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Is your company in the market to locate in an area conducive to the infrastructure and workforce needs of today’s worldwide economy? Introducing the… Stout Technology and Business Park A regional economic development partnership City of Menomonie, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin- Stout Xcel Energy

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Page 1: Is your company in the market to locate in an area conducive to the infrastructure and workforce needs of today’s worldwide economy? Introducing the… Stout

Is your company in the market to locate in an area conducive to the infrastructure and workforce needs of today’s worldwide economy? Introducing the…

Stout Technology and Business Park

A regional economicdevelopment partnership

City of Menomonie, WisconsinUniversity of Wisconsin-StoutXcel Energy

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Strategic Location

I-94 “IQ” CorridorProximity to Twin CitiesHigh quality of lifeRegional workforceBaldrige quality award

winning institutionMulti-level incentivesMultiple broadband options

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Development Corporation

501(C) 4Incorporated 1989Opened in 199011 member board

3 Officers 7 Ex-officio Reps 1 Director

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Statistics Jan-2010

Twenty-eight buildingsApproximately 403 total acresCurrently 165 developable acres

Includes City and Foundation properties Available Commercial Zone acres = 8 Available Technology Zone acres = 157

Sixty-three entities conducting business

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Economic impact Jan-2010

Building valuation over $65 millionAnnual real estate taxes nearly

$715,0001,150 people work in the ParkAnnual payroll is in excess of $49

millionWage impact on community

estimated to surpass $232 million annually

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Benefits of siting in Park

High Quality WorkforceStaff-training Mini-grantsMalcolm Baldrige winning partner,

UW-Stout Access to grant/research support Close tie to faculty/students Adjunct status

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Benefits to University/Community

Real world lab, opportunity for research

Next-step incubation possibilitiesVisible contribution to communityRoutine business briefings

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Contact

Christopher Smith, Director 401 Technology Drive East, Suite 500 Menomonie, Wisconsin 54751

Web: http://www.uwstout.edu/stp/eMail: [email protected]: 715-232-2488Fax: 715-232-5030