Staub Manufacturing Solutions president, Steve Staub, a long-time industry advocate, was one of several business leaders who spoke to Centerville High School students recently. The goal of the panel discussion was to bring awareness to some often overlooked career paths, such as manufacturing, construction and transportation.

“Events like this are a great way to open young minds to good-paying career options that they may not have considered,” says Steve Staub. “I think they need to understand that, today, the average welder makes more than the average lawyer.”

For more details about this event, check out the following Dayton Daily News article:

Area business leaders visit Centerville students to stress the need for skilled workers

November 8, 2018, Dayton, OH – Staub Manufacturing Solutions, an industry-leading contract manufacturing company that provides production sheet-metal fabrication services to top OEM’s, was named by the Dayton Business Journal as the 2018 Manufacturing Business of the Year. This coveted award celebrates excellence in the Dayton-area manufacturing community.

Staub Manufacturing Solutions received the top honor in the Manufacturing category at this year’s DBJ Business of the Year awards gala. They were selected over two notable finalists, Prime Controls and Value Added Packaging, by an outside panel of judges on criteria such as growth, customer service and overall organizational success.

“We are humbled and pleased to have been chosen for this prestigious award, says Sandy Keplinger, STAUB Vice President. “I would especially like to thank our team for their diligence and hard work. They don’t back down from a challenge, they make work fun and we are grateful for all that they do.”

This a second time for STAUB to receive this special industry recognition, as they were the recipient of the 2015 DBJ Manufacturing Business of the Year award. For more information, be sure to check out the following Dayton Business Journal articles:

Business of the Year spotlight: Staub Manufacturing Solutions (Manufacturing)

DBJ’s 2018 Business of the Year winners revealed

We are so excited to be one of the finalists for the Dayton Business Journal’s Business of the Year (in the Manufacturing category). Congrats as well to Prime Controls Inc. and Value Added Packaging, Inc. The winner will be announced at the gala on November 8th. Stay tuned!

For more details on the awards gala and all of the companies honored in other categories such as Community Supporter, Family-Owned, Not-for-Profit and others, check out this online DBJ article.

STAUB previously received the DBJ Manufacturing Business of the Year in 2015 with honorable mentions in Community Involvement and Overall Excellence.

As you may have noticed, our company president is an outspoken advocate for the manufacturing industry. Recently, he spoke with reporter John Bush at the Dayton Business Journal about the challenges facing our industry and what he and others are doing to solve these long-term problems.

You can read the full write-up here.

In an August Dayton Daily News article, reporter Lynn Hulsey asks the question, “How do we get the economy to boom for all?” She wonders how our region can provide better (living wage) jobs. We’re honored that she included us in the conversation and featured our fabrication team in the accompanying pictures and video. You can read the full write-up here.

What an honor! Both of STAUB’s owners and one of our welders had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend the State of the Union address as official guests of First Lady, Melania Trump. Sandy, Steve and Corey were excited (and a little nervous) about being in the National spotlight, but were thrilled to bring positive attention to America’s critical manufacturing industry.

Their whirlwind trip took them to the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) headquarters, to the White House for a tour, to the Capital for the Address and to an early morning appearance on Fox and Friends. To revisit this special moment check out the links below:

Staub Manufacturing Solutions hosted presidential candidate Donald Trump and 17 Dayton-area manufacturing business leaders for a roundtable discussion on issues our industry is facing. After touring each process of our fabrication operation, Trump fielded questions on topics such as taxes, regulations and trade.

Being the host for a leading candidate in an national election was a great opportunity for our whole team. One of the more memorable aspects of this event was the interaction that Donald Trump had with the guys on our shop floor. Even though he was on a tight time schedule, he took the time to talk with each of them and shake their hand. And during the roundtable discussion he personally asked that they come stand behind him, rather than stand off to the side as planned.

You can discover more about this unique experience in the news articles and videos linked below.