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Discounts available for Minneapolis trade show

A manufacturing and design show is pulling out all the stops as it prepares for a 30th anniversary celebration. Set to take place in Minneapolis in two months, here's what MD&M has planned:

Startup Showcase — Tues., Oct. 21 and Wed., Oct. 22

Experience the brand-new Startup Showcase—an exclusive zone on the expo floor where Minnesota's most promising entrepreneurial talents reveal groundbreaking products and revolutionary solutions. Your front-row seat to innovation awaits! Startup Showcase »

Networking Neighborhood — Tues., Oct. 21 and Wed., Oct. 22

Connect with peers, suppliers, and industry leaders at the Networking Neighborhood. Featured networking opportunities include live product demos and themed meetups tailored to key manufacturing sectors. This space also hosts MD&M Park, featuring a caricature artist, and pup adoption (on Tuesday) and complimentary headshots (on Wednesday).

Previously known as Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis, hosting 5 co-located shows — MD&M Minneapolis, MinnPack, ATX Minneapolis, Design & Manufacturing, and Plastec Minneapolis — organizers are now merging these related industry sectors into a single unified show: MD&M Midwest.

The "specialty focus of the show is not changing" despite the consolidation, MD&M says on its website. "One MD&M umbrella unites a community of multiple special interests who all share a single goal – to advance their knowledge, contacts, and progress in the rapidly accelerating world of advanced manufacturing."