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MEP Success Stories from Oregon

Wild Carrot Herbals: Blossoming in Enterprise, Oregon

Reported Year
2024
As demand for their artisanal products grew, Wild Carrot Herbals faced the challenge of scaling production to keep up with demand, while maintaining the quality and ethos that had become their hallmark. Initially, Jody believed relocating from Enterprise, Oregon, with a population of 2,100, to a larger facility in Central Oregon was the solution to

OpEx & Supply Chain

Reported Year
2024
The company faced a rapid increase in demand for a new product line. Due to several product design revisions and the newness of the novel production process, the company sought assistance from OMEP, part of the MEP National Network™, to reduce waste on the line.

Lightspeed Product Development

Reported Year
2024
For decades Lightspeed has relied on a single, though reliable, supply chain partner to meet large percentage of their demanding operational needs. However, this crucial partner decided to close its doors in 2024 giving Lightspeed little time to strategically rethink and redesign its supply chain and new product introduction practices to both

Growth in the Salsa Market for Zuniga

Reported Year
2024
Zuniga Salsa faced significant challenges during the pandemic, including staffing difficulties and a change in family ownership. Compounding these issues, Zuniga learned that its largest customer, Whole Foods, required it to obtain FSMA, HACCP, and GMP certifications by the end of 2023 to retain its business. This certification was also crucial for

Streimer Sheet Metal Works Facing Key Employees Retiring

Reported Year
2024
With several key employees in the Fabricated Products Department preparing to retire, Streimer faced an extraordinary knowledge and skill gap. The company knew it needed to capture intellectual knowledge, processes, and other information to train new employees as well as create reference material for ongoing training and development. Streimer also

Rogue Truck Body Facing Doubling Demand

Reported Year
2024
Rogue Truck Body customer demand has doubled and capacity is constrained. Their lead time is not where the company wants it to be. Rogue Truck Body needed help improving efficiency in all work centers. Additionally, leadership would like to create a new warehouse and expand the building for additional assembly space. For help, Rogue Truck Body

Summit Body and Equipment Growth in the PNW & Beyond

Reported Year
2024
OMEP, part of the MEP National Network™, has worked closely with Summit for six years. Four years ago, Summit started thinking about expanding into new geographic markets in Northern California and southwest through Phoenix. However, their facility was at capacity and completely consumed by their existing client base in the Northwest.

Hardin Optical Growth on Oregon Coast

Reported Year
2024
The company was facing a series of small challenges that imposed a level of stagnation that was eroding the bottom line – first-pass yield was declining, employee turnover was up, margins were narrowing, the customer base defied growth, and small-run projects were sacrificing profitability.

Blue Lotus Chai: Creating Capacity for Long-Term Growth

Reported Year
2023
This small company was suffering from a problem familiar to many businesses in 2023: trouble delivering product due to long lead times getting ingredients and canisters. Luckily, there’s more than one way to work around supply chain issues. Blue Lotus Chai turned to OMEP, part of the MEP National Network™, for help.