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w w w.in s i g h t o n m f g . c o m Januar y 2019 • /INSIGHT ON MANUFACTURING | 29 As a leading manufacturer, you want the best for your company. The best processes. The best employees. The best facility solutions. Hoffman can help you develop the ideal solution so your company can produce product and profit sooner. Insist on the best Your business deserves innovative solutions. You deserve a partner ready to make that happen. Visit us at hoffman.net. Proud Recipient of the 2018 Large Business Achievement Award NEW NORTH INC. RECEIVES AWARD FOR SUPPLY CHAIN TOOL The Mid-America Economic Development Council presented New North Inc. with its Marketing Program award, large division for its Wisconsin Supply Chain Marketplace tool. The awards recognize the creative use of quality marketing by economic development organizations throughout the 12-state Mid-America region in promoting their respective communities. New North Inc. and other first-place winners were recognized in the January 2019 issue of Site Selection magazine. The four award categories are: Economic Impact Deal of the Year, Marketing Program, Workforce Development and Entrepreneurial Award. Connie Loden, senior project manager at New North Inc., accepted the award at the 2018 Mid-America Competitiveness Conference & Site Selector Forum, held in Chicago in early December. Ron Starner, executive vice president of Conway Inc. (publisher of Site Selection), and Chris Strayer, 2018 Mid-America EDC president, presented the awards. MERCURY MARINE OPENS NEW TECHNICAL CENTER Eight months after breaking ground, Mercury Marine opened a new state- of-the-art expansion at its global headquarters in Fond du Lac. The two- story NVH (Noise, Vibration, Harshness) Technical Center adds close to 20,000 additional square feet to the more than 2.5 million-square-foot campus. This $10 million investment to Mercury's headquarters gives the company the largest and most expansive testing facility in the marine industry. In total, Mercury has invested more than $1 billion globally in expansion and research and development since 2008. NVH is the engineering practice of studying noise, vibration and harshness characteristics. These are integral to the boating experience, ensuring the quietest and most peaceful engine for the consumer. The new technical center houses two marine-specific hemi-anechoic chambers, Based in Northeast Wisconsin 920.831.0100 northwindlaw.com * PATENTS * TRADEMARKS * COPYRIGHTS * LICENSING & AGREEMENTS