Manufacturing  June 13, 2023

CEO Roundtable: Manufacturers move more operations onshore

Attending the CEO Roundtable on Manufacturing were Tim Seitz, Anheuser-Busch; sponsor Ashley Cawthorn, Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP; Janel Highfill, Front Range Community College; Carrie Pelton, Broadcom; Garth Rummery, Tharp Cabinets; Robert Thompson, Envirotech Services Inc.; Wesley Patch, Vestas; Bob Walker, Walker Manufacturing Co.; sponsor Mike Grell, Plante Moran; Steve Anderson, Forney Industries Inc.; Dave McCarron, In-Situ Inc.; Drew Akey, Vectis Automation LLC; and sponsor Darin Atteberry, Elevations Credit Union. Christopher Wood/BizWest
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WINDSOR — Manufacturers in Northern Colorado are well aware of the hurdles that made doing their work a challenge beyond historic comparison during the pandemic. The solution: They’re moving more of their supply chains closer to home.

Supply-chain delays and product shortages during the pandemic became acute. They meant having to partially build commercial lawn mowers at Walker Manufacturing Co., for example, because not all the parts were available to complete the jobs. 

They meant having to wait months for shipping containers to be unloaded at the Port of Los Angeles for Envirotech Services Inc.

Manufacturing executives met with BizWest today at the…

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Ken Amundson is managing editor of BizWest. He has lived in Loveland and reported on issues in the region since 1987. Prior to Colorado, he reported and edited for news organizations in Minnesota and Iowa. He's a parent of two and grandparent of four, all of whom make their homes on the Front Range. A news junkie at heart, he also enjoys competitive sports, especially the Rapids.
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