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Kwik Trip Expanding Operations, Creating 300 Jobs In Wisconsin

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which owns and operates more than 600 retail convenience stores in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa, has announced a $300 million capital investment project that will enable the growing company to meet its capacity needs for the foreseeable future. Kwik Trip Inc.,

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Shovel-Ready Sites: Ready To Hit The Ground Running

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I n order to attract new development, locations have to be prepared for it and have sites that are ready to hit the ground running. are implementing site certification programs that give available sites a shovel ready designation—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. States across the U.S.

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Richelieu Foods Expanding In Wheeling, IL

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The Braintree, MA-based company manufactures frozen and deli pizza and shelf stable salad dressings and sauces, and its customers span retail and foodservice channels across the U.S. Richelieu Foods employs more than 800 employees across manufacturing facilities in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa and Ohio. “We and Canada.

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Feature Story: Public-Private Partnerships – An Alliance For Progress That Works

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RiverBend Commerce Park is a 185-acre site with waterfront access on the Buffalo River. The site has nearby rail access, is minutes from the Interstate and within a few miles of crossings into Canada. Michigan was chosen over competing sites in Iowa and Mexico. By Jenny Vickers. From the July/August 2014 issue.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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The plant is expected to provide roughly 1,500 jobs on-site and support 1,500 more among area suppliers. agriculture, construction, gambling, healthcare and retail). Another tech player based in Lincoln is Hudl, which developed software that can instantly analyze game film sent to its site by professional and amateur sports teams.

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Illinois Revives Premier Corporate Tax Incentives

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Foxconn, best known for making Apple’s iPhones, during the summer announced plans to build a plant in the southeast corner of Wisconsin that could employ up to 13,000 people. percent are in the manufacturing sector and nearly 20 percent are in the wholesale and retail sectors. Retail also thrives in Arlington Heights.

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4 distribution center projects that changed The Korte Company forever

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That’s the Walgreens, the country’s second-largest health and wellness retail brand. Site work had ground to a halt after the crews encountered subsurface subsidence. According to a local plumbing subcontractor, Walgreens wanted to build a distribution center near I-64 on the west edge of town. No one had known it was there.