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.”

Forest City Gear is proud to recognize Mark Garey on his 25th anniversary and thank him for his long-term dedication to the company.

“In a world where in-person connection is being replaced with technology—phone and video calls and emails—the AGMA Annual Meeting is the most important networking event of the year for our industry. Nothing replaces in-person connection, establishing friendships and points of contacts like an in-person connection,” says Kika Young, President.

Forest City Gear is accredited to provide magnetic particle inspection (MPI), a nondestructive test employed to identify surface and shallow subsurface discontinuities. Offering MPI onsite has shortened order lead time significantly, most notably for customers in the aerospace industry.

Forest City Gear is proud to recognize Jared Lyford on his 20th anniversary and thank him for his long-term dedication to the company.

In this role, Howell deals with day-to-day HR issues, onboarding new hires, processing payroll, and managing performance evaluations. “I have a lot of involvement with employees, which I love,” says Howell.

“Safety used to be one of those things that kept me up at night,” says Kika Young, President of Forest City Gear. “Since hiring Ted and his team these worries are completely obsolete. If there’s a near miss, a general safety concern, or anything else, we just call Ted who begins the investigation and provides with the best options that create the safest work environment possible for our team.”

Forest City Gear is pleased to share that a recent gift of $2,500 pushed the lifetime personal and corporate donations to the AGMA Foundation to more than $100,000.

Forest City Gear is proud to celebrate the retirement of Brian Getty in May. Getty served as Forest City Gear’s Maintenance Technician Lead for 10 years.