Many businesses, manufacturers in particular, continue to struggle to address work force shortages. The sharing of talent pools could provide a much-needed solution. It’s a novel concept but many employment experts agree that a new approach to hiring is needed, […]
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Sharing Talent to Meet Workforce Needs
- Business Outcome: Manufacturing Matters
- January 26, 2016
- Author: Rich Rovito, Industry Reporter, WMEP
Innovation key ingredient to success at Palermo’s Pizza
- Business Outcome: Growth
- January 15, 2016
- Author: Rich Rovito, Industry Reporter, WMEP
Long-term success in the frozen pizza business isn’t just a matter of a proprietary sauce and tasty toppings. Innovation is crucial, even in a mature market. “Relevancy is key,” said Giacomo “Jack” Fallucca, president of Palermo Villa Inc., better known […]
Teel Plastics – A Winning Relationship
- Business Outcome: Winning Culture
- September 24, 2015
- Author: Rich Rovito, Industry Reporter, WMEP
Update 2/26/16: Congratulations to Teel Plastics on winning the Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Award! Teel Plastics has forged a relationship with the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership that has extended more than a decade. Over the years, projects […]
Manufacturers diversifying and strengthening to combat downturn in defense business
- Business Outcome: Winning Culture
- August 19, 2015
- Author: Rich Rovito, Industry Reporter, WMEP
Domestic manufacturing, including the industrial sector in Wisconsin, has suffered with the recent and significant loss of military contracts. It’s imperative for the state’s manufacturers who have relied on federal contracts for a major part of their business to adjust […]
October is Manufacturing Month
- August 07, 2015
- Author: Rich Rovito, Industry Reporter, WMEP
Wisconsin, along with much of the nation, currently faces a workforce paradox – high unemployment rates, yet manufacturers are limited by their ability to find skilled workers. Manufacturing Month promotes manufacturing as a viable career in Wisconsin. Manufacturing in Wisconsin […]
Milwaukee, San Francisco best in nation in manufacturing job growth
- Business Outcome: Growth
- August 06, 2015
- Author: Rich Rovito, Industry Reporter, WMEP
Milwaukee and San Francisco saw the highest percentage growth in manufacturing jobs over last year, according to a new analysis by the statistics firm Wanted Analytics. The Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin area saw a 33.5% increase in manufacturing jobs over the same time period […]
Small and Medium Sized Manufacturers (SMMs) and Technology
- July 01, 2015
- Author: John Stampen, Director of Marketing, WMEP
Most small and medium sized manufacturers (SMMs) have difficulty staying abreast of technology because: Change continues to accelerate and take more unpredictable paths, making more frequent trend tracking essential; It’s difficult to find the right people to provide expertise as […]
Where Does Innovation Come From?
- June 30, 2015
- Author: John Stampen, Director of Marketing, WMEP
How rapidly does Innovation change things? How and when should we adapt to it? A hint at answers to these questions can be found in the famous Boiled Frog anecdote. As the story goes (I haven’t actually tried it) if […]
MOC & WMEP: Better Together
- May 27, 2015
- Author: John Stampen, Director of Marketing, WMEP
The MEP system is a terrific resource for small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) throughout the country, but particularly in Wisconsin. The system provides a nationwide network of expertise, with tremendous experience and connections. The two Wisconsin MEPs are particularly strong […]
Gearing up
- May 27, 2015
- Author: John Stampen, Director of Marketing, WMEP
Gearing up is one of those expressions that most of us use non-literally. When we talk about “gearing up” few of us mean changing our cogwheel to one that has more teeth or cogs cut into it. Rather most of […]
