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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. CONTENTS 3 All Star Nominees Sponsor-Paid Profile: Nercon Eng. & Mfg., Inc. 4 All Star Adel Ajeti Rockline Industries All Star Elizabeth Check Johnsonville Sausage 5 Sponsor-Paid Profile: Ariens Company 6 All Star Adam Earley Bassett Mechanical All Star Chris Fredrick Nature's Way 7 Sponsor-Paid Profile: Johnsonville Sausage 8 All Star Kory Koesling Silvan Industries All Star Justin Palbrach Georgia-Pacific 9 Sponsor-Paid Profile: Bassett Mechanical 10 All Star Luar Rousseau N.E.W. Plastics All Star Josh Salm Sargento Foods 11 Sponsor-Paid Profile: Northeast Wisconsin Educational Resource Alliance 12 All Star Carl Wehmas CMD Corporation All Star Jamie Williams KI 13 Sponsor-Paid Profile: Rockline Industries 14 All Star Mentor Amie Borchardt Waupaca Foundry All Star Mentor Louis Ledvina N.E.W. Plastics 15 Sponsor-Paid Profile: Sargento 16 NEW Manufacturing Alliance member listing 17 Sponsor-Paid Profile: Georgia-Pacific 18 NEW Manufacturing Alliance facts and figures 19 Other Resources Sponsor-Paid Profile: Masters Gallery Foods, Inc. 20 Sponsors ON THE COVER: All Star Luar Rousseau is an enginered systems leader at N.E.W. Plastics, Luxemburg. Her story appears on page 10. 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 PRODUCED BY INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS 400 N. Richmond St., Suite B, Appleton, WI 54911 (920) 882-0491 www.insightonbusiness.com INSIGHT ON MANUFACTURING Published bimonthly (January, March, May, July, September and November) Nikki Kallio, Editor Cover photo: Shane Van Boxtel, Image Studios Inside photos and video: Alex Zacarias, 3N Productions To advertise or subscribe: www.insightonmfg.com