Eight companies from southeastern Wisconsin are among the 28 nominees for the 31st annual Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year awards presented by Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce.
The area finalists include:
- Artemax Inc., New Berlin
- Empire Level, Mukwonago,
- Kenall Manufacturing, Kenosha
- KHS USA Inc., Waukesha
- Klement Sausage Co., Milwaukee
- Poblocki Sign Co. LLC, Milwaukee
- Sargento Foods Inc., Plymouth
- Vulcan Global Manufacturing Solutions Inc., Milwaukee
In addition to WMC, the annual contest is sponsored by Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP and Michael Best & Friedrich LLP.
A total of four grand award winners will be announced during a black tie ceremony Feb. 21 at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee.
Other nominees include:
- Apache Stainless Equipment Corporation – Beaver Dam
- Briess Malt & Ingredients Co. – Chilton
- Convenience Electronics, Inc. – McFarland
- Empire Screen Printing, Inc. – Onalaska
- Energy Bank Inc. – Manitowoc
- Gamber-Johnson LLC – Stevens Point
- J&R Machine Inc. – Shawano
- Freedom Graphic Systems, Inc. – Milton
- MCL Industries, Inc. – Pulaski
- Mercury Marine – Fond du Lac
- Midwest Prototyping, LLC – Blue Mounds
- Mitchell Metal Products – Merrill
- Octopi Brewing – Waunakee
- OEM Fabricators, Inc. – Woodville
- Outlook Group LLC – Neenah
- Pioneer Metal Finishing, LLC – Green Bay
- ProAmpac Holdings Inc. – Wrightstown
- Robinson Metal, Inc. – De Pere
- Terso Solutions Inc – Fitchburg
- Winsert, Inc. – Marinette