Governor Doyle Announces Funding for Zepnick Solutions

Project to create 14 jobs

MADISON— Governor Jim Doyle today announced $200,000 in Technology Zone tax credits for Zepnick Solutions, Inc., Howard, Brown County. The company’s expansion project is expected to create 14 new jobs for the area.

“Wisconsin‘s economy is on the move,” Governor Doyle said. “We have to ensure all Wisconsin workers and companies – companies like Zepnick Solutions – are prepared for the economy of the future, and that starts with upgrading and improving their abilities, and creating jobs for hardworking Wisconsin citizens.”

Zepnick Solutions was established in 2000. The company engineers, designs, and fabricates packaging lines for the paper and food industries. It will lease a newly constructed building that will facilitate 34 engineers and designers and include 3,000 sq.-ft. of assembly and testing space. Total project cost is $860,000. The project will create 14 jobs.

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