(10/12/2025) Approximately 60 high school juniors and seniors from Anoka-Hennepin high schools were able to attend the "Made in the North Metro Career Fair,” coordinated by the Metro North Chamber of Commerce and the Anoka County Job Training Center on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at the National Sports Center in Blaine. 

Career and College Specialists from Anoka-Hennepin high schools worked to identify students interested in exploring manufacturing career and college opportunities, and provided them with the opportunity to ride in a bus together to meet local employers, explore hands-on career-related manufacturing and trades activities, and experience demonstrations to connect with career opportunities and industries in the North Metro area at the event.

Representatives from local businesses and staffing resources* were present to share more about career pathways and future opportunities within their businesses and the industries.

Anoka-Hennepin Schools Career and College Specialists work with students throughout the year to pursue relevant career and college pathways, develop resumes and cover letters for job searches, and seek out internship and scholarship opportunities aligned to their future goals. 

View photos from the Made in the Metro event held Oct. 8, 2025.

*Special thanks to sponsors for providing representation at the event for students to engage and learn from, including Acme Metal Spinning, Aggressive Hydraulics, Anoka Technical College, Arrow Finishing, Atlas Staffing, Inc., Brenk Brothers Inc., Davita Kidney Care, Design Ready Controls, Diamond Graphics, Dynamic Sealing Technologies, the Expert Co., Greenheck Group, Griswold Home Care, H&R Block, Huntington Bank, International Paper, Kraus-Anderson, the John Roberts Company, Lake Air Products, La Machine Shop, Minnesota Equipment, the National Sports Center, Performance Foodservice and Waste Management.