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June, 2010
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Plant News l June 2010
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By: Submitted News
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Robinson Metal featured in national trade magazine
De Pere-based Robinson Metal took the spotlight in the June issue of The Fabricator, the official publication of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association. The article, entitled “The Wisconsin Family Robinson,” was written by Editor-in-Chief Dan Davis, who writes that “anyone that works for Robinson Metal Inc. learns the business from the ground up. That approach has served it well as the De Pere, Wis., company has grown to become one of the largest fabricating jobs shops in the U.S. … At Robinson Metal, everyone is a customer service representative. The company pays for more than 140 mobile phones for its employees, pretty much ensuring someone with knowledge of a project can be reached. … Robinson Metal is a $59 million business built around metal fabricators who know how to approach, execute and deliver a job in a quality and timely manner. A majority of the 300-plus employees have solid fabricating and manufacturing knowledge, which comes into play in almost every aspect of the business—estimating, operations, and sales and marketing.”
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March, 2010
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Plant News l March 2010
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By: Submitted News
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MORE TRAINING NEEDED FOR GREEN JOBS
A report released last month by the Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS) and the Apollo Alliance, says that while Wisconsin has one of the best technical college training systems in the country and is better prepared than most to train workers for new “green” jobs, the existing workforce development infrastructure in the state needs to be better integrated and “scaled up” to meet the demands of a green economy. The Apollo Alliance is a national business, labor and environmental coalition focused on clean energy.
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December, 2009
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Plant News | December 2009
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By: Submitted News
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EXPORT SERVICES CAN ASSIST MANUFACTURERS
By Mike Klonsinski, Wisconsin Manufacturing Exrtension Partnership
Globalization, economic recovery and rising international demand for manufactured goods are radically restructuring the old world order. For today’s manufacturers, more opportunities for business growth are found outside the United States, where markets are projected to outpace domestic growth. Roughly three quarters of world purchasing power is outside America’s borders. In this new economic landscape, a global strategy is not only essential for success, but for survival.
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September, 2009
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Plant News | September 2009
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By: Submitted News
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AMERICANS SAY MANUFACTURING IS KEY TO ECONOMIC HEALTH
A recent survey by The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte LLP finds that Americans, by a heavy margin, believe manufacturing is the most important industry segment for a strong national economy. However, the survey also suggests that there is a wide perception gap between the public’s highly positive views of manufacturing’s contributions to America’s economic success and their negative views about manufacturing careers.
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June, 2009
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Plant News | June 2009
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By: Submitted News
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GRANT FUNDS CAN HELP MANUFACTURERS GET LEAN AND GROW
The Wisconsin Department of Commerce is offering matching grant funds to help small and mid-size companies improve their business performance, according to the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership, which is helping coordinate the program.
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