May 2013
| Business World Magazine | 195
The long-distance runner Paavo Nurmi (win-
ner of 11 Olympic Medals) once claimed his
achievements all stemmed from possessing a
particular strength of mind. “Mind is every-
thing,” he said, and muscle is merely “pieces
of rubber.” In Minnesota, the entrepreneurial
mindfulness relating to pieces of rubber has
not only helped one enterprise muscle suc-
cess in industry, but has also enabled numer-
ous others to flex their strength too.
For anyone seeking polymer alternatives for
almost any kind of engineered application,
that’s die cut, extruded or anymethod ofmold-
ed components comprised of rubber and/or
plastic, Stern Companies of Minnesota is a
global conduit of service solutions. The enter-
prise has bounced significantly beyond its ini-
tial inception and early affiliation with Stern
