Antiquea Allen, assistant plant manager at Smithfield Foods’ Clinton, N.C., pork-processing facility, was honored with the Manufacturing Institute’s 2023 Women MAKE Awards for her outstanding accomplishments and leadership in her company and community. The institute is the workforce development and education partner of the National Association of Manufacturers.
The annual awards, formerly the STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead Awards, are part of the institute’s Women MAKE America Initiative, a program that intends to close the gender gap in manufacturing and foster a 21st-century manufacturing workforce by empowering and inspiring women in the manufacturing industry.