EXPANSION, ATTRACTION & RETENTION PROJECT OUTCOMES
18 COMPANIES • 1,664 NEW JOBS • $103,191,900 ANNUAL IMPACT*
PROJECT DESCRIPTION |
NEW/RETAINED JOBS ANNOUNCED |
REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP
|
EST. ECONOMIC IMPACT* |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK: Retention: Paper manufacturer agreed to retain employment levels at Cold Springs facility in Fox Crossing. The company committed to increased investing in the facility and state-wide supply chain. |
388 |
Assisted the company with legislative and state incentive process. |
$30,000,000 |
| FAITH TECHNOLOGIES: Expansion: Menasha based company engaged in major expansion of its engineering sector |
350 | Responded to company request for potential real estate options. Responded to City of Menasha request for economic impact numbers associated with expansion. | $17,678,000 |
| NESTLE: Attraction: Global food and beverage company driving the construction of a cold storage facility for an existing product line. Company considered Fox Cities locations as well as out of state options. |
150 | Provided assistance in identifying available real estate options, responded to Village of Little Chute’s request for economic impact numbers associated with expansion. | $11,530,000 |
| SARGENTO FOODS: Expansion: Cheese producer expanded Hilbert plant capacity and increased production jobs. |
140 | Working with Plymouth, WI headquarters, Regional Partnership provided extensive labor and demographic research in response to company concerns about being able to access sufficient numbers of employment candidates | $5,511,000 |
| SIMPLY INCREDIBLE FOODS: Attraction: Central Wisconsin frozen cranberry snack food processor purchased City of Menasha steam generation plant to site expanded production activities. |
120 | Generated economic impact report to assist City with project feasibility | $4,497,000 |
| PIPING SYSTEMS: Expansion: Hortonville manufacturer engaged in $5.5 million, 65,000 sq.ft. expansion associated with having landed a contract to supply pipe to a liquified natural gas export facility in Maryland. |
119 | Assisted the company with financial assessment, application and packaging of State incentives and site considerations | $5,181,000 |
| AMEREQUIP: Expansion: Contract manufacturer producing equipment for OEMs including Ariens, Toro, John Deere and others. Company has established fast growth plans, and considered expansion in Kiel and in North Carolina. |
103 | Participated in problem solving process involving City, County, DNR. Assisted with coordination of state economic incentives. | $4,835,000 |
| WERNER ELECTRIC: Expansion: Neenah-based electrical warehouse and distribution company looking to double in size, seeking appropriate location for 200,000 sq. ft. building. Company considering Fox Cities location as well as out of state options. |
79 | Provided assistance in identifying real estate options, coordination with WEDC for economic incentives, consultation on preparation of presentation for public sector, coordination of meeting with prospect community | $4,509,000 |
| POLYFLEX: Attraction: Plastics blow molding company headquartered in Walworth, WI. Company growth demanded more production space. Decision made to build 59,000 sq. ft. new facility in Kaukauna. |
40 | Assisted the City of Kaukauna with marketing of the area to the company, and worked with the Industrial and Commercial Development Commission, the Community Development Department and the Common Council to facilitate the negotiations and approval processes. | $1,658,000 |
| PARA TECH COATING INC.: Attraction: California-based Parylene coating service provider looking to open a location in the Fox Cities – home to some of the company’s largest customers. |
37 | Provided assistance in identifying available real estate options, coordination with WEDC for economic incentives and workforce training programs and subsidies |
$2,130,000 |
| WINONA FOODS: Attraction: Cheese processing company headquartered in Green Bay acquired smaller cheese shredding company in Kaukauna. Acquisition will trigger move of Wisconsin-based production operations into Kaukauna, along with operations currently located in four states. |
29 | Assisted the company with the state incentive process. | $1,119,000 |
| COATING SYSTEMS: Expansion: Hortonville trucking company that has expanded into pipe coating, heat-treating and painting as a contractor to Piping Systems. |
26 | Provided assistance to company owner and business consultant with application process associated with Outagamie County Prosperity Fund | $1,114,000 |
| ENCAPSYS: Expansion: Existing technology company looking for an existing facility or available land to accommodate a 50,000 sq. ft. expansion and consolidation, and establish global corporate headquarters. |
20 |
Provided assistance in identifying available real estate options in the region. |
$10,624,000 |
| HEARTLAND TECHNOLOGY GROUP: Expansion: Little Chute based IT services and label manufacturing company looking to expand their existing facility by 33,000 sq. ft. to increase production capacity and storage. |
19 |
Connected company with Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to discuss expansion plans and available tax incentives. |
$1,419,000 |
| BERNATELLOS FOODS: Expansion: Kaukauna-based frozen pizza manufacturer engaged in 25,000 sq. ft. expansion of its bakery department |
18 | Provided economic and industry-specific wage data to the company and packaged available local and State incentives |
$615,000 |
| THIEL CHEESE: Expansion: St. John cheese producer acquired new equipment that significantly expanded processing capacity. |
12 | Assisted with governmental land use compliance and economic incentive process | $448,000 |
| C3 CORP: Expansion: Appleton-based engineering firm looking to add manufacturing capacity, office space and storage space (approximately 20,000 sq ft total) to support growing production of machinery. |
9 | Connected company with City of Appleton and Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to discuss expansion plans and available tax incentives. |
$1,405,000 |
| GALLOWAY COMPANY: Expansion: Liquid processing of concentrated dairy blends and sweetened condensed milk. The company is the largest manufacturer of frozen dairy dessert mixes in Wisconsin. |
5 | Provided assistance with state economic incentive process | $196,000 |
* based upon estimated annual payroll
