Business Recruitment & Expansion

Summit Packaging Systems, LLC – a global leader in the manufacturing of aerosol actuators and valves – proposes to add a 77,000 SF expansion to its current Racine facility, which would create an estimated 145 jobs.

Opened in 1966, the Nestlé plant at 637 S. Pine St., Burlington, makes candy bars, but soon will shift to producing refrigerated cookie dough as part of a $70 million expansion and retooling.

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Enterprise Business Park (EBP) is located in Racine County, in the fast-growing industrial corridor between Milwaukee and Chicago. With over 500,00 SF still available for purchase and development, EBP offers incomparable advantages including lower occupancy costs, a growing local work force, a pro-business local environment, and immediate proximity to the Wisconn Valley Science and Technology Park (WVSTP).

RCEDC hosted the 2022 Racine County Economic Outlook Roundtable on Monday, January 10th, which featured the Wisconsin Department of Revue’s Secretary, Peter Barca and Chief Economist, John Koskinen.

On Saturday, December 4th, Tom and Sue Haman celebrated the grand opening of their new Culver’s location on Douglas Avenue, across from O&H Danish Bakery and Starbucks.

Centered in one of the Midwest’s fastest growing commercial corridors – between Milwaukee and Chicago – the Village of Sturtevant is a prime location to do business. Explore some of Sturtevant’s available properties and choose Racine County before the opportunity is gone.

Local leaders gathered at Renaissance Business Park – located south of Hwy 20, two miles east of I- 94 in the Village of Sturtevant – to welcome the development of a 90-room Home2 Suites by Hilton – Extended Stay Hotel Suites.

Residential Developments within Racine County continue to be built throughout the community to aid in the influx of people making the move for work.

Hillwood, a national investment and development company, expanded their footprint in Racine County purchasing a 19-acre parcel, where they recently celebrated the groundbreaking of what will be a 247,105 SF industrial speculative building.