NYTimes on Warroad and Marvin Windows

[star2city]

Housing slump forces cuts but no layoffs in Minnesota company town

THREE THINGS matter big in this flyspeck city just south of the Canadian border: hockey, walleye and Marvin.

Not necessarily in that order. Yes, Warroad, nicknamed

[jimdahl]

Saw this first thing this morning... the two things I had to say about it:

A nice article with:

* Lots of Warroad (Northern Minnesota) color

* An interesting contrast of the actions of a privately-owned, thus long-term focused, company vs. those of quarterly results-oriented competitors

It was a fun read.

[andtheHomeoftheSIOUX!!]

Excellent article. Marvin Windows has a significant North Dakota presence. They have a factory in Grafton and they also own Integrity which is located in Fargo.