Business View Magazine Jan-2019

39 he will teach die casting, himself.“We’re adapting the program that was in place when we bought the company,” says Bahr.“We’re developing an employee training and tuition reimbursement program.We want to show our employees that we’re invested in them.The Mumfords are willing to reimburse people for community or junior college tuition for whatever classes they want to take–whether it ap- plies to die casting, or business, or even cooking.” Bahr queries rhetorically,“Why would somebody want to work for the Mumford Companies? Be- cause there’s so much opportunity,” she replies.“The Mumfords give us a lot of room for creativity and let us explore new avenues for growing the business. Currently,we are sitting at $140 million in sales, this year, and Phil Jr. and Phil Sr.want to be a $500 mil- lion company within the next five years, and a bil- lion dollar enterprise in ten.They have shown trust in all of their employees, including those at Great Lakes, giving them the freedom to grow.We’re focus- ing on getting these businesses new life and getting the employees and our key people the opportunities that they deserve.” PREFERREDVENDOR CustomTool &Die - www.ctd1.com