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.