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Reject Accept. Stordahl avoids interviews and, I was told, would not talk to me for this story. In , the company began selling parts to the commercial market. DigiKey moved into its current location in when it bought a building from Arctic Cat. It now ranks as the fifth-largest distributor of electronics parts in the world, according to the company. As I approached Thief River Falls from the south, the snow-covered fields of Pennington County disappeared in all directions into a gray sky. Only scattered groves of trees interrupted miles of flat, white fields.
The city emerges out of that flatness — an old lumber-mill town with some still-standing classic buildings, including a restored Soo Line Depot now City Hall and a refurbished Carnegie Library. Engelstad is the locally raised hotel and casino magnate whose donations also paid for the hockey arena at the University of North Dakota, his alma mater.
A boulevard divides one of the main thoroughfares, with quaint and well-kept early and midth — century homes dotting the neighborhoods on either side. A new hotel is in the works. Its challenges mirror those of similar-sized towns. The downtown commercial district, for instance, struggles to attract businesses and lost longtime anchor JC Penney last year.
More child care options are needed, along with more housing — rental and family owned. And while the population of Thief River Falls itself is steady, the seven-county region lost 3. As DigiKey has grown, selling parts in more than countries and opening call centers in Asia and Europe, it has attracted some international attention. In the past year, according to the company, reporters from Germany, Israel, the United Kingdom and Spain traveled here to have a look at this multibillion company in the most unusual of places.
As part of its expansion, DigiKey plans to hire another workers. On a recent March day, the company advertised openings for an electronics technician, an associate designer, a temporary global sales representative and other positions on the combined website of the Thief River Falls Times and The Northern Watch, two local newspapers.
The company will continue to watch regional labor trends, especially as more and more baby boomers age out of the workforce. And with good reason. At the same time, the agency points to one sign of hope: an influx of immigrants in recent years. During our tour of the campus, Trontvet stopped to show me a view of the building from a second-floor window. We looked at the structure for several moments, marveling at its size.
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