“Success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan.” -Unknown
Up until the past few weeks I’ve never had to deal with politics much more than researching who I’m going to vote for. A few weeks ago, the controversial Governor Walker visited my place of work (CURT Manufacturing) to award the company with some grant funding approved for road improvements, a project that was applied for in 2010 under the previous governor. Contrary to some of the misinformed comments, if you click here you will quickly find that this road development grant is in no way a “campaign contribution” reimbursement check, as some people have implied. CURT Mfg. has NEVER contributed a single dollar to help fund a political campaign! A lot has been said about CURT Manufacturing in recent weeks, I want to take this opportunity to dispel some of the fallacies I’ve found.
First of all, I would like to make it clear that this grant money helps all citizens, not just CURT or CURT employees. There are hundreds of vehicles from compact cars to multi-ton steel toting semi’s that come in and out all day long. The day after the governor’s visit, there was a head on collision on Highway 12 directly in front of the entrance to our facility involving two cars in which neither was a CURT employee. Looking at the wreckage from our office windows, it was plain to see that if there was a stop light there, it probably wouldn’t have happened. The grant money received from the federal government is for a stoplight to increase public safety, not to help with expansion expenses.
Second, CURT Mfg. has worked with many gubernatorial administrations since the company’s inception in 1993, and CURT will continue to work with every administration from either side of the aisle. CURT received this grant the same way millions of college students do each year…by filling out the appropriate paperwork and meeting or exceeding the requirements that the state government has put in place!...Job creation at CURT began a long time ago and hopefully will continue well into the future!
All of this negative attention has been a little hard to watch. CURT has been bashed all over the internet for many things, some of which are completely fabricated. CURT is a relatively small company with less than 400 associates nationwide. We consider it an honor to have the governor of our state ask to come and tour our facility. Not because of his policies or party, but to show the public that there can and will be economic growth even in this current climate. There is a reason CURT has won the Wisconsin Manufacturer of the year award twice. Just last year CURT was awarded the Eau Claire Area EDC’s Paragon Economic Impact Award. CURT Mfg. is a proud American company. Our core products are all manufactured right here in northern Wisconsin. They are sold or installed by retailers all across the United States and Canada, most of which…Small businesses! CURT Mfg. and its customers meet the towing needs of American and Canadian citizens!
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