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w w w . i n s i g h t o n b u s i n e s s . c o m A p r i l 2 0 14 • I nsIgh t | 13 » THe LakesHORe Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Sheboygan Counties Pagel's dairy acquires Ron's Wisconsin Cheese cornerstone Business services Inc. of green Bay announced that John t. Pagel of Pagel's Ponderosa Dairy in Kewaunee purchased Ron's Wisconsin cheese of Luxemburg. Ron's Wisconsin cheese is a privately owned manufacturer, retailer and wholesaler of fresh Wisconsin cheeses and proprietary cheese spreads. Established in 1976, the Ron's brand is recognized throughout northeast Wisconsin with a customer base including supermarket chains, distributors, convenience stores and restaurants. Ron's will continue to offer the same products and introduce new products when the opportunities arise. » THe NORTHWOOds Florence, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto Counties Nercon announces move, plans to expand nercon Engineering & Manufacturing Inc., a manufacturer of conveyor systems in oshkosh and oconto, will consolidate manufacturing capabilities at its oconto plant and move its corporate office in oshkosh. e decision to consolidate in oconto was driven by lean manufacturing practices, which embrace value-added principles that increase quality while identifying wasteful practices to reduce unnecessary costs. "to continue the same manufacturing operations in plants that are just 80 miles from one another is not efficient for our company or our customers," nercon Vice President steve anklam says. "Lean manufacturing is all about optimizing our processes and eliminating waste. is move and expansion in oconto will help us eliminate waste, improve manufacturing and assembly processes, improve delivery and pass savings and benefits on to our customers." nercon invested in improving the oconto facility with more than $5 million in equipment and upgrades that included an addition of a new laser, powder paint system, deburring, cnc rolling and cnc axis router machines. e company also plans a 30,000-square-foot expansion to the plant. over the next year, nercon will add 15 jobs in oconto. "nercon has a very strong balance sheet with zero long-term debt," nercon Vice President of Finance Joe Roesler says. "We have been able to pay for all of our capital additions mentioned above with operating cash flow. We will also seek to leverage our strong balance sheet by looking for acquisitions that complement our conveyor business and our manufacturing capabilities." nercon is looking to relocate its corporate office in oshkosh to the neenah-appleton area, although nothing has been finalized yet. e corporate office will move to a modern, state-of-the-art facility to improve office efficiencies and to give the company more access to a larger pool of professional employees from the Fox Valley area. » WesT CeNTRaL Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara, Marquette, Green Lake Counties Waupaca chamber launches Save Local Now e Waupaca area chamber of commerce introduced a new marketing advantage for local businesses called save Local now, a one-stop digital marketing platform. e save Local now platform provides local businesses with nine products to reach more customers and creates incentives for consumers to shop locally. For the consumer, there are no minimum purchase requirements and no minimum ································································································································· ······················································································ Built For You TM 1.800.236.0055 www.cellcom.com Any Retail Location facebook.com/cellcom 4G LTE service available in select markets. Compatible device and data plan required. Average download speeds while on the 4G LTE network are 5-12 mbps. FAST NATIONWIDE CONNECTIONS [continued ] »