{"id":15447,"date":"2025-02-21T11:00:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T12:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=15447"},"modified":"2025-02-21T12:58:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T12:58:26","slug":"nine-wisconsin-companies-earn-manufacturer-of-the-year-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=15447","title":{"rendered":"Nine Wisconsin Companies Earn Manufacturer of the Year Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This post originally appeared at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmc.org\/press-releases\/nine-wisconsin-companies-earn-manufacturer-of-the-year-title\/\">https:\/\/www.wmc.org\/press-releases\/nine-wisconsin-companies-earn-manufacturer-of-the-year-title\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>MADISON<\/strong> \u2013 Nine companies were named as Wisconsin Manufacturers of the Year at the 36th Annual MOTY Awards program. The winners were announced Thursday, February 20, at a black-tie banquet honoring all 21 finalists.<\/p>\n<p>Baker Tilly, Michael Best &amp; Fredrich LLP, and Wisconsin Manufacturers &amp; Commerce (WMC) sponsor the program each year to highlight the state\u2019s largest industry, which employs 18.4% of Wisconsin\u2019s workforce, the largest ratio in the country. MOTY Awards are earned by the state\u2019s top manufacturers who demonstrate a dedication to quality careers, good business practices, financial growth, innovative processes and reinvestment into local communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWisconsinites make things, and they make them well,\u201d said WMC President &amp; CEO Kurt R. Bauer. \u201cOur state relies on hard-working manufacturers to provide economic stability, careers, innovation, and much more. We\u2019re proud to honor this year\u2019s winners of the Manufacturer of the Year Awards. Each of these companies exemplifies excellence on every level. Congratulations to all of the nominees!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Companies were evaluated on many key benchmarks, including financial growth, technological advances, product development, environmental solutions and sustainability, operational excellence and continuous improvement, commitment to employees, and effective research and development. Award winners were selected by an independent panel of judges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur state is home to innovative and dynamic manufacturers and Baker Tilly is proud to celebrate the industry and honor the winners at the Manufacturer of the Year banquet,\u201d said Greg Sofra, Baker Tilly\u2019s Wisconsin manufacturing leader. \u201cThis program recognizes not only the continued success manufacturers find in Wisconsin, but also the contributions they give back to their communities. Congratulations to the winners and all the nominees. On behalf of Baker Tilly, we look forward to your continued growth and accomplishments in the year to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The manufacturing industry produces nearly $72 billion in economic output each year in Wisconsin. The state is home to nearly 9,000 manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe innovative spirit and dedication exhibited by this year\u2019s Manufacturer of the Year award winners are a true testament to the resilience and vitality of Wisconsin\u2019s robust manufacturing sector,\u201d said David Krutz, Managing Partner at Michael Best &amp; Friedrich LLP. \u201cAt Michael Best, we are honored to once again join in the recognition of the outstanding achievements of manufacturers and support an industry that continues to drive economic growth and create quality jobs in our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Four Grand Awards were distributed in four size categories for impeccable performance. These winners wholly showcase the strength and vibrancy of manufacturing. Additionally, five special awards were given to companies who demonstrated a unique quality worthy of recognition.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>36th Annual Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Award Winners:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Grand Awards:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Small Category: <strong>JR Machine<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Shawano<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Medium Category: <strong>Plas-Tech Engineering<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Lake Geneva<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Large Category: <strong>Weinbrenner Shoe Company<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Merrill<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mega Category: <strong>Plexus Corp.<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Neenah<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Special Awards:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Future of Flavor: <strong>Omnia Wood Products LLC (Smokey Woods)<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Crivitz<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Top of the Line Workplace: <strong>Redline Plastics, LLC<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Manitowoc<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Global Impact: <strong>ANGI Energy Systems LLC<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Janesville<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Empowerment Through Inclusion: <strong>VARC, Inc<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 <em>Viroqua<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the program and sponsors at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wimoty.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.wimoty.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">###<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmc.org\/press-releases\/nine-wisconsin-companies-earn-manufacturer-of-the-year-title\/\">Nine Wisconsin Companies Earn Manufacturer of the Year Title<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmc.org\">WMC Wisconsin&#8217;s Chamber <\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post originally appeared at https:\/\/www.wmc.org\/press-releases\/nine-wisconsin-companies-earn-manufacturer-of-the-year-title\/ MADISON \u2013 Nine companies were named as Wisconsin Manufacturers&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wmc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15447"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15448,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15447\/revisions\/15448"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}