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get to know the New North ���As third generation CEO of Bassett Mechanical, I can confidently say our continued success over 75 years is directly attributed to our workforce and location in Northeast Wisconsin. Our diversified customer base includes food processors, dairy, energy, pulp and paper, and health care to name a few. These customers demand the highest quality custom-manufactured products and services which we provide every day because of our highly skilled and dedicated workforce. Northeastern Wisconsin provides an environment rich in work life balance that attracts talented, skilled workers. Businesses in this region not only give kindly of their time and money, but work together to better serve end users.��� The New North region focuses on targeted industries that have developed from its strong manufacturing roots. These targeted industries include: ��� Alternative energy ��� Data centers ��� Supply chain manufacturing One-half of Wisconsin���s largest private companies call the New North home and generate $12.7 billion in annual revenue. 1 The strongest performing industries include: ��� Transportation equipment manufacturing President and CEO, Bassett Mechanical ��� Dairy product manufacturing ��� Foundries ��� Pulp, paper, and paperboard manufacturing and converting ��� Electrical equipment manufacturing ��� Machinery manufacturing ��� Kim Bassett-Heitzmann ��� Fabricated metal product manufacturing 25% of the New North workforce is employed in advanced manufacturing industries 2, including: ��� Defense ��� Marine ��� Food production 2 ��� introduction ��� Pulp and paper ��� Energy ��� Transportation 1. Forbes, 2011. 2. Economic Modeling Specialists International, 2011.