Business Minded : Event Planning with Terri Yanke
With a master's degree in marketing, planner Terri Yanke uses her experiences as a retail marketer and buyer to shape how she approaches event planning.
Concrete Influences A Model of Sustainable Design
The Confluence Park Project looked to nature for inspiration, using custom pavers to represent the flow of two merging waterways and 29-ft. concrete ‘petals’ to form pavilions.
Introducing Casey the Container: A Children's Book About Ocean Ports and Carriers
Kristina Bowden brings children into the world of ocean ports and carriers with her first children’s book, Casey the Container.
Organomation Has American Manufacturing Down to a Science
Organomation remains competitive with high-quality American-made lab equipment.
The Art of Mindfulness: SAP Ariba's Kwan Applies Yoga Lessons on the Job
The trajectory of Tifenn Dano Kwan’s career and her mastery of yoga is no coincidence, she insists.
Mennel Mining Continues Long Tradition in Flour Production
As the industry fights consolidation at the top, the company's recent expansion into bakery mix, popcorn and warehousing further differentiates them from the pack.
Field Notes: Paper with a Personality
Field Notes’ vintage-inspired notebooks evoke nostalgia for an America before keyboards.
Logistyx's Finlay Combines Two Unlikely Passions: Supply Chain and Cars
Throughout his long (and successful) supply chain career, Geoffrey Finlay has worn many hats—each of which gave him the experience, drive and know-how to turn a passion into a profitable business.
Q Products Stich Together the American Dream
QPS manufactures passive temperature protection products, including its most popular Pallet and Cargo Quilts, for a number of industries inside of a recently renovated facility located near Chicago, Illinois.
Without Missing a Beat
Ken Fleming’s passion for music prepared him for a career in front of the crowd.
Passion outside the Office Translates into Professional Success
Kenco Group’s Innovation Research Manager Matt McLelland enjoys a variety of outdoor activities that keep him both personally and professionally motivated.
Oak Street Bootmakers Carries on the Art of American Shoemaking
The Chicago-based shoe manufacturer prides itself on a history of rich traditions.
Meet the 2017 Pro to Know of the Year
Southern Glazer’s Bobby Burg is leading the way in an ever-changing global economy.
Mini donkeys huge hit at fair
Jill Coussens, with the help of husband Walt and son Casey, began raising miniature donkeys 13 years ago at their home in rural Helenville. A lifelong horse lover, Jill was looking for a hobby to replace her passion for horseback riding after several injuries through the years made it impossible for her to ride.
Sullivan man knits hats for fellow vets
Bob Bolton, 93, of Sullivan, has taken up knitting since his legs keep him from his first love: woodworking. During the past two years, Bolton has donated more than 400 handmade hats to different charitable organizations, including the Jefferson County Veterans Services Office.
Niedecker poetry to grace Fort Atkinson schools
History and art come together to reflect the words of the late Fort Atkinson poet Lorine Niedecker at Fort Atkinson High School in the first of multiple planned poetry projects within the School District of Fort Atkinson.
