Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.: Sheboygan, Manitowoc regions earn national recognition for economic development
CONTACTS: For Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation: Dane Checolinski, 920.452.2479 Checolinski@SheboyganCountyEDC.com For Progress Lakeshore: Peter A. Wills, 920-482-0540 Peter@progresslakeshore.org MADISON, WI. March 7, 2018 – Two regions of Wisconsin – Sheboygan and Manitowoc – have received national recognition for their economic development successes in Site Selection magazine’s annual ranking of top metro areas in the U.S. for corporate facility investment projects in 2017. The Sheboygan area, which had 11 projects last year, is ranked No. 6 nationally among metro areas with populations of less than 200,000, a dramatic jump from its No. 31 ranking in 2016. Manitowoc, which had eight