Corporate Relations & Economic Engagement

Linking the extensive resources of UW-Stout to business, industry, and the community.
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Your Connection to UW-Stout

UW-Stout's Office of Corporate Relations & Economic Engagement (OCREE) is the university's primary outreach and engagement organization focused on connecting the extensive resources of the university to business, industry, and community stakeholders. The office works to market the many ways external stakeholders can connect with UW-Stout's talent, tools, and technology. We are also home to several outward facing centers that provide direct resources and support to the larger community.

Industry engagement is at the center of what we do at as Wisconsin's Polytechnic University. 

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Opportunities to Engage with Wisconsin's Polytechnic University

External Partner Projects

External partner projects foster innovation at UW-Stout through applied learning, industry collaboration, and polytechnic engagement.
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Manufacturing Outreach Center (MOC)

Optimize, innovate, and grow with UW-Stout MOC. From lean methods to advanced tech, we help businesses achieve lasting success. Let's start the conversation.
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Center for Advanced Manufacturing & Artificial Intelligence

UW-Stout's Center for Advanced Manufacturing & Artificial Intelligence offers applied academic expertise to the manufacturing world.
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Center for Innovation & Development

We offer our expertise and experience to help you get your idea to market.
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Center for Limnological Research & Rehabilitation (CLRR)

We focus on eutrophication issues and management solutions for freshwater systems.
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Center for Sustainable Communities (CSC)

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Fab Lab

A workspace for creative, high-tech innovators and people with a need to design, prototype and build things.
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Corporate Relations & Economic Engagement

All Corporate Relations & Economic Engagement News
UW-Stout gets $19 million federal grant to manage statewide manufacturing program  Featured Image

UW-Stout gets $19 million federal grant to manage statewide manufacturing program

MOC gets federal designation as Wisconsin’s statewide leader in supporting small and medium-sized manufacturers
Wisconsin manufacturing leaders unite to accelerate AI adoption across the state Featured Image

Wisconsin manufacturing leaders unite to accelerate AI adoption across the state

MKE Tech Hub, WMEP and UW-Stout form strategic partnership to support mid-market manufacturers
Breaking ground for polytechnic partnerships: UW-Stout top story highlights of 2025  Featured Image

Breaking ground for polytechnic partnerships: UW-Stout top story highlights of 2025

Heritage Hall renovation, AI innovations, industry-sponsored focus among year’s notable headlines
I wish we would've done this years ago! ...people are very involved and the culture is changing.
Michael Hunter Chief Operating Officer, Volm Companies