WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP
WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP
Mary Buerkle introduces the Tapani Sisters , Co-Presidents of Wyoming Machine .
Lori Tapani speaking with sister Traci Tapani on right .
The event was sponsored by Buerkle Automotive Group , with door prizes provided by Xcel Energy , Deerwood Bank and Urban ’ s Farm and Greenhouses .
The VHEDC ’ s Women in Leadership events started up again with an in-person event held on September 19 , 2021 , at the Vadnais Commons in Vadnais Heights . The speakers were Wyoming Machine Co-Presidents , Lori and Traci Tapani . The event was sponsored by Buerkle Automotive Group , Buerkle Honda and Buerkle Hyundai .
Wyoming Machine is a woman-owned family business that represents a diversity of metal fabrication requirements from medical equipment to retail store fixtures , to heavy machinery manufacturers . The Tapani sisters are co-presidents who oversee day-to-day operations of Wyoming Machine , which has about 60 employees . The sisters spoke about how they work together in a family business , what leadership skills they learned in their previous finance careers that helped them along the way , and what it is like to be running a company in a male-dominated industry .
Check the VHEDC website for upcoming Women in Leadership events .
L to R : Jill Stewart-Kellar , Traci Tapani , Lori Tapani , Mary Buerkle .
Jill Stewart-Kellar welcomes guests to the Women in Leadership event at The Vadnais Commons on September 19 , 2021 .
L to R : Liz Moscatelli , VHEDC Executive Director ; Traci Tapani and Lori Tapani , Co-Presidents of Wyoming Machine ; and Mary Buerkle , Buerkle Automotive Group .
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