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AMERICAN FLAG GOES UP OVER THE
NEW/OLD US EMBASSY IN CUBA.
A GOOD TRANSITION FOR THE
MORNING.
THERE'S A LOCAL COMPANY
CELEBRATING 150 YEARS OF
PROVIDING MINNESOTA AND THE
REST OF THE COUNTRY WITH WOOLEN
BLANKETS AND THEY STARTED WITH
HORSEPOWER 150 YEARS AGO.
THEY'LL BE CELEBRATING THEIR
ANNIVERSARY WITH A DAY LONG
PARTY.
JOINING US IS THE CEO OF THE
WOOLEN MILLS.
THANK YOU FOR COMING IN.
ING THAT YOU -- THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
150 YEARS THAT'S A
ACCOMPLISHMENT.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO.
IT'S A DAY FOR MINNESOTA AND
THE CITY.
WE'RE HAVING A SIX OR SEVEN
HOUR EVENT WITH BANDS AND
RUNNING OF THE SHEEP IN THE
AFTERNOON, OUR OWN VERSION OF
RUNNING OF THE BULLS.
WE'LL HAVE A DESIGN CONTEST
DURING THE AFTERNOON.
LET'S LOOK AT SOME OF THE
THINGS THAT YOU BROUGHT.
I WAS ADMIRING THIS, THAT'S
GORGEOUS.
THIS WAS INTRODUCED BACK IN
THE 1950s, IT WAS POPULAR
TOURING THE 50s AND 60s BACK IN
THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.
PEOPLE WOULD CARRY THIS OUT
THERE.
IT'S A THROW THAT MATCHES THE
OUTSIDE OF THE BAG.
THIS BAG WAS PUT TOGETHER AND
IT ACTS LIKE A SEAT CUSHION,
YOU CAN WEAR IT ON COLD DAYS.
YOU HAD A BIT OF RESURGENCE,
THIS REINTEREST IN MADE OF
AMERICA HAS BROUGHT QUITE A BIT
OF ATTENTION TO YOUR COMPANY.
THERE'S THE CONCEPT OF THE
MILL OF THE MADE OF AMERICA
TYPE OF PRIDE AND THAT'S WHAT
WE HAVE HERE.
PROBABLY MOST KNOWN FOR
THESE BLANKETS, BUT I HAVE ONE
OF THESE SCARVES AND THEY'RE
WONDERFUL.
YOU CAN SEE ON BOTH ENDS,
THE TABLE AND NEW PRODUCT.
WE'VE NAMED THEM AFTER
DIFFERENT AREAS OF MINNESOTA,
THIS IS KNOWN AS THE ASHBY 12,
THERE'S A THROW UNDERNEATH IT.
WE'VE GOT THE VERMILLION HERE,
THIS IS AFTER VERMILLION
MINNESOTA.
LET'S HOLD THIS UP.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE ABLE TO
BE PROVIDING JOBS IN THAT AREA.
I KNOW IT'S A BIG DEAL.
NEW YORK TIMES JUST FOCUSED ON
IT.
IT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL.
WHAT WE LIKE ABOUT OUR
BUSINESS, WE'RE GROWING AND
WE'RE EXPANDING AND WE'RE ABLE
TO DRAW PEOPLE FROM DIGITAL
LENT, IT'S AN OLD SKILLED LABOR
WORK FORCE WHICH WE THINK IS
GREAT, AN ART SAN TYPE OF WORK
FORCE.
IT SHOWS IN THE PRODUCT FOR
SURE.
CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU.
THEIR 150TH ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION IS TOMORROW FROM
NOON TO SIX, IT'S AT THE MILL