Digi-Key Joins Minnesota High Tech Association

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minnesota, USA - 2013 年 06 月 11 日

Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation today announced its acceptance into the Minnesota High Tech Association. The company, which is based in Thief River Falls, is the industry leader in electronic component selection, availability, and delivery.

"We are very excited to have Digi-Key on board and its role in making Minnesota an even stronger global technology and innovation leader," said Margaret Anderson Kelliher, MHTA president and CEO. "Digi-Key is making an incredible impact, growing jobs in its hometown and quickly developing a reputation around the world for the speed and reliability of its work."

Digi-Key is consistently recognized as an innovator in electronic component distribution. With over 2,600 employees, the company was recently recognized by the Star Tribune, attributed for a 20-percent spike in employment growth in the NW region of Minnesota over the past decade.

"For the state to move in a pro-business direction is very important to our future expansion," said Rick Trontvet, Vice President of Human Resources for Digi-Key. "As we continue to build our business on a global scale, we need pro-business policy support from the state so we can continue aggressively recruiting and hiring technically-sharp Minnesotans to help us achieve our growth goals."

Digi-Key has plans to hire several hundred new employees yet this year. The company is also committed to STEM education initiatives and helping prepare the state's future engineering workforce. Digi-Key recently sponsored the second annual Minnesota State Robotics Tournament.

"Employers like Digi-Key, and the technologically advanced positions they have available, make a world of difference to Minnesota's economy," said Kelliher. "We look forward to working on workforce and economic development initiatives that will help make further expansion in Minnesota possible."

About MHTA

MHTA is celebrating its fourth decade of service to Minnesota and the region's technology community. The association has more than 350 member companies and organizations all focused on fueling Minnesota's prosperity through innovation and technology. You can learn more about MHTA membership as well as events and outreach programs at MHTA.org.

About Digi-Key Corporation

Digi-Key Corporation, based in Thief River Falls, Minn., is a global, full-service provider of both prototype/design and production quantities of electronic components, offering more than three million products from over 650 quality name-brand manufacturers. With over one million products in stock and an impressive selection of online resources, Digi-Key is committed to stocking the broadest range of electronic components in the industry and providing the best service possible to its customers. Additional information and access to Digi-Key's broad product offering is available on the Digi-Key website.