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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Mercury Marine turning Fond du Lac distribution center into manufacturing space
WBAY
FOND DU LAC -- Mercury Marine announced big changes to its Fond Du Lac plant Monday, revealing it will be expanding and converting the space from distributions to manufacturing.
The company plans to move its distributions center to a new 512,000 square foot facility near Indianapolis, Indiana. They say the new space is in a strategic location that will improve delivery and service to Mercury’s global customers while adding much-needed capacity for scale, stability, and reduced logistics costs.
“The Marine industry this year is, has grown exponentially, certainly over the past 20 or so months after COVID and with us at Mercury Marine and Fond du Lac, we are at a place right now where we need to continue to expand,” Lee Gordon, the Communication Director for Mercury Marine said....
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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Downtown west De Pere looks to community to learn about development priorities
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE DE PERE -- As the old Shopko lot in De Pere languishes, some envision a retail and office space peppered with residential units, a community green space, or a riverfront eatery. Space is the operative word for the future of west De Pere's downtown scene, as congestion builds daily outside West De Pere High, cars idle in narrow roundabouts and residents and visitors alike have only one bridge in and out of town. But where there are challenges come opportunities. That was part of the thinking behind an interactive event on Thursday that centered on De Pere's most ideal future downtown scene... Read More 2>
Attract, Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
Homegrown talent: Wisconsin job shop carries on tradition of apprenticeships
IMTS JTD Enterprises of Chilton, Wisconsin, can produce more complicated parts than a lot of other Wisconsin job shops, and that gives it a competitive edge when bidding. So, does offering engineering and design advice that improves machinability and cost per part. The secret to its success? Fostering apprentices to ensure a steady supply of journeymen machinists.
“Out of our current 23 employees, we have 12 journeymen and two apprentices, which is unusual in our industry because a highly skilled workforce is hard to find,” says company president Julie Hoban. “There’s no way that we could compete at such a high level without this talent pipeline. Even with the addition of our first robot for CNC load/unload activity, we still need skilled technicians to operate our manufacturing equipment.”... Read More 3> Encourage Educational Attainment
Lakeland University launches Learn & Earn program
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS PLYMOUTH — Lakeland University has launched a new program with local employers that helps young people train in manufacturing careers. Lakeland's Learn & Earn program is designed for upcoming or recent high school graduates who may want to earn a four-year degree, but due to a variety of reasons they have decided to enter the local workforce and not continue their education. The program allows new members at partner companies to complete a full year of college while beginning their career at a company invested in their success. The three initial partner companies are Sargento, Masters Gallery Foods and Johnsonville, LLC... Promoting the Regional Brand
Mid-America Economic Development Council presents 2021 annual Economic Development awards
MID-AMERICA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL CHICAGO -- The Mid-America Economic Development Council presented its annual Economic Development awards at the 2021 Mid-America Competitiveness Conference, held December 1-3 at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile. Award entries were accepted in two markets per category – large division (community population over 50,000) and small division (community population less than 50,000)... |
| | Mercury Marine turning Fond du Lac distribution center into manufacturing space. WBAY story above.
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