“Forest City is amazing, in my opinion, and what they're doing with Jace is unbelievable… They've really been pushing Jace and helping him reach his goal, which is to someday work in a manufacturing setting,” said Justin Wieman, Special Education instructor at Hononegah. “We're just ecstatic—we believe that Jace has these abilities, and the skills that he has learned at Forest City are the reason he's going to be able to accomplish that dream.”

Senator Russ Feingold (WI-Ret) will speak on his book, “The Constitution in Jeopardy: An Unprecedented Effort to Rewrite Our Fundamental Law,” explaining the effort under Article V of the Constitution for States to call for a Constitutional Convention (“Con Con”) to amend national law. A State-led Con Con under Article V has never occurred since the Constitution was ratified in 1788.

“At Forest City Gear, I’ve seen firsthand how women contribute to every aspect of the business—from engineering and machining to leadership and customer relations. The best ideas come from well-rounded teams, and manufacturing benefits when women are given opportunities to apply their skills, grow their careers, and lead,” says Kika Young, President of Forest City Gear.

In communications with customers, friends or family, and the local community, Forest City Gear has found that gear technology is difficult for newcomers to grasp. “My dad always maintained an open-door policy here at FCG. That’s a principle we still operate by,” says Kika Young, President. “These education efforts are a continuation of that. We’re not gatekeeping here at FCG—we want to make gearheads out of anyone who wants to learn!”

Forest City Gear is committed to fostering and investing in the next generation of manufacturers and engineers, in the Stateline region and beyond. Working with classes like Chris Noble’s at Harlem is just one of many ways the Forest City Gear family works to promote manufacturing to students.

Forest City Gear is proud to recognize Jacob Hutmacher on his 10th anniversary and thank him for his long-term dedication to the company.

“With this new building, we will be able to be more efficient with our footprint in both the FCG main building and Roscoe Works building, as we will no longer need to shuffle physical product storage in order to facilitate daily operation,” says Jared Lyford, Forest City Gear Director of Operations.

“Staying connected with our friends and industry partners isn’t just good business, but it’s at the core of who we are at FCG,” says Kika Young, President. “We’re lucky that our home has developed into such a hub for aerospace, and we’re honored to help continue that growth by sponsoring opportunities like MAC.”

Forest City Gear is proud to recognize Amy Sovina on her 30th anniversary and thank her for her long-term dedication to the company.

“It is an industry where anyone willing to learn can step up to the plate. I emphasized that females are encouraged to excel at any of these jobs. It was a very rewarding experience," says CNC Lathe Technician Lucy Mulderink. "I know it helped a young adult—especially a female—pursue a career in CNC machining or any other manufacturing trade. I am proud to have been a part of it.”