There is an old Chinese proverb that advises, “The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” The same could be said about diversifying your customer base. The best time to do […]
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It’s a great time to be a manufacturer in Wisconsin!
- October 27, 2014
- Author: WMEP
Happy Manufacturing Month! I hope it’s been a good one for you and your organization. While the rest of the country struggles to find activities for a single Manufacturing Day, we have trouble containing the celebration to a month! It’s […]
Badger Meter MFG Month
- Business Outcome: Winning Culture
- October 06, 2014
- Author: WMEP
By Rich Rovito, Industry Reporter, WMEP Wanting to expose younger people to careers in manufacturing, Badger Meter opened its doors to a group of excited and curious Racine middle-school students. The tour of Badger Meter’s factory in Mount Pleasant in […]
Manufacturing Matters.
- Business Outcome: Winning Culture
- September 24, 2014
- Author: WMEP
The above two words form a complete sentence and aptly describe the state of manufacturing in Wisconsin and nationally. Manufacturing does, in fact, matter. Preaching to the choir, no other sector of business has the multiplier effect on the economy […]
Manufacturing Month is upon us!
- Business Outcome: Winning Culture
- September 22, 2014
- Author: WMEP
The rest of the country is celebrating National Manufacturing Day on October 3rd; but Wisconsin has way too much manufacturing activity to be contained in just one day! We take the whole month of October to showcase our diversity and […]
Manufacturing Day and Manufacturing Month are just around the corner and there is still time to get involved!
- Business Outcome: Winning Culture
- September 04, 2014
- Author: WMEP
The State of Wisconsin has declared October 2014 Manufacturing Month. Join Wisconsin in this celebration along with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR), Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP), Wisconsin […]
A meeting of the MEPS
- Business Outcome: Winning Culture
- August 19, 2014
- Author: WMEP
“How would you like to go to a regional MEP meeting?” asked the WMEP’s CEO Buckley Brinkman as he detoured into my office. “A what?” was the response in my head as I mentally ran through the lists of acronyms I […]
Are you ready for ISO-9001:2015?
- Business Outcome: Certification and Compliance
- August 19, 2014
- Author: WMEP
The ISO technical committee responsible for ISO-9001 is currently revising ISO-9001:2008 standard with several significant changes to the requirements that will impact all certified companies. A greater emphasis on risk-based thinking More focus on achieving value for you and your […]
Summer Greetings from the WMEP!
- Business Outcome: Certification and Compliance
- August 19, 2014
- Author: WMEP
We are seeing tremendous activity this summer across multiple fronts. In addition to our consulting business, we are participating in multiple initiatives to strengthen Wisconsin manufacturing. These initiatives include new approaches to exporting, industrial clusters, additive manufacturing, and workforce development. […]
Wisconsin Students Bring Home 10 Medals from the 2014 SkillsUSA Championships
- Business Outcome: Winning Culture
- July 25, 2014
- Author: WMEP
The winners of the annual SkillsUSA Championships were announced Friday evening, June 27, at the Awards Ceremony of SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. The Conference was held June 23 – June 27, 2014, at the Municipal Auditorium, the Kemper […]
