2012Marathon County Development Corporation

Centrally located in the midst of an innovative and collaborative

business climate, communities rich in artistic and educational

opportunities, and a lush outdoor environment - businesses thrive here.

And so do our people.

Time is on your side here.

Weʼre connected.• Crossroads of highways US-29 and I-39 — connecting Marathon County to Madison,

Green Bay, Milwaukee, Chicago and Minneapolis

• Canadian National rail lines provide national and international access to goods, people and services

• Central Wisconsin Airport

• Served 160,000 passengers in 2010

• Undergoing $30 million renovation and expansion

• Received a $250,000 development grant from the US Department of Transportation.

And have access to ample resources.

• Marathon County has 16 municipal water systems, totaling 72 municipal wells, and 33 bodies of water classified as an outstanding or exceptional resource water.

• Eight electric utility companies. WPS provides approximately 70% of the Countyʼs services, with 2,174 miles of lines.

• WPS provides natural gas via 897 miles of gas main, 6 gate stations and 68 regulator stations.

• The Weston Power Plant generates electricity by using coal.

• The county has residential and educational applications of solar, wind, biogas and ethanol, in addition to the hydro facilities.

• There are 60 retail locations in the County to purchase gasoline and diesel.

Central location provides ample opportunities.

• Per capita personal income is $36,026. The median household income is $55,366.

• Abundance of skilled workers in the healthcare, advanced manufacturing, precision, professional, administrative support and executive level sectors.

Weʼre ready to work.• 84% of workers are satisfied with their jobs2

• Total labor force is 77,425 with 9.26% unemployment.

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Which means your company will be more productive.

• The County has 186 family and 56 group regulated childcare programs with a capacity of 4,274.

• 95.8% average high school graduation rate for all eight school districts; Wisconsinʼs average is 89.9%.

• The average composite ACT scores for all Marathon County school districts is 22.3, as compared to the national average of 21.

• Average Total Education Cost for all of Marathon Countyʼs school districts is $11,305 per pupil.

• Charter schools and school to work programs have been established, including the Youth Entrepreneurial Development program, K-12 Industry Engagement program and Gold Collared Career program.

• Two universities and five community colleges within 50 miles.

• Established workforce development partnerships with five area community colleges.

We value education.

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We value education.

• 86.1% of all students tested in Marathon County scored proficient or advanced in reading comprehension

• Compared to 83% of all tested students in Wisconsin.

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We value education.

• 80.6% of all students tested in Marathon County scored proficient or advanced in mathematics proficiency

• Compared to 77.2% of all tested students in Wisconsin

Weʼll help your business advance.

We live the good life.• Over 90% of LIFE Survey respondents continue to indicate that they

feel safe in Marathon County.

• Marathon Countyʼs property and violent crime rates are lower than the state and national average.

• Access to high-quality health care services — the number of residents for every primary care provider is 716:1.

• Average commute is 17 minutes.

Cost of Living

Average Home Value

$141,500Monthly Phone Cost

$12.59 permonth

Quarterly Rates for Water

$12.50-$27Average Electric Household Use

689kWhper month at $0.12209/kWh

We make the best use of our most valued resource — time.

Weʼre home to some high profile businessesAspirus, Eastbay, Colby Cheese, Greenheck, Marshfield Clinic, Ruder Ware and WPS.

Our history of innovation is also our future.

2011-2012 INDUSTRY SIZE & GROWTH** Source: EMSI Complete Employment

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2011 2020 Projected

DistributionMarathon County is Within 500 miles of

• 38% of all U.S. manufacturing volume

• 31% of all U.S. manufacturing operations

• 30% of all US business operations

• 33% of entire U.S. population

• 27% of all Canadian manufacturing volume

• 46% of all Canadian manufacturing operations

• 22% of all Canadian population

• Lower transportation costs because of our strategic location.

• Optimized, efficient supply chain as a result of strong, diverse manufacturing sector

Health Care• Growing health care service sector provides state of the art

health care services to residents of northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan2

• Provides excellent employment opportunities to health care professionals and ancillary health care businesses. 2

• Projected to grow 19.4% by 2016.

Thank you.

Contact.David EckmannEconomic Development Director

[e] deckmann@wausauchamber.com[p] 715-848-5964 [w] www.mcdevco.org

Wausau Region Chamber& Marathon County Development Corporation

200 Washington StreetWausau WI 54402-6190

1 ForwardWI.com2April 2011 Life Community Survey

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