Articles

• Accidental resurrection in West Allis, Wisconsin,  A play, March, 2013
• Education customers deserve a positive return, StarTribune, Feb. 17, 2013
• Fed's bet on housing cause for concern, StarTribune, September 23, 2012
• Purgatory on Parade, A play, 2012
• Does Health Care Cost Reduce Employment?, Journal of Manufacturing (Accepted for Publication - 4/9/2011)
• "Boosting productivity and quality not impossible", StarTribune.com, February 14, 2011
• "Europe's protests offer lesson to Minnesota, U.S.", StarTribune.com, October 10, 2010
• "From Riches to Rags at a Time of Prosperity", Revised September, 2010
  
  • The Economy
  • The Stock Market
  • Manufacturing
  • Management
  • Education
  • Public Policy
• "Business forum: Take a harder look at predatory investing", Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN, January 13, 2008
• "Sacrifice, efficiency needed for Minnesota", Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, April 28, 2006
• "Deere thrives by values others just claim", Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN,
  March 14, 2006
• Status of Manufacturing in 2005, PowerPoint presentation to Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Minneapolis, MN, January 5, 2005
• Stages of Industrial Decline, PowerPoint, 2004
• "After considering all costs, consider buying American", Star Tribune, September 28, 2003
• Product Development, Manufacturing Expansion and Community Prosperity, PowerPoint Presentation, September 19, 2003
• Serving as a Director of a Manufacturing Company: 10 Principles for Success 
   NACD Directors Monthly, March 2003 
• Students Raise Questions the Experts Miss
  If students can figure out warning signs in the business community, why can't the experts?  From St. Thomas Magazine, Fall 2002
• Trends in Manufacturing, 2001
• Economy shares similarities with the side shows of old.
• Prosperity: Prepare to encounter posterity.
• Hostile Takeovers: Are we aware of the costs.
• Industrial Cornerstones.
• Trade Deficits Endanger our Future.
• St. Paul Pioneer Press Articles:
   - "Making Manufacturing Work" by Dave Beal, February 28, 1999
   - "No need for degree to succeed in industry" by Dave Beal, February 28, 1999
   - "Indiana a winner, but road to success hasn't been easy" by Dave Beal, February 28, 1999
   - "Boom times in Minnesota" by Dave Beal, February 28, 1999
   - "Wisconsin: Bright lights outside of the big city" by Dave Beal, February 28, 1999

Fred also writes for the "Precision Manufacturing Journal" at http://www.mpma.com/publications.html

  Updated May 12, 2013