The move is expected to add more than 800 Signicast employees to Dynacast, which will now employ 9,500 at 27 spots.

The addition by the investment caster with clients in the automotive and aerospace sectors is expected to bring 40 new employees.

The facility, which will cast aluminum chassis and powertrain components for passenger cars, will be operational in early 2018 and accounts for an investment of about $50 million.

The companies will collaborate on steel fabrication in an effort to enhance production.

Staff Sgt. Kurt Lemke, a 19-year member of the Minnesota National Guard, nominated Tony Cremers and Craft Pattern.

Mercury Marine has now invested more than $800MM in R&D and manufacturing expansion at its Fond du Lac campus since 2009.

Cadillac was honored because it exceeded Meritor’s requirements for excellence in quality, delivery, cost savings and innovation.

According to a report from The Chatanoogan, Gordon Michaud, maintenance department training coordinator at Waupaca, taught OSHA 10 classes to members of The Refuge, a program to help disadvantaged people train for employment. Waupaca teamed with Cleveland State Community College’s OneSource Workforce Development.

GM recognized 118 of its best suppliers from 15 countries that have consistently exceeded GM’s expectations, created outstanding value or brought new innovations to the company.

The facility made its last casting in 1996, and there was concern about its future. It was placed on a list of endangered historic places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.