How Lawton is responding to labor shortages

Job openings unexpectedly crept higher in December 2021, as the recovery from the omicron variant sent a wave of COVID-19 infections nationwide. We at The C.A. Lawton Co. have been directly affected by this mass wave of unemployment and wanted to do some deeper digging on how it impacted us and our sister locations. The…

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2-year marketing internship at the C.A. Lawton Co.

This December marks the full two years I have been a marketing intern and assisted C.A. Lawton Co. with their social media presence. When I first interviewed, I was just a sophomore at St. Norbert College and had little knowledge of what goes on behind the scenes for a marketing department. Within months I had…

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Navigating College Through Corona

I had finally received the dreaded email from St. Norbert College.  It stated that the rest of the semester was going to be online due to the Corona Virus outbreak.  In a matter of three days, I went from enjoying campus life to packing everything up and moving back home.  I was distraught.  My entire…

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The First Four Months of my Lawton Internship

I have never had the role as an intern before, so I had no idea what to expect going into this marketing position.  Although I had taken various classes at St. Norbert College, the real marketing world was intimidating. To start my experience, I had an awesome mentor, Andy Mastalir, who is head of the…

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EBI Lites as an Intern

“What are these blue papers all over the walls?” was my initial thought when I walked through the entrance of C.A. Lawton.  As I continued through the building, there were more walls covered with these small papers.  I had never seen anything like this in other offices and buildings I had previously worked at. I…

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