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De Forest, Wisconsin
Population: 7,368
Located in Dane County
Due to a highly skilled and well-educated workforce, numerous business and economic incentives, and easy access to highways, freight carriers, and one of Wisconsin's largest airports, business is booming in the De Forest/Windsor area. More than 250 businesses, including agricultural technical firms like ABS Global, Infigen and ICATT, manufacturers such as Demco, Evco Plastics, and Clack Corporation, and large-scale warehouses, provide almost unlimited employment opportunities for area residents.
Under continuing development and with easy access to State Highway 51, and I 90/94, the De Forest Business Park and North Towne Commercial Park in Windsor are expected to draw a number of additional business and industrial concerns within the next few years.
Civic and business leaders have orchestrated continuous growth by developing a Tax Increment Finance district to encourage business and industry to locate in De Forest. The highly successful De Forest Business Park is home to national firms such as Firestone Roofing Products, Mattel-Pleasant Company, AGLI, MA Hanna, Chiquita, as well as several regional and local companies. The North Towne Commercial Park in Windsor is home to national firms such as Walgreens, Pepsi-Co and Coca-Cola.
Farming is one of the area's largest industries, with farmers cultivating some of the riches farmland in the country and using the latest technology to increase production and yield.
Service businesses abound from printers and insurance companies, to builders, banks and automotive repair - a wide range of experienced professionals care for the everyday needs of residents and businesses.
Leaders in the community area also redeveloping the De Forest downtown area into a picturesque mixed use district for business, residential and public use. The award winning Deforest Area Library will anchor the new De Forest Downtown. A Municipal campus is also housed in the Downtown area.
What used to be a bedroom suburb is now a vibrant self-sustaining community. COME WATCH US GROW! Whether you are just starting out, preparing to retire, or are a family of five, you'll find a residence that suits your budget, architectural, and size requirements in the De Forest/Windsor area. Various subdivisions are home to recently built and affordable ranches, tri-levels, Colonials, and contemporaries. Luxurious estate homes on spacious lots and homes built along golf courses supply buyers with custom convenience and top-notch amenities. Historic farmhouses and older homes with character on in-town streets appeal to those with a penchant for the past.
In De Forest, Town Square is a unique development underway, located on 12 acres in the center of town, boasting a town square, a riverfront park, walking and biking trails, and townhomes, apartment, retail, commercial and civic structures. A series of Home shops line sidewalks, offering at-home businesses one-of-a-kind buildings that combine both living and work spaces.
A variety of assisted and independent living communities, within De Forest care for the needs of the area's senior citizens.
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