The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal held a panel discussion recently, featuring three experts to talk about Minnesota’s manufacturing industry. Panelists included Jim Houtman, vice president of sales and marketing for Fabcon Precast; Mark Geier, a shareholder at Larkin Hoffman; and Dave Lechleitner, manager of product marketing for Epicor Software Corp. Angela Petersen, executive director of the Minnesota Precision Manufacturing Association, served as moderator. Petersen: The election is…