Amy Klobuchar on Friday, Oct. 5 stopped at Wyoming Machine in Stacy and Wilson Tool in White Bear Lake as part of National Manufacturing Day, designed to expand knowledge about manufacturing careers and highlight manufacturing’s value to the U.S. economy.
The stops were part of Klobuchar’s ongoing “Made in America” economic tour to highlight successful local businesses. During the stops Klobuchar met with company officials, employees, and students and discussed her efforts to improve workforce training and boost exports.
“All across Minnesota, successful businesses like Wyoming Machine and Wilson Tool are creating good jobs and lifting up our communities,” Klobuchar said. “From preparing our students for the jobs of tomorrow to helping open new markets for companies to sell their products overseas, I will continue to work to ensure that our local businesses have the tools they need to be successful making their products right here in America.”
At Wyoming Machine, a family-owned metal fabricator, Klobuchar highlighted a $13 million grant she helped secure for four Minnesota colleges to train workers for high-wage, high-skilled manufacturing jobs in Minnesota. Pine Technical College in Pine City, one of the colleges that received the grant, will partner with Wyoming Machine to help train students for the high-tech jobs the company needs.
At Wilson Tool, the world’s largest independent manufacturer of tooling solutions for sheet metal fabricating machinery, Klobuchar discussed her efforts to boost exports for local businesses. Klobuchar serves as chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation and Export Promotion and passed legislation – the “Export Promotion Act” – that helps small- and medium-sized businesses sell their products in international markets. She has also introduced the “Innovate America Act” to promote innovation and boost America’s ability to compete in the global economy.
Earlier this week on her Made in America tour, Klobuchar visited 12 counties and made stops in Crookston, Thief River Falls, Red Lake Falls, Oslo, Hallock, Greenbush, Baudette, International Falls, Duluth, McGregor, Onamia, Mora and North Branch. Last week Klobuchar made stops at businesses in Faribault, Austin, Rochester, and Red Wing.
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