Kwik Trip Expands Wisconsin Operations
Convenience store chain Kwik Trip plans to expand operations in Wisconsin. The more than $151 million project is expected to create 500 jobs by 2027.
Wisconsin DCs / Warehousing Project Announcements
Kroger Establishes Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, Fulfillment Center
The Kroger Co., America's largest grocery retailer, opened a 336,840 square-foot Customer Fulfillment Center in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. The project is expected to create roughly 200 jobs.
Masters Gallery Foods Expands Oostburg, Wisconsin, Operations Center
Cheese brokerage firm Masters Gallery Foods is expanding its cheese packaging and distribution facility in Oostburg, Wisconsin. The $60 million project is expected to create 105 jobs.
Exact Sciences Expands Madison, Wisconsin, Campus
Exact Sciences, a leading global cancer screening and diagnostics company best known for its Cologuard test, is investing an additional $350 million at its campus in Madison, Wisconsin. The project is expected to create more than 1,300 jobs.
Heartland Produce Builds Kenosha, Wisconsin, Headquarters & Distribution Complex
Heartland Produce started construction on their new $29 million headquarters and distribution facility in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The project is expected to create 40 additional full-time jobs.
Ireland-Based Ornua Plans $10 Million Expansion at Hilbert, Wisconsin, Cheese Plant
Ornua, Ireland’s largest premium dairy cooperative, will make a $10 million investment and major expansion of its North America division with the upgrading of its cheese production center in Hilbert, Wisconsin.
Kroger-Ocado Plan Customer Fulfillment Center In Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
The Kroger Co. and Ocado, one of the world's largest online grocery retailers, plans to open a Customer Fulfillment Center in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin.
Germany-Based Fresenius Kabi Plans Regional Distribution Hub in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
Fresenius Kabi, a Germany-based global health care company, is establishing a regional distribution center in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. The multimillion-dollar investment is expected to create 95 jobs over the next four years.
Conagra Brands-Birds Eye Plans $78 Million Expansion at Production Center in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Conagra Brands, a leading branded food company in North America and owner of Birds Eye, a leading brand in frozen vegetables, is expanding operations at its facility in Beaver Dam Wisconsin, as part of a project expected to create about 140 full-time jobs over the next five years.
Generac Power Systems Opens Distribution Hub in Janesville, Wisconsin
Generac Power Systems, a world leader in backup power and engine-powered products, opened a new distribution center in Janesville, Wisconsin.
Ashley Capital Builds Second Industrial Building at Enterprise Business Park in Sturtevant, Wisconsin
Ashley Capital, one of the largest privately owned industrial real estate investment/development firms in the United States, will construct a new 438,000 square foot cross-dock, speculative, industrial building at at Enterprise Business Park in Sturtevant, Wisconsin.
Lakeside Foods Eyes Expansion at Manitowac, Wisconsin, Plant
Lakeside Foods, a premier supplier of high-quality frozen and canned foods, will invest $40 million to expand its operations in Manitowac, Wisconsin, with plans to create 48 new jobs.
Amazon Fulfillment Center slated for Oak Creek, Wisconsin
Oak Creek Common Council finalized the last agreement related to the much-discussed Amazon fulfillment center project, a four-story, 2.6-million square foot structure will be built in the new Ryan Business Park in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.
Swiss-Based Lico Plans Manufacturing-Distribution Center in Neenah, Wisconsin
Swiss-based Lico U.S. will invest $10 million to manufacture flooring at its Neenah, Wisconsin, headquarters, a 200,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing and distribution facility that will include PVC flooring extrusion and milling lines.
Glendale, Wisconsin, Rail Yard Transformed into Industrial Complex
Glendale Rail Yard will be redeveloped into a major industrial complex in Glendale, Wisconsin, with help from a state incentive grant.
Jacquet Midwest Expands Headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin
France- based Jacquet Midwest, a service-oriented stainless steel and nickel alloy processing company, purchased ten acres of the Southside Industrial Park for its new headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin.
Communications Test Design Opens Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Complex
Communications Test Design, Inc., a global engineering and logistics company in the communications industry, has opened a new facility in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. The project is expected to create 150 jobs over the next the three years.
Nestlé Dreyer’s Ice Cream Company Opens Chute, Wisconsin, Distribution Hub
Nestlé Dreyer’s Ice Cream Company, a division of Nestlé USA, will open a 300,000-square-foot a distribution center as part of its expansion in Little Chute, Wisconsin.
EverWhite Expands To Larger Facility in Hartford, Wisconsin
Whiteboard manufacturer and online retailer EverWhite will move its production to a significantly larger facility to accommodate demand for its dry erase whiteboards in Hartford, Wisconsin.
Incentives Help Mills Fleet Farm Expand Operations In Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
A company that sells a variety of lifestyle merchandise, Mills Fleet Farm will expand operations at its facility in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, with plans to create 325 jobs.
Colbert Packaging Corporation To Relocate Operations-Warehouse Facility To Kenosha, Wisconsin
Colbert Packaging Corporation, a leading manufacturer of folding cartons, rigid setup boxes, and paperboard specialty products, plans to relocate its flexographic packaging operation and related warehousing services to a 173,000 square-foot building
Manufacturers Less Optimistic About Overall Economy; Express Confidence in Their Own Revenue Growth
In mid-July, PwC released its Q2 2016 Manufacturing Barometer, which surveyed senior executives at U.S.-based industrial manufacturing firms to determine their assessment of the direction of the nation’s economy, as well as their projections for thei
Cushman & Wakefield Reports on Continuing Momentum for Industrial Real Estate Markets
Cushman & Wakefield has announced that U.S. industrial markets absorbed a record-setting 70.1 million square feet (msf) of space in the second quarter of 2016, up 6.0 percent from the same period a year ago, and resulting in year-to-date absorption o
Dollar General Corporation Begins Construction On Distribution Center In Janesville, Wisconsin
Dollar General Corporation started construction on its new state-of-the-art distribution center in Janesville, Wisconsin. It will be the 14th facility in the retailer’s growing distribution network.
Vets Plus Expands Its Menomonie, Wisconsin, Warehouse-Packaging Center
Vets Plus, Inc., a leading manufacturer of health and nutritional supplements for both food and companion animals, is expanding its operations campus in Menomonie, Wisconsin, with the addition of 78,000 square feet of warehouse and packaging facilities.
Dollar General Corp Plans 1-Million-Square-foot Distribution Center In Janesville, Wisconsin
Dollar General Corp., one of the nation’s largest small-box discount retailers, is planning to build an approximately 1-million-square-foot distribution center in Janesville, Wisconsin, and hire 552 full-time employees by 2019.
Seda Packaging North America Plans Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, Production Facility
Seda Packaging North America, the Italian-owned manufacturer of food packaging, plans to expand in the Village of Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. The facility features state-of-the-art production capabilities with high definition flexo printing and employ
Mortara Instrument Plans Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Manufacturing-Distribution Center
Mortara Instrument, Inc., a designer, developer and manufacturer of diagnostic cardiology and patient monitoring technologies and the second largest manufacturer of ECG systems in the world, broke ground on its new Milwaukee, Wisconsin, manufacturing and distribution facility.
British-Based 4imprint Plans $10.8 Million Expansion Project In Oshkosh, Wisconsin
British-based 4imprint Inc., an international direct marketer of promotional products, is expanding its offices and production facilities in Oshkosh, Wisconsin—a $10.8 million project expected to create 150 new jobs.
OEM Industries Division of FNA Group Establishes Operations Hub In Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
The OEM Industries Division of FNA Group Inc., which manufactures pressure washers for home and industrial markets, is establishing a new manufacturing, distribution and R&D facility in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, as part of a $3 million project expec
Canada-Based Cheese Producer Agropur Inc. Invests More Than $55 Million To Expand In Weyauwega, Wisconsin
Agropur Inc., a Canadian-based processor of dairy products, is investing more than $55 million to expand Feta cheese production capacity at its Weyauwega, Wisconsin, operations center.
Baker Cheese Factory Expands Its St. Cloud, Wisconsin, Cheese Production Facility
Baker Cheese Factory Inc., a family-owned cheese-maker in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, is expanding and modernizing its operations in St. Cloud—a project expected to create about 40 new jobs.
Dynamic Fabrication and Finishing Plans To Upgrade Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Production Facility
Dynamic Fabrication and Finishing plans a $15 million upgrade of its operations center in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, as part of a project expected to create 75 jobs during the next three years. In addition to the capital investment, the company will spend more than $900,000 on job training for its employees, state economic development officials said.
Piping Systems Plans $5.5 Million Expansion In Hortonville, Wisconsin
Piping Systems Inc. plans to expand its industrial pipe fabrication facility in Hortonville, Wisconsin, as part of a $5.5 million project expected to bring more than 100 new jobs to the Fox Valley area.
Expera Specialty Solutions Establishes Corporate Headquarters In Kaukauna, Wisconsin
Expera Specialty Solutions, a leading manufacturer of specialty paper products, is establishing its corporate headquarters in Kaukauna, Wisconsin.
Dynamic Recycling Invests More Than $2 Million In Onalaska, Wisconsin, Production Facility
In a move expected to create 110 new jobs, Dynamic Recycling Inc. is opening a new facility in the Town of Onalaska, Wisconsin, to accommodate the company’s continued growth. The company is spending more than $2 million to renovate and upgrade the fa
Menasha Packaging Expands Hartford, Wisconsin, Operations
Menasha Packaging Company, which specializes in high-end graphic packaging and product merchandising solutions, is investing $5 million to expand production capacity at its Hartford, Wisconsin, production facility.
Astro Industries Expands Its Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, Manufacturing Complex
Astro Industries Inc., a metal coating and finishing company, is expanding its operations in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, increasing its plant facility with a 20,000-square-foot addition to help it meet existing demand and accommodate future production and sales growth.
State Collection Service Plans Nearly $5 Million Expansion In Three Wisconsin Cities
State Collection Service, a full-service accounts receivable management solutions provider, is embarking on a nearly $5 million expansion in Beloit, Madison and West Allis,Wisconsin that is expected to create 300 new jobs over the next three years.
ConsortiEX Inc. Receives State Incentives To Expand Operations In Milwaukee, Wisconsin
ConsortiEX Inc., a health-care information technology company that designs and installs high-tech software for hospitals, will open a facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Thermal Spray Technologies Invests $11.5 Million To Expand Its Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, Manufacturing Center
Thermal Spray Technologies Inc., which develops thermal spray coating solutions for some of the world’s top manufacturers, is expanding its production facility in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, as part of an $11.5 million project expected to create about 20
Arow Global Corp. Invests $1.8 Million To Expand Its Marathon County, Wisconsin, Manufacturing Plant
Arow Global Corp., a leading manufacturer of window systems for buses and recreational vehicles, will invest $1.8 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Marathon County, Wisconsin, as part of a project expected to create 63 new jobs in the region.
Ironwood Plastics Inc Plans $19 Million Phased Expansion At Its Two Rivers, Wisconsin, Manufacturing Center
Ironwood Plastics Inc., a firm that manufactures custom-molded plastic parts, is expanding its operations in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, as part of a $19 million project that ultimately is expected to triple the size of its workforce by creating 80 new jobs.
Bemis Company Plans $25 Million Expansion In Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Bemis Company, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of medical device and pharmaceutical packaging, is undertaking a $25 million expansion project in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, which is expected to create 160 jobs.
VF Outdoor Plans $2.7 Million Expansion In Appleton, Wisconsin Area
The Outdoor and Action Sports division of VF Corp. is expanding its facility in the Appleton area of Outagamie County, Wisconsin, a $2.7 million project that is expected to add up to 70 new jobs.
Plastics Manufacturer GOEX Corp. Opening Manufacturing Facility in Janesville, Wisconsin
GOEX Corp., a manufacturer of plastic sheet products, is more than doubling the size of its operations in Janesville, Wisconsin, as part of a project expected to create about 30 new jobs and retain 130 existing ones.
