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INSIDE M ay 2 0 1 3 • Vo l 6 • N o. 2 | w w w. i n s i g htonbu s i n e s s . c om insight Connec ting business & people in the new north 22 C OVE R STORY Give us your dirty laundry: Alliance Laundry Systems of Ripon is bubbling over with success Video: page 27 Click to watch Alliance Laundry President and CEO Mike Schoeb discuss how the company came to corner the world's market share in laundry equipment. Cover photograph by Shane Van Boxtel, Image Studios Video by ARK Media Group 22 UPFRONT IN FOCUS 12 News from New North region Small Business Charting a course to success: North Coast Marine Manufacturing Alliance helps area shipbuilding industry 17 Face Time Michael Diamond on mobile technology 40 Culture club: New ownership fuels new direction at Amerequip 32 20 Connections Green Business 42 Fine-tuning the Foundry: Energy enhancements earn Waupaca Foundry kudos Passport to success: Fox Cities Chamber's second annual Business Trifecta coming June 12 14 42 On the Move 44 People & Business 38 Insight On … 29 Tourism & Team building 29 » ases loaded for business: Sports tourism scores B big for New North economy 32 Residential construction » Building up business: New home construction is coming back, slowly 35 Economic Development » oor and Kewaunee counties: Kewaunee County D looks to future without largest employer 8 | Insight • M a y 2 013 40 DEPARTMENTS 11 From the Editor 54 Final Frame INSIGHT ON THE WEB: www.insightonbusiness.com w w w. i n s i g h t o n b u s i n e s s . c o m