Report to Reveal Financial and Environmental Benefits for Manufacturers, State Economy and Answer the Question: Is Green the New Gold for Wisconsin Manufacturers?
Time: 11 a.m. Thursday, June 23
Location: Hyatt Regency Milwaukee, 333 W. Kilbourn, Lakeshore Room A, 1st floor
Contact: Linda Abbott, abbott@chorus.net; 608.826.6215; cell 608.347.7860
MILWAUKEE – A report on the financial and environmental benefits of an innovative program to promote sustainable manufacturing in Wisconsin will be unveiled at a June 23 news conference in Milwaukee.
The Wisconsin Profitable Sustainability Initiative was launched in April 2010 by the Wisconsin Department of Commerce and the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP) to accelerate the adoption of sustainable practices and processes by small and midsize manufacturers. Over the past year, WMEP and a team of experts have worked with 45 state manufacturers on projects targeting energy, logistics and environmental improvements.
News conference participants include:
* Wisconsin Department of Commerce Deputy Secretary Mike Klonsinski
* WMEP Executive Director/CEO Buckley Brinkman
* Representatives from two Southeast Wisconsin manufacturing firms who will share successful projects completed under the program.
* Experts in energy, logistics and environmental engineering who provided assistance to manufacturers enrolled in the program.
After the presentation, speakers will take questions from the media.
Parking: public parking garage next to Hyatt at N. 4th Street, enter from Kilbourn.
ABOUT WMEP:
WMEP is a private, nonprofit organization committed to the growth and success of Wisconsin manufacturers. Since 1998, WMEP has helped to generate more than $1 billion in economic impact and create and save more than 13,000 state manufacturing jobs, according to results documented by customers. Visit http://www.wmep.org for more info.
