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Business leaders, educators and elected officials met Tuesday to put their heads together on how to bring skilled labor to Minden.
Minden economic development director James Graham told an audience of about 30 or more that he and mayor Tommy Davis
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They need to pay close atttention to businessmen like Ricky Sanders. His family built a machine shop business that grew from a garage based business in their home to a small shop south of Sibley to its current SWID park location where they have doubled in size. Kids today rely entirely too much on technology and that sometimes prevents them from the kind of knowledge obtained through rote memorization of certain math that a calculator or computer might hinder them from doing. Being able to do it in their head or on a notepad is a big plus…said by someone who went through school sans-technology and other modern distractions in the 60’s and 70’s
it would be nice to have some skilled labor jobs in Minden that paid a decent wage. When I was an unemployed electrician years ago my only possible opportunities for local employment were at Fibrebond and Ruskin…both at significantly less money and waaay more hours. Old money and old power in Minden wants it kept as a peaceful bedroom community. Hope these learers and forward thinkers can help break their grip on Minden’s economy.
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