Company: Venture Manufacturing Group Inc.
Location: Beaver Dam
Founded in: 2005
What they do: A sheet metal fabricator that manufactures weldments and component parts for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).
How they’re growing: Venture Manufacturing Group lnc. is investing $1.4 million to purchase and renovate the former Home Depot building in Beaver Dam, a 100,000-square-foot facility. The project is expected to create 18 new jobs and will enable the company to expand its customer base.
What they’re saying: “The key was this (new) building because we have to have assembly space.”
— James Slattery, company CEO and president

WMC’s Kay Kertz Promoted to Senior Vice President
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