Manufacturing
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Wisconsin boot maker’s new factory in Marshfield will help company expand
A $14.5 million new factory will allow Weinbrenner Shoe Company to expand its operations in central Wisconsin.
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Superior students get real-world experience in manufacturing
Spartan Manufacturing is an enterprise at Superior High School that contracts with local companies to produce a variety of products while teaching students valuable skills in the process.
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Tammy Baldwin, JD Vance bill on taxpayer-funded inventions passes US Senate
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Invent Here, Make Here Act on Tuesday. According to Baldwin’s office, the bipartisan bill would ensure that federally-funded innovations are manufactured in the U.S. and not in adversarial countries.
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Eli Lilly and Company announces $3B expansion at Kenosha County manufacturing facility
Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Company Thursday announced a $3 billion expansion at its recently acquired manufacturing facility in Kenosha County.
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Trump’s proposed tariffs on trade partners pose risks to Wisconsin manufacturing
A recent report from the Badger Institute warned a trade war triggered by tariffs could harm Wisconsin’s manufacturing sector.
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USS Beloit to be commissioned in Milwaukee Saturday
The ship is the fifteenth to be delivered to the Navy by the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette.
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Johnson Level & Tool manufacturing facility in Mequon to close next year
The Johnson Level & Tool manufacturing plant in Mequon will close next year, resulting in 45 people losing their jobs.
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Democratic VP nominee Tim Walz makes appeal to unions at Manitowoc manufacturing stop
Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz said a Kamala Harris presidency would support Wisconsin unions and bolster the state’s manufacturing sector by building upon recent federal investments.
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Aluminum trailer plant in Hartford to close in January, laying off 113 workers
ALCOM LLC plans to shut down operations at the Hartford facility on Jan. 12, 2025.
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Oak Creek spice plant to close in December, laying off 88 workers
An Oak Creek spice plant will close later this year — just three years after the manufacturing facility was purchased by an out-of-state firm.