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Baldwin I-94 Business Park Gets First Company
J&C Trucking will relocate to Baldwin, Wisconsin from Forest Lake, Minnesota later this year.
The announcement came on August 25th during a program in Baldwin that included Aaron Olver, the state’s Secretary of Commerce. Secretary Olver awarded J&C Trucking state tax credits totaling $99,000 to assist with its relocation. The award was made on behalf of Governor Jim Doyle during the annual Governor’s Northern Tour to west central and northwest Wisconsin.
To earn the tax credits, J&C Trucking will construct a 9,100 square foot facility in the Baldwin I-94 Business Park, create 19 new positions, and transfer another 31 to Wisconsin. The total project cost is estimated at nearly $678,000.
In a press release, Governor Doyle said, “One of my top priorities is to help move companies and communities forward and create good-paying jobs for our citizens. I’m pleased to assist J&C Trucking of Baldwin, Inc. in bringing new jobs to Wisconsin.”
J&C Trucking was established in 1986 and Cindy Haley serves as president. She operates the business with her husband J.R. The company specializes in pneumatic tanks and hauling fly ash and cement to cement contractors. It also hauls silica sand for the natural gas drilling industry. The Haleys will incorporate their business in Wisconsin as J&C Trucking of Baldwin, Inc.
The new facility for J&C Trucking will be the first one constructed in the Baldwin I-94 Business Park. The park is owned by the Village of Baldwin and is strategically located along Interstate 94 — just east of U.S. Highway 63. The park is included in a Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) district that was created by the village board. To assist J&C Trucking, the village approved the sale of a three acre lot at a discounted price. The village will collect J&C’s property tax payments, known as the tax increments, to recover the discounted sale price and the cost of improvements to the site.
Following Secretary Olver’s tax credit presentation, numerous community leaders and village officials joined the Haleys in a ceremonial groundbreaking to mark the start of construction. Durand Builders Service (Durand, Wisconsin) is the general contractor. Roger Humphrey, a licensed real estate agent and a principal with Humphrey Engineering, assisted with J&C’s site search. Humphrey was the buyer’s agent.
