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Article #105: Your Wisconsin Incorporation- Industry and Entertainment

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Wisconsin is a fairly large state with a attracts millions each year. Other
population of about 5.5 million. Its attractions include the mile-long Lost
capital is Madison, and its largest city Canyon Tour, which is a deep canyon that
is Milwaukee. Wisconsin is known for it visitors ride through on a horse drawn
milk and cheese production and also its carriage
many state parks and forests. There .
should be some ideas here for your Milwaukee is a medium sized city is
Wisconsin Incorporation. south-eastern Wisconsin, on Lake
Wisconsin produces the most cheese in the Michigan, witha population of almost
United States. Wisconsin also produces 600,000, and two million people in its
oats, potatoes, cherries, maple syrup, metropolitan area. It issometimes known
and sweet corn. Food processing is a big as the brew city. Fortune 500 companies
industry in Wisconsin as well with in Milwaukee include Johnson Controls,
companies including Oscar Mayer, and a Northwestern Mutual, Kohl's,
large Kraft Foods facility. Also in Harley-Davidson, Rockwell Automation, and
Milwaukee, Wisconsin are the headquarters MGIC Investments Milwaukee also has a
and major production facilities of Miller large number of financial service firms,
Brewery, a major beer producer. particularly those specializing in mutual
Wisconsin is also home to several funds and a large number of publishing
transportation equipment and machinery companies. To this day, a fairly high
manufacturers. Major Wisconsin companies percentage, over 20% of the workforce is
in these categories include the Kohler in the manufacturing sector. Milwaukee is
Company, Rockwell Automation, Johnson also home to the Pottawatomie bingo
Controls, Oshkosh Truck, and casino, and its Northern Lights Theatre
Harley-Davidson. Wisconsin also ranks is known for its sensational Las Vegas
first in the production of paper style shows. The University Hill
products. Leading companies in paper neighborhood, also known as Avenues West,
production include Kimberly-Clark and is the home of Marquette University.
Georgia-Pacific. Kimberly-Clark has a The capital, Madison has over 500,000
large filtration products plant in people in its metropolitan area, and is
Neenah, Wisconsin. Georgia-Pacific located in the south-central portion of
employs over 3,000 people in Green Bay, the state. The University of
Wisconsin. Facilities there include two Wisconsin-Madison is a huge campus with
paper mills, a converting process and 41,000 students. Many hi-tech and
paper processing plant. About 95-percent bio-technology companies are located here
of products, including tissues, wipes and and take advantage of facilities offered
napkins are made with recycled products. by the University of Wisconsin. The
Health care devices and software is a TomoTherapy Corporation is headquartered
growing sector of the state's economy here, and uses a unique combination of
with companies in the business including Cat-scan and radiation to treat diseases
GE Healthcare, Epic Systems, and such as cancer. Ravel Software is a
TomoTherapy. computer game software company based in
Tourism is also a major industry in Madison that is known for its games such
Wisconsin. Wisconsin Dells is an area of as Star Wars Jedi Knights, and Quake 4.
water parks and theme parks that has This is another example of Wisconsin?s
become a major attraction. It is located flair for science and entertainment.
northwest of Madison, the capital and






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