INSIDEINSIGHT SEPTEMBER 2012 • VOL 5 • NO. 6 | www.insightonbusiness.com CONNEC TING BUSINESS & PEOPLE IN THE NEW NORTH
26 COVER STORY Tyrannosaurus Next: EMT International's Paul Rauscher shakes the dust from manufacturing's fossilized image
Video: page 31 Click to hear Rauscher's take on what the robust industry means to the New North region
Cover photograph by Shane Van Boxtel, Image Studios Video by ARK Media Group
26 UPFRONT
12 News from New North Region Nationwide drought affects region's agribusiness
19 Face Time Ann Franz on manufacturing in northeast Wisconsin
22 Connections Manufacturing First Expo & Conference coming up Sept. 26
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Small Business 47 Mugging it Sunset Hill Stoneware makes each mug special -- by hand
On the Move 52 People & Business
19 Insight On …
33 COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE » Holding steady: Office and manufacturing space sees growth
36 SHIPPING & LOGISTICS » Companies use technology to innovate effective solutions
40 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT » Fox Cities sees skylines changing with new developments
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DEPARTMENTS 11 FROM THE EDITOR 62 FINAL FRAME
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