JR Machine, a contract manufacturer specializing in complex machined parts, has announced a significant boost to its capital through a partnership with Schneider Resources Holding. Schneider, a family-owned private investor, is now a majority equity member in JR Machine.

James Lloyd Gutt, 86, of Shawano, died on Monday, April 29, 2024, at ThedaCare Medical Center in Appleton. Jim was born on Jan. 22, 1938, in the Town of Almon, the son of Walter and Hilda (nee Hanson) Gutt. Jim attended the Regina School and graduated from Bowler High School in 1956. He farmed with his father on the family homestead until 1959 at which time he took a job at Kraft Foods in Wausau. On July 30, 1960, he married Lillian Zwieg at St.