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Community - Jan 9, 2025

Marinette Plant Sets Standard for Recovery-Friendly Workplace

Building a stable and fulfilling life is a goal everyone deserves the chance to pursue, including individuals in recovery from substance use disorders. However, in Marinette County, Wisconsin —a community grappling with some of the state’s highest rates of drunk driving deaths and substance abuse—this is a particularly steep uphill climb.

Megan Mulholland | Waupaca Foundry

#award #community

Waupaca Foundry

Community - Dec 23, 2024

Sharing the Spirit of the Season

This holiday season employees and retirees across the organization picked up their annual ornament and a ham. Each year many employees and retirees pay it forward and request to donate their ham to a local non-profit organization, shelter, or church affiliation.

Lexie Toney | Waupaca Foundry

#community #donation #giving

Waupaca Foundry

Community - Dec 9, 2024

Buckle up: New committee, custom benches rev up Iola’s revitalization

IOLA – When a village with fewer than 1,300 citizens hosts an annual event drawing 100 times its population, the village could either sit on its hands and hope for more year-round visitors – or it could formalize and come up with a more productive form of seating. Alan Bauer said with the formation of... The post Buckle up: New committee, custom benches rev up Iola’s revitalization appeared first on The Business News.

Matthew Day | The Business News

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Waupaca Foundry

Community - Nov 12, 2024

Junior Achievement Opens Doors to Success for Team Member

For nearly a decade, Waupaca Foundry has supported Junior Achievement of West Kentucky not as a recruitment pipeline but as a commitment to enriching the community. Yet for Isaac Ahl, a Junior Achievement (JA) participant from Tell City High School, this investment also became a personal opportunity.

Megan Mulholland | Waupaca Foundry

#awards #community #skillsgap #tellcity

Waupaca Foundry

Community - Aug 29, 2024

Waupaca Foundry R&D Department Fabricates Bridge for Local Park

John Smith, a committee member of the Manawa Area Veterans Freedom Park project, had no doubt about who to call for fabricating a bridge for the park: his former colleagues at the Waupaca Foundry Research & Development Department. “I used to work at Waupaca Foundry for 20 years,” John shares. “As a Production Foreman, I witnessed firsthand the casting and fabrication skills and the quality of work those guys deliver. I knew they’d do an amazing job.”

Kim Viduski | Waupaca Foundry

#community #veteran #waupaca

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Community - Aug 23, 2024

Waupaca Foundry Awards 2024 Scholarships

Waupaca Foundry is proud to support the next generation of ambitious leaders by providing scholarships to students in Waupaca Foundry communities. This year, we awarded $24,500 to nineteen deserving high school seniors.

Alexia Toney | Waupaca Foundry

#community #jobs #k12 #marinette #scholarships #tellcity #waupaca

Waupaca Foundry

Community - May 30, 2024

SHINE project relies on collaboration - Waupaca County Post

Employees at the Waupaca Foundry poured cast iron into the sand-resin molds to form the first of the 16 panels for the outdoor display. James Card Photo Sculpture comes together with help of foundry, city, art community By James Card

James Card | Waupaca County News

#art #castiron #community #waupaca

Waupaca Foundry

Community - May 23, 2024

Community art project takes shape with help from Waupaca Foundry

A community-based art initiative is taking shape in Waupaca. It's called Project SHINE, and the Waupaca Foundry is providing the framework.

Eric Peterson | Fox 11 News

#art #castiron #community

Waupaca Foundry

Community - Feb 29, 2024

A thank you from the TC High School Renaissance

A thank-you from the TC High School RenaissanceTELL CITY — On Friday, Feb. 16, Tell City High School Renaissance held their annual Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction. We would like to thank our corporate sponsor Waupaca Foundry for their generosity.

Perry County News

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Waupaca Foundry

Community - Dec 7, 2023

High school brings in new manufacturing technology, aims to train students towards career in trades

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - River Valley High School is showcasing new technology to help train students in the trades. The equipment gives students the opportunity to learn advanced manufacturing. “It’s the beginning of a step-by-step regional process,” Cooperation Education Service Agency 3 career coordinator Tom Martin said.

WMTV 15 Madison

#careers #community #technology

Waupaca Foundry

Community - Dec 6, 2023

Making a Smooth Transition

Peshtigo High School students are making the transition from high school to the workforce.

EagleHeard

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Waupaca Foundry

Community - Oct 26, 2023

SHINE Project

When someone says manufacturing, engineering, or iron casting—the last thing you may think of is art.

Karter Kaminske and Lexie Toney | Waupaca Foundry

#art #community

Waupaca Foundry

Community - Jun 23, 2023

GearKids Focuses On Youth

In an effort to spark the younger generation’s interest in all things cars, GearKids will come to this year’s Iola Car Show.

Holly Neumann | Waupaca County News

#community #foundry-in-a-box #manufacturing

Waupaca Foundry

Community - Jun 2, 2023

Waupaca Foundry Awards 2023 Scholarships

Waupaca Foundry is proud to support the next generation of ambitious leaders by providing scholarships to students in Waupaca Foundry communities.

Alexia Toney | Waupaca Foundry

#community #jobs #K12 #marinette #scholarships #tellcity #waupaca

Waupaca Foundry

Community - May 18, 2023

Waupaca County's 'Catch a Ride' program breaks down transportation barriers for workers

A Waupaca County program was highlighted for giving workers more than just a lift to work.

Fox 11 News

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Apr 10, 2023

People who make a difference – Hayley Cullen

Project engineer, mentor, volunteer – Waupaca Robotics, Waupaca Foundry

Heather Graves | The Business News

#community #culture #employee-spotlight #engineering #stem #waupaca #wfnews

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Community - Dec 9, 2022

Waupaca Foundry makes a splash with community donation

Waupaca Foundry joins leading companies to donate funds for new splash pad at Waupaca’s Swan Park. This donation is just one more investment into creating a vibrant community for the Waupaca region!

Karter Kaminske | Waupaca Foundry

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Waupaca Foundry

Community - Sep 19, 2022

Breaking ground for splash pad

A groundbreaking ceremony for the new spash pad at Swan Park was held on September 12. The project cost $1.5 million. Major donors were Community First Credit Union, Farmer's State Bank, Theda Care, the Waupaca Foundry, Peterson Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram, Faulks Brothers and Chris and Vic Anthony.

James Card | waupacanow.com

#community #donation #waupaca

Waupaca Foundry

- Aug 19, 2022

A Cast Iron Medallion Solidifies the Heart of a Community and it's Triathlon

Waupaca Foundry is proud to give back to its community and be a part of the Waupaca Area Triathlon all the while, supporting the interests of its team.

Karter Kaminske | Waupaca Foundry

#castiron #community #medallion #triathlon

Waupaca Foundry

Community - Jul 20, 2022

A Family of Blacksmiths' Art Forged with Small Pieces of Waupaca Foundry

Meet the Kochanowskis: A family of Polish American blacksmiths with a multi-generational legacy in Wisconsin. Boleslaw, a third-generation metalworker and the patriarch of the family, runs the “Boleslaw Kochanowski” blacksmithing shop with his wife Anna and three of their children, sons Vincent, August, and Valerius.

Karter Kaminske | Waupaca Foundry

#art #community

Waupaca Foundry

Global MFG - Jul 15, 2022

Proving Our Metal

Wisconsin today maintains the fifth-most foundries of any U.S state. Which is home to both the largest iron foundry company in the world - Waupaca Foundry and the most recognizable Neenah Foundry

Insight Publications

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Waupaca Foundry

Community - Jul 1, 2022

Governor visits New London

Gov. Tony Evers came to New London June 29 and announced two state grants to encourage local job growth. The Waupaca County Economic Development Corp. will receive $3.2 million for 24-hour workforce transportation services in Waupaca and Outagamie counties. Goodwill Industries of North Central Wisconsin was awarded $6.5 million to enlist 200 trainers who will help people who have experienced trauma to prepare for careers. Both programs seek to help solve the ongoing labor shortage in Wisconsin.

Robert Cloud | waupacanow.com

#community #workforcedevelopment

Waupaca Foundry

Community - May 20, 2022

Waupaca Foundry Builds and Donates Hydraulic Ram for Waupaca and Portage County

After the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Department received a surplus MRAP vehicle, the department identified the need for a ram to make the vehicle more useful in keeping officers safe during high-risk situations. For manufacturing such a piece, the department reached out to Waupaca Foundry to design, fabricate and install a hydraulic arm and push plate that could provide entrance to a barricaded area.

Ally Melby | Waupaca Foundry

#award #community #donation #giving #safety #waupaca

Waupaca Foundry

Community - May 6, 2022

Discover Wisconsin | Waupaca: From the Chain to Main | S35 Ep. 2

Discover Wisconsin covers the City of Waupaca in its 35th season in episode #2. Fast-forward to minute 7:25 and spot an employment plug for Waupaca Foundry.

Discover Wisconsin

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Jan 19, 2022

WMC Elects President, COO & CEO of Waupaca Foundry Mike Nikolai as New Board Chairman

Newly appointed Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce 49th Board Chairman, Mike Nikolai shares 2-year term objectives, the value of WMC membership, and the continued sustainability of business in Wisconsin.

Kurt R. Bauer | WMC TV

#community #nikolai #wfnews

Waupaca Foundry

Community - Nov 15, 2021

Thinking Different in Education for Tomorrow’s Jobs

There has long been a stigma of choosing to attend a trade school over a four-year college. But as the price of tuition for universities has soared, the demand for workers has become more precedent, and the want of students to obtain a degree that is more niche to their future employment opportunities has increased, the value of trade schools in today’s economy is invaluable.

Ally Melby | Waupaca Foundry

#community #intern #skillsgap #workforcedevelopment

Waupaca Foundry

Community - Oct 28, 2021

Benches Brighten Waupaca Downtown Community

Waupaca Foundry and Alliance Industries jointly rallied around its local community to provide beautiful, functional park benches for the City of Waupaca as part of its Main Street Project renovation.

Lydia Engelbreth | Waupaca Foundry

#castiron #community #donation #giving #waupaca

Waupaca Foundry

Community - Oct 20, 2021

Peshtigo High School has vocational learning partnerships with more than 30 businesses | News | ehextra.com

Peshtigo High School's vocational studies program prepares students for employment. Business partners who work with the Peshtigo High School Vocational Program numbers more than 30. Some of those businesses include Badger Paper Mill, PHC Inc., Caterpillar, Lemke Heating and Cooling, Evergreen Tool Co. Inc. and Waupaca Foundry.

EH Extra

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Waupaca Foundry

Community - Jun 27, 2021