Corporate Relations & Economic Engagement

Linking the extensive resources of UW-Stout to business, industry, and community.
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We're here for you.

UW-Stout is proud to uphold the polytechnic tradition of blending theory with practice to generate real-world solutions. We can apply the full depth and breadth of our resources to help your business in many aspects, including:

  • Manufacturing process improvement
  • Data analyzation
  • Research and technology application
  • Workforce training
  • Professional development 
  • Leadership development
  • Prototyping
  • Product development

The Office of Corporate Relations & Economic Engagement is the University of Wisconsin-Stout's primary outreach and engagement organization. We are a vibrant group of skilled problem solvers, gifted learners, and action-oriented colleagues working together to overcome hurdles you face in process improvement, product development, business growth, continuing education, culture development, applied research, and much more.

Business, Industry & Partner Engagement

Industry engagement is at the center of what we do at Wisconsin's Polytechnic University.

How can our network innovate success with you today?

UW-Stout's Office of Corporate Relations & Economic Engagement is ready to help you achieve personal and professional development goals for your staff and yourself. We can help you reduce working capital costs, eliminate waste, promote operational improvements, and increase your customer satisfaction rate with guidance from the experts at UW-Stout Manufacturing Outreach Center.

Taking your product idea from concept to reality can be daunting, especially if you're unfamiliar with research protocols, cost analyses, manufacturing issues, and legalities, commercialization. Let Discovery Center provide the innovative tools and expertise to spark your company's growth.

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Improve Your Process

Let's talk about customized improvement strategies to impact the way you do business for the better.
Improve Your Busines
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Grow Your Business

We have the experience, strategies, and tools to help you successfully navigate each stage of growth.
We Can Help
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Enrich Your People

We can help grow your workforce and bring your staff new skills, knowledge and confidence.
Grow Your Workforce
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Develop Your Product

Our experts can help bring your idea to life, from initial prototyping to market introduction.
Bring it to life
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Realizing Affordable Healthcare

Businesses finding solutions through our CEO Peer Council.
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Industry Connections Report

Connections is designed to serve as a guide for how you can benefit from engaging with UW-Stout in a variety of ways.
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Interview with Jeff Dykes

Captain Jeff Dykes teamed with UW-Stout to develop the Northern Star digital compass.
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I wish we would've done this years ago! ...people are very involved and the culture is changing.
Michael Hunter Chief Operating Officer, Volm Companies

Corporate Relations & Economic Engagement

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UW-Stout’s Fab Lab hosts regional high school teams in Make48 engineering, innovation competition

Event fosters hands-on connection between students and industry; Chippewa Falls team takes top prize
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FreMarq Innovations is always looking for continuous improvement

The MOC helps FreMarq Innovations with continuous improvement.
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Manufacturing Outreach Center honored with Regional Impact award

For close to 30 years, the Manufacturing Outreach Center at UW-Stout has been laser-focused on supporting manufacturing in northwestern Wisconsin.