October 17, 2012
For Immediate Release
Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303
Madison—Today, Governor Walker praised the Forest Products Industry in Wisconsin, as the Country celebrates National Forest Products Week. Governor Walker credited the conscientious public, private landowners, and businesses for creating jobs and fueling the nation’s number one wood products industry.
“It is no surprise to me why Wisconsin’s wood products industry is the nation’s leader,” Governor Scott Walker said today as the country marks National Wood Products Week. “Wisconsin’s wood products industry is growing our state’s economy with talented workers, scientists and smart property owners – all dedicated to the health of one of our greatest natural resources – our forests. This is a diverse sector that includes everything from the sawmill operators to the logger to the pulp and paper business. This industry would not be the powerhouse it is without those who are committed to the sustainable care of our forests.”
· 56,500 – Jobs directly supported by Wisconsin’s forest products industry
· $3.2 billion – Total annual payroll income for Wisconsin’s forest and paper industry
· 50,000+ – Jobs produced in other sectors related to Wisconsin’s forest products industry
· $16 billion – Economic value of wood and paper products shipped from Wisconsin
· $228,000,000 – State and local taxes supported by the forest products industry
National Wood Products Week is October 15-19.
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