GLTAAC Case Study: Caster Concepts transforms business
Caster Concepts, a manufacturer of industrial casters based in Albion, Michigan, completed the TAAF program with several very successful projects.
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GLTAAC Case Study: Yoder Lumber’s success in the TAAF Program
Another GLTAAC client just completed the TAAF program. Yoder Lumber Company is a major sawmill and lumber reseller located in northeast Ohio. They used their $75,000 of program co-funding over three years (firms in the program have up to 5 years to use the funding). Here is a brief summary of their experiences and success with the program. About Yoder
Read moreWhy TAAF Works
The Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms program (TAAF), which we run here in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana, is successful for many reasons. Numerous studies and evaluations of TAAF have been done over the years. These have consistently found the program to be effective and efficient – but none of them have ever fully identified why it works. The TAAF program
Read moreGLTAAC case study: Market research and new website, help position Ohio manufacturer for growth
In 2011, Roger Peck, Director of Sales & Marketing at Ferriot, Inc., (Akron, OH), was looking at declining sales in the firm’s core business. Ferriot, a custom injection molder, had successfully entered into a joint venture with a new customer in a new market – but, as that business was growing, its traditional business was continuing to decline. Many of
Read moreNeither Imports nor Ashes Can Hold Back Champion Bus
In the past five years, Champion Bus has seen a brilliant turnaround, from being pummeled by imports, the great recession and a devastating fire, to emerging as one of the bus industry’s top performers and most respected brands. In 2009, the atmosphere at Champion Bus could be described as “tense”, with management in a “determined to survive” mode as a
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