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2 N E W M A N U F A C T U R I N G A L L I A N C E ABOUT NEWMA The NEW Manufacturing Alliance (NEWMA) is a group of manufacturers working together with educational institutions, workforce development boards, chambers of commerce and state organizations to promote manufacturing throughout Northeast Wisconsin. 3 All Stars: Looking back, moving forward Sponsor-Paid Profile: Nercon Eng. & Mfg., Inc. 4 All Star Brandon Begrow Laminations — Great Northern Corp. All Star Derrick Hayes Fincantieri ACE Marine 5 Sponsor-Paid Profile: Ariens Company 6 All Star Melissa Hudson Heartland Label Printers All Star Eman Jazayeri Georgia-Pacific 7 Sponsor-Paid Profile: Johnsonville, LLC 8 All Star Michael Keenan Heartland Label Printers All Star Tanner Peterik Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry 9 Sponsor-Paid Profile: Waupaca Foundry 10 All Star Tasha Poplin Pioneer Metal Finishing All Star Patrick Raymaker Fiberglass Solutions 11 Sponsor-Paid Profile: Optima Machinery Corp. 12 Industry 4.0 14 All Star Ericka Saari Jacobs All Star Elizabeth Shumaker Plexus Corp. 15 Sponsor-Paid Profile: Rockline Industries 16 All Star Mentor Melissa Christman TIDI Products All Star Mentor Ruben Ortiz Valley Packaging Industries 17 Sponsor-Paid Profile: Sargento 18 NEW Manufacturing Alliance member listing 19 Sponsor-Paid Profile: Georgia-Pacific 20 NEW Manufacturing Alliance facts and figures 21 All Star nominees Sponsor-Paid Profile: Fincantieri Marine Group 22 Sponsor-Paid Profile: NEW Educational Resource Alliance 23 Other Resources Sponsor-Paid Profile: TIDI Products 24 Sponsors FOUR OBJECTIVES: 1. CREATE a positive view of manufacturing careers. 2. GROW partnerships between K-16, media and manufacturers. 3. PROMOTE workforce development. 4. ADVANCE collaborative efforts that promote the health of manufacturing. For more information, visit the NEW Manufacturing Alliance website www.newmfgalliance.org CONTENTS PRODUCED BY INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS 400 N. Richmond St., Suite B, Appleton, WI 54911 (920) 882-0491 www.insightonbusiness.com Publisher: Brian Rasmussen INSIGHT ON MANUFACTURING Published bimonthly (January, March, May, July, September and November) Editor: Jessica Thiel All Stars contributing writer: Nikki Kallio Photos and video: Alex Zacarias, 3N Productions To advertise or subscribe: www.insightonmfg.com ON THE COVER: Derrick Hayes, an aluminum fabricator at Fincantieri ACE Marine, is one of 10 Manufacturing All Stars featured in this issue.