Lincoln Electric is more than the gigundous wind turbine just off I-90. It’s a company that has thrived in tough economic times, instituted merit-based bonus profit-sharing policies that more companies should adopt, and hasn’t given one employee the layoff notice since WWII. PBS takes a deeper look.

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This article appears in Jul 13-19, 2011.

Vince Grzegorek has been with Scene since 2007 and editor-in-chief since 2012. He previously worked at Discount Drug Mart and Texas Roadhouse.