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The Wausau metropolitan area’s diverse economic base includes large and small business in the region’s primary industries of paper, education, insurance, lumber, agriculture, healthcare and manufacturing. The stability of the region is in part due to its central location and longstanding tradition of being north central Wisconsin's economic hub. Over the past twenty years, population, labor force and number of jobs have grown and growth forecasts for the future indicate continued economic stability.
The district is home to a diverse, growth-oriented spectrum of companies whose products are used around the world. Manufactured homes, world-class residential and commercial window manufacturers, industrial electric motor and air handling systems companies, along with forest product firms including wood, lumber and papers comprise a solid traditional manufacturing base. Other major industries include insurance, healthcare, agribusiness and tourism, rounding out a thriving economy for large companies, small business and entrepreneurial ventures. |
