Manufacturing

Talk to Sprecher Brewing Co. President Jeff Hamilton, and it’s clear that he really loves the beer biz. For one thing, there’s a fraternal feeling among small brewers that Hamilton, who has worked in everything from metal casting to industrial automation control, deeply appreciates. Full Story 

When people talk these days about saving the environment, they usually mean the air, water, and land that make up the great outdoors. But while Jeff Cardarella is more attuned than most to the challenges faced by the environment on a grand scale, in his professional life, he’s been more focused on saving the indoor environment. Full Story 

With all the dairy components – including whey protein and skim milk – produced in Wisconsin, Galloway Co. has introduced Fitness Edge, a new protein drink now available at Madison-area Woodman’s stores. While Galloway is based in Neenah, this is one product launch with a “Wisconsin Idea” underpinning, as Galloway’s Mark Gottsacker explains in this inaugural edition of “Take 5.” Full Story 

When the Charles Darwin Foundation approached Madison’s Bell Laboratories in 2008 for help in restoring the famous Galapagos Islands to their former ecological glory, it may have seemed an odd fit. After all, Bell Laboratories is known for eliminating rodents, not saving tortoises and finches. Full Story