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From the garage to the classroom: Auto body careers come full circle at 916
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Nearly 1,000 high school juniors and seniors across 13 school districts can gain a competitive advantage over their peers at the 916 Career and Tech Center located on the East Campus of Century College. The school offers a variety of programs, including: Information technology, animation and game design; entrepreneurship, travel and social media marketing; cosmetology; construction; welding; criminal justice and law enforcement; dental careers; emergency medical technician; medical careers series and more. “My goal for all my students, and I think our overall goal for 916 Career and Tech, is to let students come in, do some of this hands-on stuff they think they're interested in, and then rule it out or pursue it,” said Dan Burton, the instructor for the Auto and Auto Body Careers program. “Then they don’t go to a trade school right after high school without knowing what they are getting into … Really having them hone in and experience what that industry is like to allow them to make a better decision of what happens after high school.”
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Foundation of Rancher’s Legacy: Where fine meats and integrity collide BY ERIK SUCHY CONTRIBUTING WRITER
To the average meat lover, the quality of their favorite product comes down to several things, including flavor and texture. At Rancher’s Legacy, they can expect not only to find these aforementioned traits but also integrity from the company that supplies their meat. Located in Vadnais Heights, Rancher’s Legacy offers thousands of different meats in its portfolio, ready to ship and serve to eager customers. In addition to numerous shapes, thicknesses and sizes, custom blends feature prominently among its roster, made from domestic cuts such as Black Angus, American Wagyu and Piedmontese beef as well as traditional types such as bison and lamb. “The founding of Ranchers Legacy was initially a premium buyer for the Midwest,” said Jeremy Turnquist, the company’s chief operating officer. “It’s shifted a little bit as we became a more well-known grinder that does more co-packing for premium cattle brands
that are selling throughout the United States.” Though the company’s original focus was in food service, Rancher’s Legacy has evolved to also include retail. Today, though 75% of the company’s business is rooted in the former, Turnquist said expanding into the latter has enabled customers to become more educated on the details of their products. Additionally, there are plans for the company to distribute its 1-pound “brick” packages to both high-end grocery chains and smaller mom-and-pop shops. But what is it about Rancher’s Legacy that sets it apart from other meat processing facilities? According to Lundquist, it comes down to quality. The company buys its meat from various harvest facilities throughout the Midwest featuring premium cattle breeds such as Wagyu and Angus, which Lundquist described as “superior” to conventional breeds. “We listen to our chefs and customers about what they want in the industry, because they’re important SEE RANCHER’S LEGACY, PAGE 13
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Rancher’s Legacy, a meat processing plant located in Vadnais Heights, specializes in producing high-quality ground beef and pork in different sizes.
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