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Ben Wiese

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Kiolbassa Smoked Meats

By Ben Wiese | Mar 14, 2023

Food & Beverage Texas

CEO Michael Kiolbassa is carrying on his family’s legacy, manufacturing 500,000 pounds of “the best sausage you’ve ever eaten” every week in the company’s San Antonio factories.

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CJ Precision Machine

By Ben Wiese | Mar 13, 2023

Aerospace & Electronics Consumer & Lifestyle Food & Beverage Industrial & Equipment Idaho

With new digs on the horizon, the precision machining company continues to add capabilities in response to market demands.

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Sierra Pacific Engineering & Products

By Ben Wiese | Feb 22, 2023

Industrial & Equipment California

The 100 percent employee-owned design and manufacturing company leverages rapid prototyping and international partnerships to meet the needs of hinge and industrial hardware OEMs.

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Zurvita

By Ben Wiese | Jan 31, 2023

Food & Beverage Texas

With a storied evolution from electricity and legal services provider to nutritional drink manufacturer, co-founder and CEO Jay Shafer's company has finally found its stride.

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Where Wood Meets Steel

By Ben Wiese | Jan 16, 2023

Built Environment Consumer & Lifestyle Colorado

The custom furniture manufacturer embraces a local supply chain by upcycling urban trees into residential and commercial designs.

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Reid Machine

By Ben Wiese | Jan 10, 2023

Consumer & Lifestyle California

A preeminent name in hot rod racing products, founder Darrell Reid is looking to automation to keep up with scorching demand.

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TMC Services

By Ben Wiese | Jan 08, 2023

Aerospace & Electronics Bioscience & Medical Energy Industrial & Equipment Texas

A pandemic pivot kept founder Mario Fuentes’ machine shop alive with a diverse portfolio of engineering and manufacturing services.

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B&D Precision

By Ben Wiese | Dec 02, 2022

Aerospace & Electronics Bioscience & Medical Consumer & Lifestyle Industrial & Equipment California

Founder Dan Austin’s contract manufacturer is targeting growth in aerospace and defense -- thanks in part to the continued evolution of welding technology.

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Heitek Automation

By Ben Wiese | Nov 13, 2022

Industrial & Equipment Arizona Colorado

Recent winner of the Arizona Manufacturers Council’s Excellence in Innovation Award, President Scott Heiling’s automation manufacturer continues along a virtually unstoppable growth trajectory.

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FaceKey Corporation

By Ben Wiese | Nov 01, 2022

Aerospace & Electronics Bioscience & Medical Consumer & Lifestyle Energy Food & Beverage Industrial & Equipment Texas

Co-founder Annette Starkweather's company has helped reshape the way other manufacturers secure their businesses for over two decades.