by Burl Gilyard Staff Writer, FINANCE AND COMMERCE

(the following article was published in Finance and Commerce)

Meet Rick Siewert, poster boy for the promise of “green jobs” that politicians often chatter about.

Siewert’s father founded the Minneapolis-based Siewert Cabinet & Fixture Manufacturing Inc. in 1965. Today, the company employs 48 people at in south Minneapolis along Minnehaha Avenue.

Siewert’s firm is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. That means the company’s products can boost LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) ratings for building projects. Read more →

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