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A day in the life of the Von Rudens
WESTBY, Wis. — On a crisp fall morning, Brett Von Ruden walked across the driveway at his home and turns the lights on in the barn to prepare for morning milking. He is the fourth generation to flip that switch in the Von Ruden barn as he raises the fifth generation with his wife, Nicole.
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winonajournal.com
WinCraft yanks line workers’ chairs, then yields
WINONA, Minnesota — Nobody would ever call Sharon Langve a rabble-rouser, but the 71-year-old production line employee at WinCraft, one of Winona’s largest employers, maneuvered the company into reversing a worker-unfriendly policy change. A boss in Langve’s 30-employee unit were told in September that their chairs were being take away. They would need to stand all shift at their tedious assembly benches. The change, unexpected, was alarming for Langve, who has two artificial knees, and also for co-workers with leg and back issues. An immediate suspicion was that WinCraft, which has 360 employees, was not budget-cutting — getting rid of senior employees and replacing them newcomers at lower starting wages. No, no, explained bosses. The workplace floorplan was being redesigned to increase production, which squeezed outs space for chairs. Either way, this is what happened next:
vernonreporter.com
Viroqua Council demands state moratorium on proposed MariBell power line project
VIROQUA Wis. – The Viroqua Common Council voted unanimously Tuesday, Oct. 27 to petition state officials for an immediate moratorium on high voltage electric transmission lines aligning the city with regional opposition to the proposed MariBell project. The resolution urges Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and the state legislature to...
usglassmag.com
Cardinal Glass Opens New Privacy Glass Manufacturing Facility
Cardinal Glass Industries is celebrating the opening of a dedicated manufacturing facility for its CLiC On-Demand Privacy Glass product line on Oct. 29, 2026, in Tomah, Wisconsin. The facility features fully robotic production lines designed to increase manufacturing capacity and reduce lead times. The upgraded operations also allow Cardinal to...
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Company in Tomah wins Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest
MADISON, Wis. (WEAU) - CLiC Smart Privacy Glass, manufactured by Cardinal IG in Tomah, was the winner of the award for Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin. According to a press release from Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin, more than 100 products were nominated this year. After a bracket-style popular vote round, four finalist competed for the trophy made by EK in Fall River and EFCO Finishing Corporation in Menomonee Falls.