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Minnesota's largest window companies, Marvin and Andersen Windows & Doors, are well known across the nation. The state actually has the second-highest concentration of window and door manufacturing jobs in the country.
So how did Minnesota become a window hub? Reporter Nick Williams joins host Eric Roper on the Curious Minnesota podcast to discuss the industry's history in the state.
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How did Minnesota become a window manufacturing hub? (August 2022 Curious Minnesota story)
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