Business Advantages of Shawano County
Five major highways serve the county: 22, 29, 45, 47, and 55. Highway 29 is a four-lane, east-west expressway, which runs directly through the middle of the county.
Distance to major cities:
A newly expanded city/county airport with a 3,900 foot paved runway and pilot-controlled lighting is capable of handling corporate aircraft. Charter service is available through Shawano Flying Service. Commercial service is available at Austin-Straubel (Green Bay), Outagamie (Appleton) and Central Wisconsin Airport (Mosinee). The Canadian National Railroad serves Shawano County and the Shawano County Industrial Park.
| Measured Distances (Miles): |
| Green Bay |
35 |
| Milwaukee |
145 |
| Chicago |
230 |
| Minneapolis |
250 |
| Wausau |
58 |
| Appleton |
45 |
| Oshkosh |
64 |
Utilities:
The county boasts low utility rates provided by cooperatives, municipals and larger providers of electricity with capacity reserves capable of handling major users. Water is abundant and natural gas or L.P. gas is available throughout the county.
| Utility Rates (2002): |
| Electricity |
$.0315/kwh |
| Natural Gas |
$.60/therm |
| Water |
$.83/mgal |
| Sewer |
$3.93/mgal |
Major industrial employers:
- Aarrowcast, Inc.
- Bantam Tool, Inc.
- Bisley Fabrication, Inc.
- Braatz Welding, LLC
- CRI/Genex
- Glover Manufacturing
- Graf Creamery, Inc.
- Hoffman Wood Fiber, LLC
- JJ Grunewald, Inc.
- J&R Machine, Inc.
- Kersten Lumber Co, Inc.
- KI-Bonduel
- Komatsu Forest, LLC
- Mod Tech Industries, Inc.
- North Central Labs
- Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats
- Owens, Inc.
- RADCO
- Reinhart Institutional Foods, Inc.
- Rosin Woodwork Corp.
- Schmidt Lumber
- Shawano Hardwoods, Inc.
- Shawano Kiln Company
- Shawano Medical Center
- Shawano Paper Mills
- Stone Creations of Wisconsin, Inc.
- TimberPro, Inc.
- Top Brass, Inc.
- Value Added Distributors, LLC
- Wisconsin Film & Bag
- Wisconsin Veneer & Plywood, Inc.
- World Wide Signs
