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  • Ep. 64 (2/20/25): Pierce Manufacturing President Bob Schulz

    Ep. 64 (2/20/25): Pierce Manufacturing President Bob Schulz
    Feb 20 2025
    This week's episode of the NEW Manufacturing Insights podcast features an interview with Pierce Manufacturing President Bob Schulz, sponsored by Wisconsin Public Service. Schulz shares the joys and challenges of running one of the Fox Valley's most beloved manufacturers and highlights the company's award-winning efforts to engage the next-generation workforce. He also reflects on the special significance of the company's life-saving work, especially against the backdrop of the recent wildfire devastation in California.
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    19 min
  • Ep. 63 (2/13/25): Hope and Help Together

    Ep. 63 (2/13/25): Hope and Help Together
    Feb 13 2025
    Pheonah Kisembo and Hilary Haskell from the nonprofit organization Hope and Help Together, which works to support immigrant and refugee populations by facilitating resources and relationships in Northeast Wisconsin, are this week's podcast guests. On the heels of a lunch and learn presentation to the NEW Manufacturing Alliance earlier this week, Pheonah and Hilary sit down with NEW Manufacturing Insights co-hosts Ann Franz and Kate Bruns, along with Insight editor Amelia Compton Wolff, who wrote about immigrant and refugee hiring for the latest issue of Insight on Manufacturing magazine.

    On this episode, sponsored by Wisconsin Public Service, learn more about the immigrant and refugee neighbors Hope and Help Together serves, why Hope and Help Together was inspired to launch the Fox Valley Newcomer Project in 2022, and why manufacturers can and should embrace the benefits of hiring immigrants, not just to strengthen their talent pool but also to enrich their companies and communities.

    Visit Hope and Help Together's website: Hope and Help Together

    Read the January IOM "talent" feature "Going Global:" Going global | Talent | insightonbusiness.com
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    26 min
  • Ep. 62 (2/6/25): Alex Lawton and the "World's Greatest"

    Ep. 62 (2/6/25): Alex Lawton and the "World's Greatest"
    Feb 6 2025
    This Saturday at 1 p.m., Bloomberg Television will feature the 150-year legacy of De Pere's The Lawton Standard Company on an episode of "World's Greatest." And on this episode of NEW Manufacturing Insights, sponsored by Wisconsin Public Service, fifth-generation CEO Alex Lawton gives a preview, shares the company's history, and provides his best leadership insights on running a multigenerational heavy manufacturing company.
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    19 min
  • Ep. 61: On family and fiberglass, with Ben and Amy Bertram

    Ep. 61: On family and fiberglass, with Ben and Amy Bertram
    Jan 30 2025
    Ben and Amy Bertram had never before owned a business when they decided to buy Fiberglass Solutions in 2018. Since that time, the Bertrams have grown the company from two to 20 employees and relocated from a 9,000-square-foot facility in Green Bay to a 34,000-square-foot plant in Ashwaubenon.

    On this week's episode, sponsored by Werner Electric Supply, Ben and Amy talk about the challenges and rewards of operating a family business, why they love Green Bay and all the interesting things made from fiberglass.


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    24 min
  • Ep. 60 (1/23/25): Electrifying the future of work with Shea Electric's Dan Shea

    Ep. 60 (1/23/25): Electrifying the future of work with Shea Electric's Dan Shea
    Jan 23 2025
    Dan Shea, chief operating officer of electrical contractor Shea Electric and Communications, joins co-hosts Kate Bruns of Insight on Manufacturing and Ann Franz of the Northeast Wisconsin Manufacturing Alliance on the 60th episode of NEW Manufacturing Insights, sponsored by Werner Electric Supply.

    Dan tells the co-hosts the history of his business, which specializes in low-voltage projects and dates back to 2006. He shares how his business philosophies have led him to embrace youth apprenticeship as a talent solution that has made a transformational difference for the company, and he also talks about what's next for his industry, including insights on the future of EV charging, heat pumps and digital electricity, data centers, microgrids and more.
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    25 min
  • Ep. 59 (1/16/25): How Green Bay's Coex 3D is bolstering additive manufacturing in the New North

    Ep. 59 (1/16/25): How Green Bay's Coex 3D is bolstering additive manufacturing in the New North
    Jan 16 2025
    Todd Louthain, owner of Coex 3D in Green Bay, joins Kate and Ann on this week's episode of the podcast, which ties in with the January 2025 IOM cover story on additive manufacturing, "Addition by Addition," that was released yesterday. Louthain bought Coex 3D and spun it off from The Village Companies in 2022, and today it is one of only 14 domestic manufacturers of 3D printing filament selling to the open market.


    Louthain is more than a manufacturer, however. Coex 3D prides itself on providing additive manufacturing services and consultations to Wisconsin companies, including manufacturers like Wisconsin Lighting Lab in our New North region, which is also featured in the January cover story.


    Read "Addition by Addition" online: addi+ion by addi+ion | Cover Story | insightonbusiness.com


    Thank you to Werner Electric Supply for sponsoring this week's episode!
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    22 min
  • Ep. 58 (1/9/25): Marine Travelift raises the standard

    Ep. 58 (1/9/25): Marine Travelift raises the standard
    Jan 9 2025
    Happy New Year from all of us at Insight Publications, the NEW Manufacturing Alliance, and Woodward Community Media, who are proud to kick off the third season of NEW Manufacturing Insights with a feature on Sturgeon Bay-based manufacturer Marine Travelift, which was recently awarded a military contract to build the U.S. Coast Guard's largest-ever boat lift and constructs 70 to 90 lifts per year, up to 1,000 metric tons in size, with customers on six continents. Director of HR Michelle Waldinger and Director of Sales and Marketing Brock Rubens join co-hosts Ann Franz and Kate Bruns on this week's episode to share more about the company's history, reputation and future.

    Marine Travelift was profiled in Insight on Business' January "Home Made" feature. Read "A heavy lift" online: https://www.insightonbusiness.com/features/homemade/a-heavy-lift/article_7d559824-c6ea-11ef-9bbc-cfed2626ff3a.html

    Thank you to Werner Electric Supply for sponsoring this week's episode!
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    23 min
  • Ep. 57 (12/19/24): Helping kids ditch the digital life through boatbuilding

    Ep. 57 (12/19/24): Helping kids ditch the digital life through boatbuilding
    Dec 19 2024
    Mark Hawkins, founder of the nonprofit organization Hands on Deck, joins co-hosts Ann Franz and Kate Bruns on the final episode of 2024 to talk about how Hands on Deck is helping students learn the benefits of woodworking, enjoying device-free hobbies, and the fundamentals of manufacturing.


    Mark shares the history of the youth boat-building organization and how it has grown in popularity, serving K-12 students from across Wisconsin's New North region.


    Thank you to Appleton Airport for sponsoring this week's episode!
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    29 min