Alliance Membership Benefits


images_NMALogo2.jpgA large segment of manufacturers throughout northeast Wisconsin are growing more concerned about the lack of skilled manufacturing workers. As baby boomers retire, there are fewer and fewer people entering the manufacturing field to replace these workers. How can our companies continue to prosper, if they do not have the workforce they need? The Northeast Wisconsin Manufacturing Alliance is a group of manufacturers, working with educational institutions, workforce development boards, chambers of commerce, and state organizations to promote manufacturing in our 18 county region. Benefits of joining the NEW Manufacturing Alliance

  • Access to a displaced workforce of skilled labor
  • Your company’s website will have a link on the website
  • Schools will have information about your company’s outreach programs
  • Your company’s college internship opportunities will be posted on the website
  • Newsletters and surveys
  • Solve the workforce shortage with other industry leaders throughout the region
  • Networking with manufacturers
  • Grant opportunities

Annual dues structure

Total number of employees in Wisconsin:

0 – 250 employees $500
251 – 500 employees $750
501 or greater $1,000

Associate Membership – Available to non-manufacturing organizations and institutions that rely on a successful manufacturing sector, including service providers, suppliers, financial organizations, insurers, transporters, law firms, construction, third-party logistics, and distributors.  Associate members can only comprise 50 percent of the overall membership (Manufacturers plus Associate).  The annual membership fee is $1,500.  All Associate members must be approved by Steering committee.

Benefits of Associated Membership:

  • Networking with manufacturers
  • Speaking Opportunities at Quarterly General Membership meetings
  • Your company’s website linked on Alliance website
  • Booth space at Quarterly General Membership meetings
  • Joint grant applications
  • Employees can be nominated/featured in All-Star publication (employee must work in a manufacturing-related career)
  • Work in partnership with manufacturers in improving manufacturing in the New North region

For further information, please visit www.newmfgalliance.org or contact Ann Franz at (920) 498-5587, ann.franz@nwtc.edu or Bobbi Miller at (920) 720-5600, bobbi.miller@workforceeconomics.org