Mark Honadel

This month, President Obama laid out an ambitious environmental agenda in a cornerstone speech of his Presidency. Specifically, President Obama listed a number of new initiatives his administration would champion. The most significant component of the speech is the increased regulations of emissions from existing power plants.

Anyone who is involved in manufacturing at any level in Wisconsin must have heard of these topics of discussion recently: skills gap; workforce development; skilled trades; or lastly, “Man, I can’t find any good craftsman.”

The Executive Committee (TEC) member William Gregg of Anaheim, Calif.-based SDC Technologies Inc., a specialty coatings company with 100 employees, has chosen to do...