US Senator Amy Klobuchar Discusses Defense Manufacturing at NIDEC

From left to right: Greater Mankato Growth Executive Vice President Andy Wilke, US Senator Amy Klobuchar and Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Nidec – Electric Power Generation Americas: Leroy-Somer / Kato Engineering Jim Twardowski.

Photo and Story by Robert Lawson
News Director, KTOE News/Radio Mankato

NORTH MANKATO — Amy Klobuchar made a stop at Kato Engineering in North Mankato last Wednesday, March 27, part of a statewide tour of businesses across Southern Minnesota, including New Ulm, Winthrop and Waseca. Klobuchar made time to speak to the press while at Kato Engineering, a subsidiary of NIDEC, who makes large scale electric generators and alternators, including several for the United States Military. Klobuchar took a tour of the shop facilities before joining executives at NIDEC and Andy Wilke, Executive Vice President of Greater Mankato Growth Inc. to talk about the importance of the work they do at Kato Engineering.