Oxbo product highlighted in state manufacturing campaign

MARSHFIELD – A new poster highlighting the state’s diverse manufacturing sector features a locally-made harvesting dump cart, made by Oxbo Forage in Marshfield.

“Wisconsin companies sold over $209 billion in manufactured goods last year, accounting for just under 20% of the state’s GDP. But too few Wisconsinites know about the diversity of this production powerhouse, the state’s largest business association argues,” a Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) release stated.

But, new marketing material developed by the group seeks to change that.

WMC — the combined state chamber of commerce and manufacturers association — released the “Made in Wisconsin” poster featuring 51 items manufactured or produced in Wisconsin, unveiling it ahead of Manufacturing Month in October.

“Manufacturing is Wisconsin’s economic super sector,” explained Kurt R. Bauer, WMC president/CEO. “Wisconsin’s nearly 9,000 manufacturers generate $73.7 billion in economic activity each year.”

Bauer said that nearly 480,000 Wisconsinites — one in six — work directly in manufacturing.

“These products represent the high-wage, high-skill, high-tech careers these manufacturers provide in our communities,” Bauer said. “We hope the poster will make Wisconsinites beam with pride in learning what’s made by their own neighbors.”

“We’re incredibly proud of the strength, diversity, and innovation of our state’s manufacturing sector,” said Dave Anderson, BMO WI Head of Commercial Banking, who helped sponsor the project. “As we head into Manufacturing Month, we’re proud to partner on this year’s Made in Wisconsin poster to showcase just a small sample of the incredible things made right here in Wisconsin.”