New North: Diverse, growing companies call New North home

Contact: Joshua Morby

Phone: 920.791.9120

Email: media@thenewnorth.com

NEW NORTH – While Wisconsin is among the leading food producers of milk, cheese, and beer, the backbone of New North’s thriving economy is actually supported by organizations ranging from large Fortune 500 companies to small and mid-sized, privately-owned businesses representing a host of industries, including health care, manufacturing, technology and tourism. Here are a few facts about the success of businesses in the New North:

* Thirteen companies in the New North were included in Inc. magazine’s 5,000 fastest growing companies in the United States in 2009.

* Eight of the top fifteen largest private companies in Wisconsin – with more than $50 million in sales – are headquartered in the New North, encompassing a wide range of industries, from logistics to insurance.

“North of What You Expect” is a series of biweekly facts about the New North, a group of 18 counties in Northeast Wisconsin including Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Sheboygan, Waupaca, Waushara and Winnebago. To find out more information about New North, Inc., please visit our website at http://www.thenewnorth.com.