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Centergy | Momentum West
Centergy
500 First St., Suite 15
Wausau, WI 54403
Phone: 715-843-9563
centergy.net
Executive Director: Peggy Sullivan
Counties: Adams, Lincoln, Marathon, Portage, Wood
Population: 328,399
major industries: Manufacturing,...
Grow North | Visions Northwest
Grow North
P.O. Box 518,
Rhinelander, WI 54501
Phone: 715-365-4468
grownorth.org
Executive Director: Angi Schreiber
Counties: Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas
Population: 119,000
major industries: Tourism, health...
Madison’s CALS: shaping the future of agriculture
In Wisconsin, agriculture matters. The state’s farms and allied agricultural businesses generated $88.3 billion in economic activity and created 413,500 jobs in 2012. That’s the most recent data available, presented in a study released in 2014 by professor Steve Deller of UW-Madison’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS).Â
WOW Logistics’ Cheese-handling sets it apart
Cheese production doesn’t end when it leaves a manufacturing plant; it needs to go somewhere to age. Chance are, the cheese in your refrigerator right now spent time in a WOW Logistics refrigerated warehouse.
J.J. Keller adapts to industry evolution
When Jack Keller began J.J. Keller & Associates in 1953, the transportation industry looked very different than it does today. Keller’s first product was a paper log book to help truck drivers track their mileage.
Location: the key to state’s fast-growing logistics industry
Looking at a map of the United States, Wisconsin doesn’t jump out as a transportation and logistics hot spot, but appearances can be deceiving. Even though it’s bordered by two Great Lakes, the Badger State is well-known throughout the country for its strong ground transportation companies and their ability to get products quickly to customers.
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Heartland Farms: no small potatoes
Heartland Farms is no small potatoes when it comes to tubers; the company produces more than 450 million pounds of spuds a year. Heartland, a fifth-generation facility, ships out of Almond, Amherst Junction, Hancock and Plainfield.
Wisco Pop! Soda au natural
For one Wisconsin firm, the soda manufacturing business is snap, crackle and … Wisco Pop! The Viroqua-based company, founded by Ashley Austin and his wife, Hallie, launched their firm in July, 2012. They now produce their beverages out of the Food Enterprise Center, a 100,000-square-foot business incubator in Viroqua.
Angelic Bakehouse: heavenly bread
Angelic Bakehouse’s James and Jenny Marino know their dough. A former hedge fund manager, he acts as chief operating officer and she is president and CEO of the Cudahy company, a Women Owned Business certified through The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council. The couple has operated Angelic for five years, after purchasing Cybros, a 45-year-old Waukesha bakery. They updated, revamped and rebranded the product line.
Feeding the world: Wisconsin ag exports on the rise
Most Wisconsin farmers smiled broadly at the end of 2014. Among the reasons: mostly good weather in mid-to-late summer resulting in high yields. However, the outlook for 2015 is a mixed bag.