Neillsville Chamber of Commerce Annual Recognition Banquet, Part 2
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016 -- 12:08 PM
-The Neillsville Chamber of Commerce held their Recognition Banquet on Saturday evening at the Neillsville American Legion.The winner of the Business of the Year Award was Cummins Filtration. Deanna Heiman, the award presenter, talked about a special program that Cummins has.
"At the Neillsville Cummins Plant, the utilize this technology in manufacturing a broad range of air and fluid filtration products. They also happen to hold the title of the largest employer in Clark County. As a corporation, Cummins has ingrained a tradition of community service into its culture. At the Neillsville plant, they instituted an "Every Employee, Every Community" involvement program where Cummins paid their employees salaries for up to 4 hours of community service per year. In 2015, 89% of their employees participated which was the highest level in the plant's history."
Todd Brenamen, the plant manager at Cummins, added more about their volunteer program.
"We are very grateful, very honored to receive this award. The plant has an entirely new management team and most of us have been there less than two years. So, to receive this is really meaningful to us. Cummins holds, as one of its values, community involvement. Deanna mentioned the "Every Employee, Every Community" Initiative that Cummins has across the globe. So, 50,000 employees have the opportunity across the world to participate in that program."
Coming up on Wednesday, we'll hear from the Spotlight Award winner.
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Part 1: http://cwbradio.com/news/?fn_mode=fullnews&fn_id=15927
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