Tim Nicholson’s family has been making stuff in Saint Paul as Actus Manufacturing since 1953 — electronic signs and things that use microprocessors, mostly. But when a Florida neighbor who has MS told Nicholson he sure wished somebody could make a better way for people who cannot walk to get out on a golf course and whack some balls, he started making some calls.
VertaCat, a stand-on-command golf vehicle modeled after the ParaGolfer by Ottobock, hit the market a year ago. It is manufactured in Saint Paul.