Being the Change: Meet Our Director of Community Impact

Being the Change: Meet Our Director of Community Impact By Julie Fletcher After a rewarding career in pharmaceutical sales, Julie Fletcher founded a nonprofit that has served thousands of families since 2006. Now, she is Director of Community Impact at Crane Group, where she will lead Crane Group’s efforts to understand and help address community […]
Hire and Retain: How Diamond Z is building a best-in-class employee engagement strategy

By Brandon Simpson
Leap of Faith: One owner’s acquisition story

By Scott Morris
Tech Support: 3 key benefits to enabling growth with tech

By Kevin Kuhlwein
Values Added Leadership: How we foster strong and thoughtful managers

By Andrea Thomas
Cascading Goals: How to foster a culture of accountability

By John Lamprinakos
The Heart & Soul of Crane: A Q&A with Terri Fasold

The Heart & Soul of Crane: A Q&A with Terri Fasold Terri Fasold was just 18 when she was hired at VIPCO, a siding division of Crane Group, in 1979. Over the next 44 years, she has witnessed many changes—from the company’s decision to sell its legacy plastics business to its acquisition of numerous business […]
Your Team at Crane: Who’s in your corner when you partner with us

By Christine Murry
Passing the Torch: A Q&A with Mike Crane

Passing the Torch: A Q&A with Mike Crane After a successful career in law, Mike Crane has spent the last three decades in the family business at Crane Group. Known for his passion for people and his ability to draw out their best, he helped build and then evolve a plastics business into an investment company—while nurturing a culture where people thrive. He also spent […]
Dimensions of a Deal: What it’s like to explore a partnership with us

By Andy Hackett