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w w w.in s i g h t o n m f g . c o m July 2015 • /INSIGHT ON MANUFACTURING | 27 300-PLUS MANITOWOC-AREA BUSINESSES PARTICIPATE IN LEAP More than 300 Manitowoc County businesses have taken the LEAP, Lakeshore Economic Analysis Project, survey and the study is now closed. The goal was to gather timely information from area businesses about the local economy and future outlook. The survey generated 341 completed interviews, with employers ranging from single-person businesses to companies with more than 750 employees. The survey also reached a cross section of business categories representative of the local economy. Review of size and key industry segments will be part of the overall study analysis. The participating organizations will start to develop action plans based on the information, with a goal of determining how to maintain economic success and support business growth. The program is a joint venture of Progress Lakeshore and the Chamber of Manitowoc County and was sponsored by Investors Community Bank and Leede Research, both of Manitowoc. The online survey program was designed and hosted by Leede, with the program comparable to work being completed in other Wisconsin counties. The public release of key highlights from the LEAP study is planned for Progress Lakeshore's Pasta for Progress event scheduled for September at Seven Lakes Golf and Dining. TRC AND WAUPACA FOUNDRY WIN AWARDS FOR WISCONSIN BENEFICIAL REUSE PROJECT Engineering firm TRC Companies Inc., which has offices in Wisconsin, and its client, Waupaca Foundry, won an American Council of Engineering Companies Engineering Excellence Award in the state of Wisconsin. The companies also won a n COMMERCIAL n INDUSTRIAL n AGRICULTURAL THINK SMART | BUILD SMART (920) 498-9300 | baylandbuildings.com | 99,000 square foot state-of-the-art distribution facility with office space National ACEC Engineering Excellence Recognition Award for the project, which promotes the reuse of byproducts to improve the sustainability of the foundry's landfill. The foundry owns and operates a non-hazardous waste disposal facility near Waupaca. The facility receives sand and slag byproducts from three Waupaca Foundry locations. The foundry teamed with TRC to determine if the foundry's byproducts could be reused in the construction of final cover and liner barrier layers for its landfill. In 2011, TRC and Waupaca Foundry constructed test pads with collection systems to assess the long- term benefit of reusing the byproducts. The test pads were monitored for more than two years and exposed to two cycles of Wisconsin weather. In May 2014, the Wisconsin Department of Natural PLANT|NEWS cont. c o n t i n u e d >