirit, customer-focused goals, and a desire to never stop improving. We are looking for team members that are Humble, Hungry, and Smart.

Our CORE Purpose is to create a collaborative environment where the construction process is simplified, innovative, and enjoyable.

OUR CORE VALUES

Family Forward.
We work to create an atmosphere where our employees and their families can thrive.

Relationship Driven.
Our goal is to earn our client’s commitment to work with us again and again.

Continuously Accountable.
Accountability for what we provide long after the project is complete.

Passionately Innovative.
Culture built on taking risks, challenging the status quo, and expecting more.

Remarkably Collaborative.
Focused on enables us to work together to deliver better results for our clients.

For over 50 years, Rinke Noonan has been bringing legal experience to our individual, government, and business clients. Our growth from a small, central Minnesota law firm in our early beginnings to a law firm highly-regarded throughout the Midwest, has been earned by putting our clients at the center of everything we do. We are passionate about the law, devoted to our clients, and are dedicated to serving our community. Our collaborative attorneys and long-tenured staff take great pride in the representation of our clients and stand committed to the highest standards of service and ethics.

We approach every situation with four core principles: Integrity, Commitment, Innovation, and Quality. We are here to do our finest to get our clients the best possible outcome. We achieve that by listening, getting to know our clients and their story, and then finding creative legal solutions to achieve their goals. Our offices are located in St. Cloud, Minnesota; however, we represent clients throughout Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Montana.

Rotochopper is a manufacturing company located in St. Martin, MN. Rotochopper specializes in equipment that transforms waste materials info profitable opportunities like colored landscape mulch, animal bedding, biomass fuels, and compost. For over 30 years, Rotochopper has been creating innovative solutions for a variety of different use cases, operations and industries. Rotochopper focuses on creating solutions that will increase efficiency and productivity, whether that’s a grinder, shredder, screener, multi-stage system, or conveyor system, or any combination of these pieces of equipment for our customers.

SCR is the Midwest’s leader in commercial refrigeration, HVAC, building automation, and food service design, installation, and maintenance. Family-owned and operated since 1957, SCR’s multiple divisions serve all of Minnesota, parts of Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and beyond. Our customer focus and commitment to quality are second to none.

We make a difference in the lives we touch! Our divisions include North Central – a Bird Blue dealership and medium duty truck upfit company, Monumental Sales – a granite monument manufacturer, and Parts Midwest – an OEM distributor for Ford and General Motors.

We are a 100% employee-owned organization with a mission driven mindset. Our values include Doing the Right Thing, Families First, Ownership, Respectful Relationships, Working Together and Fun at Work.

Career Opportunities Include:
General Labor and Craftsmanship
Automotive Technicians
Warehouse and Logistics
Customer Service
Sales and Administration
Human Resources
Accounting and Finance
Management

Destination Marketing Organization

St. Cloud State University construction management program provides students with the tools and knowledge they need to be effective in the construction industry. Program highlights include small class size, hands on learning and apprenticeship opportunities.
Student in our technology education program develop the skills needed to work with youth in the middle and high schools to develop career and technical skills. Demand for technology education teachers is at an all-time high.

We enhance student success by delivering robust career content through a rich network of partnerships.

Starrett Tru-Stone Technologies has been providing solutions in precision granite, ceramic, carbon fiber, and other mediums used in precision metrology applications for over 60 years. We have become the world’s premiere manufacturer of custom precision granite machine bases and accessories from right here in our own 106,000 sq. ft., environmentally controlled manufacturing facility.

Products: Tu-Stone’s focus is delivering products that solve your precision base needs. With a full line of standard products and a nearly limitless range of customization options. Tru-Stone provides high accuracy parts for OEM, semiconductor, automation, photonics, and industrial manufacturing customers all over the world.

Stearns Electric Association is a member-owned, not-for-profit electric distribution cooperative founded by local farmers in 1937 with the help of the Rural Electrification Administration. Today, Stearns Electric remains a community-focused organization that works to efficiently deliver affordable, reliable and safe energy to over 28,000 members in six Central Minnesota counties including Stearns, Todd, Morrison, Kandiyohi, Pope and Douglas.

We are a global leader committed to simplifying the process of regulatory disclosure and regulated communications for clients around the world. Simply, our global teams provide industry leading technology and service expertise to help support our financial and healthcare clients to create required business communications for capital markets transactions, regulatory disclosure filings, shareholder and member communications, and sustainability reporting.

Printed, personalized communications are critical to our clients, and we have invested more than $20M in our facilities and technology in the past three years to help support them. We print more than 622 million pages and ship more than 80 million letters each year from our secure, climate-controlled facilities.
Join our team. Find us at www.ToppanMerrill.com, on LinkedIn and in Workday.

Townsquare is a community-focused digital media, digital marketing solutions and radio company focused outside the Top 50 markets in the U.S.

For over 50 years United Way of Central Minnesota has been a consistent resource, place of refuge and great facilitator of change for the community. Through concerted efforts, we’ve strengthened our United approach and priorities to the specific areas of education, financial stability and health. We enable businesses, partner agencies and individuals to make an impact alongside our mission by offering many opportunities that appeal to a wide range of preferences and giving styles.

A customer-driven agency with a diverse and multi-talented work force, dedicated to achieving an economically and environmentally sound future for American Agriculture.

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