Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
Economic development creates opportunities to grow state, local and metro areas, which are essential for economic growth, improved quality of life and community development. Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation articles below.
Milwaukee Tool Expanding In Wisconsin
The company will invest nearly $26 million to build manufacturing plant in West Bend, WI.
Sub-Zero Group Investing $70M In Wisconsin Expansion
The premium appliance manufacturer will create 100 jobs as it adds a 350,000-square-foot R&D facility in Fitchburg.
J.W. Speaker Creating 100 Jobs In Wisconsin
The lighting manufacturer is investing $46 million in the expansion of its Germantown, WI operations.
Gulfstream Expansion Creating 200 Jobs In Wisconsin
The new $40 million service center at Wisconsin’s Appleton International Airport will create approximately 200 jobs, and add maintenance capacity.
2017 Economic Development Deal of the Year: Gold Award
Wisconsin lands a foreign direct investment bonanza that promises to create 13,000 new jobs over the next five years at a new 20-million-square-foot LCD panel plant.
Foxconn Buys Northwestern Mutual’s Downtown Milwaukee Building
The building will serve as the headquarters for Foxconn’s Wisconsin operations and the Wisconn Valley Innovation Center, and is in addition to the company’s $10 billion manufacturing campus..
Foxconn Mega-Project Is Business Facilities’ 2017 Deal Of The Year
The $10.7-billion LCD panel production facility is expected to bring a bonanza of 13,000 new jobs to Wisconsin.
Kwik Trip Expanding Operations, Creating 300 Jobs In Wisconsin
The retail convenience store company will invest $113 million in a new bakery and other capital investments in La Crosse, WI.
Environmental Services Company Expands In Wisconsin
Covanta Environmental Solutions has opened a new state-of-the-art materials processing facility in Milwaukee.
Generac Power Systems Expanding Operations In Wisconsin
The company will invest more than $73M and create 400 jobs over five years with help from state Enterprise Zone Tax Credits.
Foxconn’s Wisconsin Project: Largest Greenfield Foreign Investment In U.S. History
The high-tech manufacturer’s $10B investment will create 13,000 jobs at its new Southeastern Wisconsin campus.
Johnsonville Expanding Global Corporate HQ In Wisconsin
With support from the state, the sausage company will add 100 news jobs at its Sheboygan Falls location.
HARIBO Picks Wisconsin For First North American Manufacturing Facility
The German candy maker will invest $242M and employ 400 at a new facility in Pleasant Prairie, WI expected to open in 2020.
Safety Management Software Company Expanding In Wisconsin
Report Exec has moved to the former Oak Creek Police Department building, where the founder started his career in law enforcement before launching the company.
Vonco Products Relocating To Wisconsin
The advanced manufacturer is moving its operations from northern Illinois to Kenosha County, WI, investing $4M and creating 86 jobs.
Automotive Supplier Growing In Wisconsin
Toledo Molding & Die will invest $14 million and bring 118 new jobs to Beloit, WI with the help of up to $750,000 in tax credits.
Wisconsin: Milwaukee Tool Adding 600 Jobs In Brookfield
The manufacturer of heavy-duty power tools is undertaking a 200,000-square-foot expansion, including a new four-story office building.
Wisconsin: Where Collaboration Drives Industry Advancement
From water technology and food processing to energy, power and control, companies in Wisconsin that recognize their mutual dependency and have formed partnerships to address common challenges are thriving and creating new economic opportunities.
Industry Focus: Food Processing – Food Facts
The more we know when it comes to what’s in our food, the more we want to know. Pleasing this knowledge palate can mean big bucks for the food processing industry.
Milwaukee, WI Selected As Global Hub For New Energy Innovation Center
M-WERC envisions the center as a resource for both entrepreneurs—independent individuals with ideas they want to transform into successful businesses—and "intrapreneurs"—individuals employed by companies who have an idea that they want to turn into a profitable product or service offering.
Feature Story: Public-Private Partnerships – An Alliance For Progress That Works
More states are forming public-private partnerships to leverage the expertise of leading businesses in luring new projects.
Business Report: Wisconsin Spurs Milwaukee Redevelopment With Brownfield Grants
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation grants will assist with former Pabst, Schlitz brewery redevelopments and two other projects.
Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go
Matching industrial projects to infrastructure-rich sites that are certified as shovel-ready is essential to winning the site-selection battle.
New Meijer Distribution Center To Create 300 New Jobs In Pleasant Prairie, WI
The WEDC announcement comes one week after company President Hank Meijer said the Michigan-based retailer was planning a major push in Wisconsin.
