The economic recovery has been driven by a manufacturing revival the past two years. But the strength of that revival could be threatened by the challenges facing a small and beleaguered sector of ...

Thanks to his “best friend,” who happens to be his wife, Ed Smerza of Howell has been quilting for nearly 17 years, and together, they’re part of a group of quilters who’ve made more than 4,000 quilts ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Automotive tool-and-die companies, many of which have ...

Bob and Pam Hutchinson had no background in the tool and die industry when they decided to buy Oconomowoc-based Norquist Tool & Die Manufacturing in 2014. The Town of Delafield couple moved to ...

A-1 Tool Corp. has purchased a 20,860-square-foot industrial building at 8800 W. Dean Road for $1.5 million with plans to transform it into a tool and die repair shop. (Photo courtesy of Loopnet.com) ...

Five U.S. and Canadian trade groups, made up of tool, die and mold makers that primarily service the auto industry, have teamed up to form the North American Automotive Tooling Coalition. The ...

While in Chicago over the weekend, I picked a copy of the Chicago Tribune, one of the better daily newspapers in the country. The Sunday business section featured an interesting article about 17 ...

Edward P. Bugnaski, a retired tool and die maker who was also a World War II veteran, died Oct. 28 of pneumonia at Menno Village, a Chambersburg, Pa., retirement community. He was 96. The son of ...