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The maker of sustainable material science solutions for the food and medical sectors is embarking on an eight-year plan to invest $270 million in its Wisconsin facilities and create 340 jobs.

As products and vehicles increasingly turn to electric power, Wisconsin is home to several companies researching and manufacturing the latest in lithium-ion technology.

The leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions will receive up to $7 million in performance-based state tax credits if it meets targets including adding 250 new jobs over the next five years.

Milwaukee Tool’s rapid growth in Wisconsin continues, with an expansion constituting $206 million in investment and the creation of 1,000 new jobs announced in 2022.

With the help of WEDC and the City of Merrill, America’s largest manufacturer of “Made in USA” footwear will transform a dormant alfalfa operation into a 142,000-square-foot expansion that will house production facilities and a 17,000-square-foot building to be used for storage.

Masters Gallery Foods and the Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery are undertaking expansions that together are worth $86.1 million.

Weinbrenner Shoe Company is an employee-owned boot and shoe manufacturer established in 1892 and headquartered in Merrill, Wisconsin.

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals has broken ground on a $220 million expansion expected to create more than 230 jobs.

The privately held company, founded in 1998, provides custom-cut stone for architects, artists and masons nationwide.

The leading global cancer screening and diagnostics company is expanding its presence in Wisconsin by investing an additional $350 million in its Madison campuses—a move that will create more than 1,300 new jobs by 2025.

As states across the U.S. grapple with a shortage of workers, Wisconsin is taking the long view toward solving workforce challenges and overcoming obstacles to workforce participation. Wisconsin's approach is distinctive in the way it works with regional partners to understand and address needs specific to each region of the state.

WEDC is supporting Exact Sciences’ Wisconsin-based projects with an additional $18.5 million in performance-based Enterprise Zone Tax Credits, which will be awarded if the company meets new capital investment and job creation goals by 2025.