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Northland Machine
Receives Mature
Entrepreneur Award
Congratulations
to Marv Gustafson and the entire crew at Northland
Machine, Inc. in Grand Rapids, MN. Northland Machine
was honored as the recipient of the Joel Labovitz
2003 Mature Entrepreneur Award at a ceremony
held at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center
on May 21, 2003.
The UMD Center for
Economic Development launched the annual Entrepreneurial
Success Awards program in 1993, naming the program
after Joel Labovitz in honor of one of the region’s
top entrepreneurial success stories. The program seeks
to honor entrepreneurs and those individuals who enhance
the growth of entrepreneurship in the region.
The program recognizes
seven award categories. Marv Gustafson, owner of Northland
Machine, was nominated for the Mature Entrepeneur
Award.
Nominees in this category
are required to have principal responsibility for
operating their business for a minimum of 15 years
and must have demonstrated initiative, success, and
creativity in developing, growing, and sustaining
a business which continues to have significant impact
on the community or region. Ten individuals/companies
were nominated for this particular award category,
representing a diverse range of industries (e.g. warehouse/distribution,
canoe outfitting services, engineering/architectural
services, and more).
Northland Machine, Inc.,
a fabrication and machining shop, has been in business
for over 23 years. Since the inception of the company
in 1980, Northland Machine has consistently provided
high-quality, precision-machined parts and production
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Marv Gustafson displays
Northland Machine’s 2003 Labo Entrepreneurial Success
Award.
tooling for the plastics industry. Northland Machine’s
modern 12, 384 square foot facility has been designed
and dedicated to giving customers efficient, quality
machining at competitive prices. All equipment and
processes are state-of-theart and ISO 9000 compliant.
The company provides employment for 35 people. For
more information about the company, go to www.northlandmachine.com.
Past recipients of
the Mature Entrepreneur Award include: Kim Ellerman,
CustomerLink; Dave Kasper/Wendy Johnson, Kasson Manufacturing;
Bernard/Susan Samson, Samson Harness Shop; Rob Link,
A & L Partnership; Mark Shervey, Hibbing Fabricators;
Joseph Karpik, Mat, Inc.; and Andrew Richey, Partridge
River, Inc.
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