Priority Sign, a global manufacturer of signage and brand-identity products, has completed its building expansion in Caledonia Business Park, an expansion that will create 14 new jobs.

Racine County Economic Development Corp. made the announcement Wednesday of the 6,900-square-foot expansion to the company’s 17,000-square-foot building at 8635 Hollander Drive.

The expansion will allow Priority Sign to increase production and improve service to a growing customer base which includes companies such as AT&T, Wells Fargo, Red Robin, Culver’s and BMO Harris Bank.

For the fourth straight year a Priority Sign employee owner has been selected as the Wisconsin ESOP Association’s “Employee Owner of the Year”. Previous winners of this award include Janelle Hoftiezer – 2011, Lance McTrusty – 2012, and Chuck Huenink – 2013. Each of them attended the National ESOP Conference held in Washington, DC in the year that they won. Visit the link below to learn more about Tim Kramer and to see what he does at Priority Sign besides complete thousands of jobs for our customers.

Priority Sign is featured in the March, 2012 issue of Sign & Digital Graphics magazine.

In an economy that has sent many sign shops scrambling to survive, Sheboygan, Wis.-based Priority Sign Inc. has found success with a unique business model that focuses on strategic partnerships and employee engagement. Founders Craig White and Carl Amundsen established Priority Sign in 1997 after leaving another national sign company to fulfill their entrepreneurial spirit and have been evolving the business since then. 

Priority Sign is in the process of rebranding the former Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Tim Fenske and Dan Peach are managing the installation of three new CenturyLink Center Omaha building identification signs, pylon graphics, and parking lot panels.

Priority Sign has removed the last Wachovia sign from its flagship branch in Charlotte, NC. The high-profile Charlotte market is the last in the country to make the change to Wells Fargo.

Effective immediately, Priority Sign has promoted Ron D'Alessandro to chief executive officer of the company. In Ron's role as CEO, he will be responsible for all operations of the company including sales, manufacturing, project management and financials.

Janelle Hoftiezer of Priority Sign Inc. has been unanimously selected as the Wisconsin ESOP Association's “2010 Employee Owner of the Year.” The award was presented at the annual Wisconsin ESOP Association Spring Conference held March 2 at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee.