NPR July 17, 2026 • 09:00

Federal Reserve looks for 'secret sauce' behind a successful Wisconsin tool maker - NPR

By Scott Horsley

Federal Reserve looks for 'secret sauce' behind a successful Wisconsin tool maker - NPR

Business is booming for Snap-on, a Wisconsin company that has made tools for professional mechanics for more than a century. It recently got a fact-finding visit from the head of the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank.

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