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Electric fire truck, next-gen postal delivery: 6 highlights from Oshkosh Corp.'s recently ended fiscal year
OSHKOSH NORTHWESTERN
OSHKOSH -- A major non-military contract, deploying one of the first electric fire trucks in the nation and a leadership transition.
It was a busy 2021 for Oshkosh Corp., which marked the end of its fiscal year Sept. 30 and reported earnings for both the quarter and full year on Oct. 28.
The manufacturer of military, emergency and commercial vehicles and construction access equipment reported net income and sales increased in 2021, despite a year that was dominated by pandemic-related challenges such as supply chain issues, a shortage of workers and increases in material and production costs.
The company said those challenges did contribute to a decline in fourth quarter income and sales compared to the previous year, but net income for fiscal 2021 rose from $324.5 million to $472.7 million on sales of $7.7 billion, up from $6.9 billion in fiscal 2020, before adjustments for taxes and other one-time gains and losses. Net income translates to $6.83 per share, up from $4.72 in 2020...
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Overcoming obstacles: Supply chain woes, talent shortage don't slow construction firms
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS
NEW NORTH -- Construction is one business sector that slowed little during the pandemic, but that doesn’t mean the industry hasn’t dealt with its own challenges.
For more than a year, companies have seen material delays and soaring costs as problems have rippled through supply chains. Issues have ranged from severe weather that made it difficult to procure enough material to crippling transportation delays. At the same time, construction companies are busier than ever....
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Congestion relief: I-41 expansion between Appleton and De Pere moves forward
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS
NEW NORTH --
Poll anyone who regularly drives on Interstate 41 between Appleton and De Pere, and you’ll likely hear a complaint about the traffic. But the end to the congestion is in sight — by the end of the decade, there will be three lanes of traffic flowing in both directions.The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has been working to expand the 23-mile corridor from four to six lanes between State 96/Wisconsin Avenue in Grand Chute and Scheuring Road in De Pere for several years. That stretch of the highway has more crashes than similar roadways in the state, and the number of daily travelers has increased 20 percent since 2012.
“This stretch has been on the docket for a while. The congestion and accident levels are too high,” says Scott Ebel, I-41 design project manager with the DOT...
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Medical assist: HUI Manufacturing
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS
NEW NORTH --
Since HUI Manufacturing expanded its focus to include manufacturing medical devices 20 years ago, it has seen the industry grow into a $156 billion market. The products the company makes also play a role in the fight against COVID-19.One of HUI’s carts houses a ventilator hood system clinicians can use in highly infectious environments like those that have become commonplace during the pandemic. The Kiel-based manufacturer also designs and builds carts that carry and house devices that can improve surgical outcomes and provide early diagnoses for patients....
