Rich Rovito - Content Specialist, WMEP

The Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership’s Manufacturing Matters! conference will feature industry experts and informative sessions aimed at allowing manufacturers to thrive in an ever-changing...

A healthy U.S. manufacturing environment leads to much-needed job creation in the sector, higher wages and a boost in vital home-grown innovation, in the...

Services provided by the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership since its inception in 1998 have triggered $3.1 billion in economic impact, according to results documented...

Mike Laszkiewicz has played a key role in the growth of Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation Inc.’s global business and will share his insights with attendees...

Many manufacturers struggle to maintain their competitive positions in regional and global markets that are changing faster than ever.

Over the years, I’ve spent considerable time writing and reporting on the manufacturing skills gap. It remains a topic of concern for the industrial sector in Wisconsin as business, education and political leaders continue to work to develop solutions to a problem that stems from manufacturers struggling to fill open jobs while thousands of unemployed workers search for employment but don’t have the necessary skills to make them immediately viable candidates.