Jim Hoolihan

Jim Hoolihan of Grand Rapids, MN is CEO of Industrial Lubricant Company and Can-Jer, a family-owned company in business for more than 70 years. He was Grand Rapids’ three-term mayor from 1990-1995. He served as a member of the Grand Rapids-based Blandin Foundation Board from 1992 through 2003 including Foundation Chair from 1996 through 1999. In 2004 he became CEO of the Foundation, a position he held until he retired in 2012 when he returned to the family business. Since retiring as CEO of the Blandin Foundation he was re-elected as a foundation Trustee. Jim also serves on the Board of Minnesota-based ALLETE.