GN Group adds 100 jobs in Shakopee
Copenhagen-based GN Group has converted Shakopee's former Shutterfly facility into an advanced medical-device manufacturing and distribution center and plans to add about 100 jobs, the company told the Business Journal. The project brings new production and logistics activity to Scott County after a year-long retrofit of the building.
📊 Relevant Data
Shutterfly closed its Shakopee manufacturing plant in 2023, laying off 246 employees, as part of a strategy to boost business operations by consolidating production elsewhere.
Shutterfly to close Shakopee manufacturing plant, lay off 246 ... — CBS News
In 2020, Shakopee's population was composed of 63.6% White (Non-Hispanic), 10.8% Asian (Non-Hispanic), 8.06% Black (Non-Hispanic), and approximately 9.2% Hispanic or Latino of any race, reflecting a decrease in White share from 77% in 2010.
Shakopee, MN | Data USA — Data USA
In Minnesota in the first quarter of 2023, the unemployment rate was 4.5% for Black workers, compared to 2.6% for White workers, 3.6% for Hispanic workers, and 2.3% for Asian workers.
2023 Q1 | State Unemployment by Race and Ethnicity — Economic Policy Institute
From 2010 to 2020 in Minnesota's manufacturing sector, employment increased by 73.1% for Black workers and 49.8% for Asian workers, compared to 0.8% for White workers, with the non-White share rising to 16.8%.
Minnesota’s Diversifying Workforce — Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
📌 Key Facts
- Company: GN Group (maker of hearing aids and related devices)
- Location: former Shutterfly facility in Shakopee, Scott County
- Plan: add approximately 100 jobs as the site ramps up
- Timeline: conversion completed over the past year into a medical-device manufacturing and distribution center
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