Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

MEP Success Stories from Wisconsin

ATACO Steel Products Corp. Strategy Development Work Yields Big Results

Reported Year
2020
Since undergoing an ownership change in 2005, ATACO has experienced slow growth in revenue and profitability and the markets and customers have been unchanged for many years. ATACO was looking to strategically expand in existing markets and grow into new markets while improving profitably and empowering its leadership team to maximize long-term

Small Manufacturer Emerges More Efficient After Lean Training

Reported Year
2020
The daily arrival of a FedEx driver to take away packaged orders should have been a good sign at C&N Manufacturing-- it meant products were in the pipeline. Business was good. To the trained manufacturing eye, however, there was a problem. The company, which makes storage trunks and sells about 800 products for thousands of children attending