Inland, a label and packaging manufacturer in La Crosse, WI, USA, has been awarded the annual Diamond Recognition Award from La Crosse Area Development Corporation (LADCO).

The Diamond Recognition, also known as the Manufacturer of the Year Award, is presented to a company that has experienced significant growth from its beginnings. Attributes of award recipients include leadership, quality, innovation, expansion, and job creation. The annual recognition is to give praise to an organization whose developments in the past year have greatly benefited the La Crosse, WI community.

The nomination and selection process for this award is vetted through the LADCO Executive Committee.

“We are very grateful to receive this year’s Diamond Recognition – Manufacturer of the Year Award,” says Mark Glendenning, CEO and Owner of Inland. “As we’ve expanded over the years, we’ve been fortunate enough to belong to a community that gives us both talented, local individuals to provide jobs to and organizations like LADCO who encourage and recognize our growth.”

The La Crosse Area Development Corporation (LADCO) serves as the initial contact for business and industry in the La Crosse area. LADCO’s mission focuses on a “triad of development”:  attraction of business, retention of business and industry, and co-management of the Coulee Region Business Center, small business incubator.