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SUMMARY:Manufacturing Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:MANUFACTURING ROUNDTABLE   TUESDAY\, SEPTEMBER 29\, 2026\n\nSAVE THE DATE\n\n \n\nMISSION STATEMENT - To improve Sheboygan County based manufacturers through sharing of best practices and continuous improvement strategies and tactics.\n\n\n\nWHY - To continue the important dialog about programs that help you strengthen your businesses/organizations with a focus on: 1) Quality\, 2) Improved Operations/Cost\, productivity and training\, 3) Safety\, 4) On-time delivery/logistics & supply chain\, 5) Employee morale & leadership development\, 6) Science\, technology\, engineering & maintenance [modified STEM]\n\n \n\nToday's Manufacturing Roundtable is focused on effectively working   Better Together\n\n \n\nWHERE   Sheboygan County Chamber\, Large Conference Room\n\n \n\nWHAT   times can be modified\n\n7:10-7:30          Networking \n\n7:30-7:45          Welcome/announcements   John Rogers\n\n7:45-8:15          Make Your Mark updates   Deidre Martinez\, CEO/Sheboygan County Chamber\n\n8:15-8:25          A manufacturing perspective\, Pat Rusch\, Operations Manager/Rockline Industries\n\nConsider the specific mission I hope we can fulfill is how to draw great blue-collar talent into our county to address our collective needs: \n\nWe have the employers\n\nWe have the jobs\n\nWe have a desirable area\n\nWe have the educational infrastructure\n\nHousing is shaky\, but there is new housing going up and more to come\n\nWe have the COMMUNITY we and others value\n\n \n\nHow can we bundle these things together to sell a package to regions in the US to help us get more of this talent\n\n8:25-9:50 Your COMMENTS/QUESTIONS/FEEDBACK\n\n9:50-9:55          Next steps for this Manufacturing Roundtable\n\n10:00                Adjourn
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">MANUFACTURING ROUNDTABLE &ndash\; TUESDAY\, SEPTEMBER 29\, 2026</span></strong><br />\n<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">SAVE THE DATE</span></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">MISSION STATEMENT - </span></span></span></span></strong><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">To improve Sheboygan County based manufacturers through sharing of best practices and continuous improvement strategies and tactics.</span></span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<strong><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">WHY - </span></span></span></span></strong><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">To continue the important dialog about programs that help you strengthen your businesses/organizations with a focus on: 1)&nbsp\;</span></span></span></span><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:#333333\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">Quality\, <span style="background:yellow\;">2) Improved Operations/Cost\, productivity and training\,</span> 3) Safety\, 4) On-time delivery/logistics &amp\; supply chain\, 5) <span style="background:yellow\;">Employee morale &amp\; leadership development</span>\, 6) Science\, technology\, engineering &amp\; maintenance [modified STEM]</span></span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:black\;">Today&rsquo\;s Manufacturing Roundtable is focused on effectively working &ndash\; Better Together</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:#333333\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">WHERE &ndash\; Sheboygan County Chamber\, Large Conference Room</span></span></span></span></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="background:white\;text-decoration:none\;text-underline:none\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">WHAT &ndash\; times can be modified</span></span></span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="background:white\;text-decoration:none\;text-underline:none\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">7:10-7:30&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Networking </span></span></span></span><br />\n<span style="background:white\;text-decoration:none\;text-underline:none\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">7:30-7:45&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Welcome/announcements &ndash\; John Rogers</span></span></span></span><br />\n<span style="background:white\;text-decoration:none\;text-underline:none\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">7:45-8:15&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Make Your Mark updates &ndash\; Deidre Martinez\, CEO/Sheboygan County Chamber</span></span></span></span><br />\n<span style="background:white\;text-decoration:none\;text-underline:none\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">8:15-8:25&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; A manufacturing perspective\, Pat Rusch\, Operations Manager/Rockline Industries</span></span></span></span><br />\n<span style="background:white\;text-decoration:none\;text-underline:none\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">Consider </span></span></span></span><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">the specific mission I hope we can fulfill is how to draw great blue-collar talent into our county to address our collective needs:&nbsp\;</span></span></span></span><br />\n<span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">We have the employers</span></span></span></span><br />\n<span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">We have the jobs</span></span></span></span><br />\n<span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">We have a desirable area</span></span></span></span><br />\n<span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">We have the educational infrastructure</span></span></span></span><br />\n<span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">Housing is shaky\, but there is new housing going up and more to come</span></span></span></span><br />\n<span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">We have the COMMUNITY we and others value</span></span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="background:yellow\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">How can we bundle these things together to sell a package to regions in the US to help us get more of this talent</span></span></span></span><br />\n<span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">8:25-9:50 Your <strong>COMMENTS/QUESTIONS/FEEDBACK</strong></span></span></span></span><br />\n<span style="background:white\;text-decoration:none\;text-underline:none\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">9:50-9:55&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Next steps for this Manufacturing Roundtable</span></span></span></span><br />\n<span style="background:white\;text-decoration:none\;text-underline:none\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">10:00&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Adjourn</span></span></span></span>
LOCATION:Sheboygan County Chamber - Large Conference Room 621 South 8th Street Sheboygan WI 53081
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