Announcing the NEW Manufacaturing Alliance’s 2026 All Stars
The Northeast Wisconsin (NEW) Manufacturing Alliance is pleased to announce its 2026 All Stars awards. This marks the 18th year of the annual awards featuring local manufacturing employees nominated by Alliance member companies. There are also two All Star Mentor award winners that are outstanding examples of employees who strengthen their workforce or provide outreach to schools or the community. The winners are spotlighted in a career exploration magazine. The digital version includes hyperlinks to three-minute videos highlighting each award winner.
Manufacturing offers prominent careers, and the NEW Manufacturing Alliance All Stars have been promoting that since the first issue in 2009. More than 350,000 magazines have reached the hands of students in Northeast Wisconsin high schools and technical colleges, as well as their instructors and manufacturing leaders. Over the last eighteen years, 200 manufacturing employees have been spotlighted in the publication.
The 2026 All Stars Magazine cover features Elizabeth, a quality engineer at W.E. Hoban Company in Green Bay. When asked what she likes working in manufacturing, ‘The job is a lot more hands-on than it would be elsewhere.’
All Star Award winner Levi Lesperance, a maintenance technician at Sargento shares what he enjoys most about his job, ‘ I enjoy that every day is something different and a new challenge.’ He added, ‘I appreciate that Sargento is staying on top of new technology to drive innovation and make our lives easier.’
2026 All Stars Magazine features winners from the following companies: Georgia-Pacific, Great Northern Packaging, HUI Manufacturing, Nercon Conveyor Systems, Nicolet Plastics, Nueske Meats, Rockline Industries, Samuel Pressure Vessel Group, W.E. Hoban Company
The All Stars are manufacturing employees between the ages of 18 – 36 years of age. All Star Mentors can be individuals of any age.
To view the 2026 All Stars online publication https://online.fliphtml5.com/apnek/nynf/index.html#p=1 or www.newmfgalliance.org.
The NEW Manufacturing Alliance is a group of manufacturers working together with educational institutions, workforce development boards, chambers of commerce and state organizations to promote manufacturing throughout Northeast Wisconsin.
