Stanley—Community members and project partners gathered Oct. 25 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Stanley West Industrial Park, which is newly certified as a Wisconsin shovel-ready site.
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Stanley—Community members and project partners gathered Oct. 25 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Stanley West Industrial Park, which is newly certified as a Wisconsin shovel-ready site.
The industrial park, located along 345th Street on the Highway 29 corridor just west of Stanley, spans over 100 acres. With easy access by highway or rail, the park is conveniently situated between Minneapolis, Green Bay, and Chicago.
Chippewa Valley Electric Cooperative (CVEC) is providing power at the park, in part through its member-owned Wolf River Solar community solar garden, a 1.5-megawatt array on Janicki Road.
“We are proud to be powering the Stanley West Industrial Park and advancing the engine of economic development here in Chippewa County,” said CVEC President/CEO Russ Falkenberg. “The CVEC team is excited to see what this space becomes 5, 10, and 15 years down the road.”
The celebration was hosted by Northside Elevator, the first business established in the industrial park. Representatives were in attendance from the Chippewa Economic Development Corporation, the City of Stanley, CVEC, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Dairyland Power Cooperative, Momentum West Wisconsin, Stanley Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
Falkenberg noted that the partners’ work to have the land certified as a shovel-ready site will help shave years off front-end planning for businesses interested in putting down roots in the industrial park.
“We look forward to serving this project with reliable power as it continues to evolve, and we are proud to say that any business looking to put down roots here can now do so with the confidence of knowing that a lot of the hurdles have been cleared,” Falkenberg said. “I’d like to thank all our partners for their foresight in tackling the initial time-consuming steps like wetland delineations, soil borings, and developing necessary infrastructure like power right out-of-the gate.”
Marketing efforts are underway to attract businesses to the park.
