Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year: Nominations announced

January 9, 2018

For Immediate Release

Conact: Nick Novak, 608.258.3400

nnovak@wmc.org

Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Award
Nominees Announced

Madison – Twenty-three Wisconsin manufacturers have been nominated for the 30th Annual Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year (MOTY) Awards.

The nominees showcase the pride Wisconsin has in its manufacturing sector, which provides high-wage, family-supporting careers. The industry employs nearly 500,000 Wisconsinites and creates $56 billion in annual economic output. In fact, Wisconsin is the second-most manufacturing intensive state in the nation.

The MOTY program recognizes the state’s top manufacturers of all industries and sizes for their commitment to good business practices, innovative processes and productivity enhancements that help drive Wisconsin’s economy. A total of four Grand Award winners will be chosen from categories based on company size.

MOTY Nominees:

Apache Stainless Equipment Corporation – Beaver Dam

Automation Components Incorporated – Middleton

Baker’s Quality Pizza Crusts, Inc. – Waukesha

Carbide Grinding Co., Inc. – Waukesha

Carnivore Meat Company LLC – Green Bay

EmbedTek – Waukesha

Energybank – Manitowoc

Evergreen Tool Company, Inc. – Peshtigo

Exact Science Corporation – Madison

Gamber-Johnson LLC – Stevens Point

Generac – Waukesha

Graphic Display Systems, Inc. d/b/a GDSI – Amery
iMARK Molding, Inc. – Woodville

Linetec – Wausau

MBK-WI, Inc. d/b/a Freedom Graphic Systems, Inc. – Milton

Nicolet Plastics LLC – Mountain

Octopi Brewing – Waunakee

Oshkosh Corporation – Oshkosh

Pro Products, Inc. – Sturgeon Bay

Sargento Foods Inc. – Plymouth

Seneca Foods Corporation – Janesville

The Spancrete Group, Inc. – Waukesha

Vulcan Global Manufacturing Solutions, Inc. – Milwaukee

The accounting and advisory firm of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, the law firm of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, the state chamber and manufacturers association, sponsor the annual MOTY awards program. The sponsors will celebrate the nominees and reveal the winners at a black tie ceremony February 22, 2018, at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee.

Additional information can be found online at www.wimoty.com or by calling 800-362-7301.