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Detail Tool & Engineering Provides First Donation to Community Resource Partnership Program The City of Rasmey is proud to annouce that a local Company, Detail Tool and Engineering, is the tn:st donor to the Anoka-Hennepin Technical College (AHTC) Community Resource Partnership program. The donantion of $6,000 will be used by AHTC to continue the development of user friendly education programs in machine tooling. The Resource Partnership program asks businesses and industries to donate $2,000 for every recently hired AHTC graduate. In the last year, Detail Too1 and Engineering has hired one new AHTC graduate and has hired five graduates from the the metal working program. Richard A. Nelson, President of Detail Tooling and Engineering, in presenting the check stated, "I don't feel I have a lot to bring to the "party" because we are very small, However, we have raised quite a crop of good employees from this facility (AHTC) over the years. It is a payback for me to give this money to the college. As a former Dunwoody Instuitute graduate, I am a firm believer in technical education - it's narrowly focused to employment. I have an obligation to train a person, but I want that someone to be trainable. I have found AHTC graduates fit that description." Detail Tool and Engineering builds palastic molds for large corporations such as 3M, ADC Telecommuni- cations and IBM in addition to the traditional job shop work. The company developed its new facility located in the City of Ramsay in 1995, and has been in existance for over 20 years and currently employees 18 people. "This is an exceilant example of the partnerships that education and industry need to develop to sustain for the long term future of technical eduction and econmoic growth in our area," commented Cliff Korkowski, t~resident of AHTC. Business Appreciation Day Scheduled The City has proclaimed Wednesday, August 20, 1997, as Business Appreciation Day in the City of Ramsey. You are cordially invited to Rum River Hills Golf Course to participate in the Ninth Annual Business Appreciation Day. This tournament will be a best ball scramble tournament which will allow for all levels of golfers to participate and have fun. The event is sponsored by the City of Ramsey and the Anoka Area Chamber of Commerce. Sixty-five Dollars ($65.00) per individual covers the full day's activities and a chance at door prizes. Two golf carts are included per foursome. We encourage you to bring your customers and business associates to meet our business community. The activities mark a day of fellowship between business and government in Ramsey. This event will include many prize give-a-ways, including gift certificates to the fin:st place, mixed, women's and men's teams. Businesses are encouraged to donate prizes, to promote their products and services. If you would like to donate a prize(s), please contact the City of Ramsey or Anoka Area Chamber prior to the event so that you can be recognized on tournament literature. This year's event will again feature a Hole-in-One contest for a new car spon- sored by Landmark Community Bank. Area businesses may sponsor a hole during the tournament. The hole sponsorship will cost $25, plus the donation of a door prize. At the hole you sponsor, you may set up a table to hand out literature, conduct a game of skill, etc. A sign will also designate your business as the sponsor and you will be recognized in the tournament literature as a sponsor. If you are interested in hole sponsorship, please contact the Anoka Area Chamber prior to August 8, 1997. Minnesota Project Innovation (MPI) MPI is a specialized Small Business Development Center that helps small businesses build partnerships with the federal government to increase federal research and development and procurement in Minnesota. They have specialized services in the following areas: Federal Small Business R & D Grant Programs Government Marketing Assistance SBDC Manufacturing Field Office Business Development Technology Transfer MOI Affiliations For more information about the programs offered by MPI, contact Pat Dillon at (612) 338-3280.