Mr. Brinkman (and Friends) Go to Washington!

I make two trips to Washington, D.C. every year to discuss MEP and manufacturing issues with the Wisconsin Congressional delegation. I’m just back from our Spring trip and once again was reminded how surreal the situation can be and how much hard work it is to see...

That Old Broken Record Sound

Sometimes I feel like a broken record. Remember those? That random scratch in the surface playing the same snippet over and over again. Maybe the modern version is “I feel like a GIF.” My one message repeated over and over again is that the Body Gap is overtaking the...

Are You Ready for Foxconn?

I had an interesting week travelling the state and engaging business leaders from many different regions. Almost everywhere I went people wanted to talk about Foxconn and its effect on their community. Now, I don’t have any inside information, but it’s very clear that...

Transforming Wisconsin

I’m frustrated. Wisconsin faces an economic transformation with many promising opportunities. Still, many of our business leaders remain locked-in on outdated workforce approaches that fail to recognize the changes taking place. We are on the threshold of the most...

Ready for Takeoff!

One of the best parts of my job is being a part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST is responsible for standardizing measurements across the economy and constantly looking into the future to anticipate ways the world will change. They...