Thief River Falls' electronics behemoth in the news.
"The company already employs half of the working people in Pennington County and, despite attractive wages and perks like easy access to hunting and lake country, northwest Minnesota remains slow-growing. …
"[Founder Ron] Stordahl, now in his 80s, remains the sole owner of DigiKey. He started the company in the 1970s after creating a digital keying device for ham radio operators communicating by Morse code. For its first 20 years, it remained a relatively small business, employing a few hundred people who distributed an ever-growing selection of electronic components at the start of the personal computer age."
Ramstad: Why DigiKey made huge investment in northwestern Minnesota, despite slowing economy
https://www.startribune.com/ramstad-why-digikey-made-huge-investment-in-northwestern-minnesota-despite-slowing-economy/601524925?utm_source=gift
