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(Almost) COAST TO COAST Tour Recap and Preview of Manufacturing Happy Hour's 10-Year Anniversary

Manufacturing Happy Hour · 13 Dec 2025 · 34m

What this episode covers

Chris Luecke, host of Manufacturing Happy Hour, recaps the 2025 'Almost Coast to Coast' tour and previews the show's 10th-anniversary events for 2026. He discusses the importance of local partnerships, citing collaborations with Fathom Digital Manufacturing, Rockwell Automation, and Siemens, and highlights the upcoming bar crawl at Milwaukee's Lincoln Warehouse with Experienced Milwaukee. The episode features an interview with Steve Glynn and Adam Durris from Experienced Milwaukee, and John Wall from New Barons Brewing Co-op, who explains the benefits of the brewery's member-owner co-op model.

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companies scaling up

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Fathom Digital Manufacturing, Rockwell Automation, Siemens, New Barons Brewing Co-op, Torzala, Twisted Path Distilling, Component, Fair State
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Manufacturing Happy Hour, Experienced Milwaukee, Lincoln Warehouse

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