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01/24/2025

Now is your chance to help a rising star get the recognition they deserve!

Nominate someone for our 40 Under 40 list and celebrate their achievements!

Nominate here :https://forms.gle/vB494FKYD7aRLuv69

01/23/2025

This week's episode of the NEW Insights features a great conversation with Dan Shea of Shea Electric & Communications LLC, who shares his business story -- including the success of his youth apprenticeship program -- with co-hosts Kate Bruns of IOM and Ann Franz of the Northeast Wisconsin Manufacturing Alliance (NEWMA) .

Listen to NEW Manufacturing Insights everywhere you get your podcasts, and subscribe to support the show. Thank you to Werner Electric Supply for sponsoring the program throughout the month of January!

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01/22/2025

As one of the only U.S. manufacturers of marine lifts and hoists, Marine Travelift in Sturgeon Bay does business all over the world, supplying hoists for yachting, shipping and fishing marinas. The company recently earned a $5.2 million contract to build the U.S. Coast Guard’s largest-ever boat lift: a 620-ton mobile behemoth.

Read more in this month's Home Made feature: https://loom.ly/NwHTkdI

01/21/2025

About a dozen animals at Wisconsin Lighting Lab, Inc.’s 3D printer farm are well fed and producing a bountiful harvest.

The employees at WiLL, which develops and produces light poles, LED lighting systems, wireless lighting controls and electric vehicle charging pedestals, have named the 3D printers at their Fond du Lac headquarters in honor of beloved dairy cows from their childhoods. If the WiLL team wants to prototype a new part, engineers can simply send the job to Billy or Porkchop.

“We got into [ ] just trying to think outside the box and kind of pushing against what the general standard was for parts that we were looking to make,” WiLL Co-founder and Vice President Tyler Oestreich says.

In this month's Insight on cover story, we dive deeper into and how it is being leveraged in the region, with additional insights from NWTC, Coex3D and Nicolet Plastics LLC.

Read the January cover feature, "Addition by Addition," online now: https://loom.ly/8kUWu3o

01/17/2025

Don’t miss St. Norbert College's next CEO Breakfast ✈️

Join us for a morning with Abe Weber, director of Appleton International Airport. Learn how ATW is expanding its reach, driving economic growth, and creating new opportunities for travelers and businesses alike.

📅 When: Jan. 30, 2025
⏰ Time: 7:30–8:30 a.m.
📍 Where: Miron Construction Headquarters, Neenah, WI

👉 RSVP now to secure your spot! https://loom.ly/QpSr-DU

Abe Weber is the director of Appleton International Airport, where he has held various roles over the last 18 years. Abe is an Accredited Airport Executive with AAAE and has earned degrees in aviation flight and management and his master’s degree in business management. Over the last couple of yea...

01/17/2025

Mark your calendars for July 29 when we celebrate our fifth class of Women of Influence honorees! Stay tuned for more updates.

01/16/2025

🎉Meet the newest additions to our Insight team! 🎉

We're thrilled to welcome two talented individuals to our sales team: Nick Parker and Heather Dix. Nick and Heather bring years of expertise in building meaningful client relationships, and they are ready to help your business thrive.

Please join us in giving Nick and Heather a warm welcome! 🙌

01/16/2025

This week's episode of the NEW Insights podcast features Todd Louthain, owner of Coex3D, who shares additional insights on from this month's IOM cover story.

Listen on Spreaker or anywhere you get your podcasts: insightonbusiness.com/podcasts

Thank you to Werner Electric Supply for sponsoring this episode!

For more on 3D printing and its applications in the workplace, read "Addition by Addition" online at insightonmfg.com

01/15/2025

Now is your chance to help a rising star get the recognition they deserve! Nominate someone for our 40 Under 40 list and celebrate their achievements!

📅 Deadline: February 14
📝 Nominate here :https://forms.gle/vB494FKYD7aRLuv69

01/15/2025

The January issue of Insight on magazine has arrived!

Check out this month's issue for a cover story on , a talent feature on , "Insight From" the Nonprofit Leadership Initiative's Hope Schaefer about board service, and more!

IOM is published bimonthly by Insight Publications. Subscribers, watch your mailbox for this colorful issue, which also includes the 2025 Northeast Wisconsin Manufacturing Alliance (NEWMA) All Stars insert.

Read the January e-Edition of IOM now: https://loom.ly/trhB7KA

01/14/2025

The year 2025 has arrived, and with it comes the beginning of a new era for U.S. higher education: the enrollment cliff, a sharp and continually sharpening national decline in college attendance due to decreasing birth rates and COVID-19’s impact on educational attainment.

In 2022, the UW System recorded its lowest head count enrollment. And while some small gains were made system-wide this year, the macro trend is declining enrollment for the foreseeable future. Learn how the UW System plans to move forward in this month's Insider: https://loom.ly/9HKHTCU

01/13/2025

🌟 We’re celebrating the incredible young professionals who are changing the business world. Do you know a leader, innovator, or entrepreneur under 40? Nominate them today for 40 Under 40.

📅 Deadline: February 14
📝 Nominate here :https://forms.gle/vB494FKYD7aRLuv69

01/10/2025

Mark your calendars! 📅✨

A year full of unforgettable moments awaits! Here's your exclusive 'Save the Date' lineup for the year ahead.

01/10/2025

Rayna Rokicki's latest entrepreneurial venture, Ladies First Digital Media, focuses on creating community within a group she says has been far too humble for too long: Midwest women. Her podcast You Betcha She Did has told the stories of trailblazing women since 2022, and her recent certification as a podcast growth coach has helped people of all stripes embrace the art of the podcast.

Rokicki recently spoke with Insight about her podcasting passions. Read the interview: https://loom.ly/_QJ_U3Q

01/09/2025

This week's episode of the NEW Manufacturing Insights podcast features a conversation with Michelle Waldinger and Brock Rubens from Sturgeon Bay's Marine Travelift, where it's more than just the world's largest boats that are on the rise. Thank you to our partners at Werner Electric Supply for sponsoring the show throughout the month of January!

🎧 Listen to the latest episode on Spreaker here: https://loom.ly/1KnJvFo

⚙️ NEW Manufacturing Insights is available on Apple, Spotify, and everywhere you listen to podcasts. Brought to you by Insight and the Northeast Wisconsin Manufacturing Alliance (NEWMA), with production support from Woodward Community Media.

01/06/2025

Krier Beverage's JOLLY GOOD Soda was named The Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin last October in Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce - Wisconsin's Chamber and Johnson Financial Group's annual contest. The win cemented the Random Lake company’s decision to take the nostalgic soda brand to new heights this year. Heading into 2025, Krier Beverage has big plans to grow the Jolly Good brand that currently makes up a small percentage of its business, says Senior Vice President of Business Development Zach Malin.

“We are taking that brand equity, the history of a brand that’s 58 years old, and proliferating that through other states … to grow the brand for what it really deserves.”

Learn how in the January cover story: https://loom.ly/H1jH_1U

01/06/2025

It's time to recognize the trailblazers who are shaping the future of business in the New North! Do you know a standout professional under 40 who deserves recognition? Nominations for our 40 Under 40 event are NOW OPEN!
👉 Nominate today: https://forms.gle/BF3W29mXuVxZZ8ES9

01/02/2025

✨A new year filled with Insight! ✨

Hot off the presses -- our first issue in 2025 includes a cover feature on a very cool local soda brand, a look inside Lawrence University's Business & Entrepreneurship center, a Q&A with podcast extraordinaire and host of You Betcha She Did Rayna Rokicki and so much more.

Read the January issue online now: https://loom.ly/3sVjzM4