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The biggest hurdle to Aaron Wiegel’s plans for aggressive growth hasn’t come from competition or market pressures, but the lack of skilled workers in the job market.
Read MoreThree-quarters of a century ago, the Wiegel family came to Ellis Island with just a dream and $10,000 in their pockets. On December 6, 1941, Otto and Kathe Wiegel took a gamble on that dream.
Read MoreAaron Wiegel shares a few words of gratitude in honor of Wiegel's 75th Anniversary and tells his plans for Wiegel as he looks towards the future.
Read MoreThe U.S. economy’s main constraint isn’t demand but supply. Aaron Wiegel tells Bloomberg BusinessWeek about today’s scarcity of skilled labor to fill open positions at his manufacturing plant.
Read MoreAs Wiegel emerged from the recession in 2009, Aaron Wiegel noticed his job ads for tool and die makers were going unfilled for months, leading to his restarting an apprenticeship program.
Read MoreEach year Wiegel awards a scholarship to an NIU student pursuing an undergraduate degree in Manufacturing Engineering Technology. The recipient also gets a summer internship at Wiegel's plant headquarters.
Read MoreOtto Wiegel founded Wiegel the day before the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. This year, his three grandchildren mark the manufacturing company’s 75th anniversary!
Read MoreThirteen manufacturing facilities have been named finalists in the 2016 IndustryWeek Best Plants competition, IW's annual search for and salute to manufacturing excellence across North America.
Read MoreManufacturing is essential to the health of the United States because it creates wealth. Being able to produce goods to sell throughout the world, while creating lucrative careers for people, makes fo…
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