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Yellowstone Industrial Park certified as development-ready; Marshfield adds 23 acres to TIF District 12
Summary
Marshfield’s 123-acre Yellowstone Industrial Park has been certified as development-ready and an adjacent 23-acre parcel purchased with UW Extension support will be incorporated into TIF District 12, presenters said. Officials cited completed environmental and site due diligence and promoted the park’s transport links and nearby employers.
Yellowstone Industrial Park in Marshfield has been certified as a development-ready site by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and the city has acquired an adjacent 23-acre parcel that will be incorporated into Tax Increment Financing District 12, presenters said.
The certification, presenters said, followed a series of due-diligence studies — including wetlands, geotechnical, endangered-resources, archaeological, architectural and historical reviews — and a Phase I environmental site assessment. Officials said the certification reduces common siting uncertainties for developers and makes the park shovel-ready.
Speakers emphasized the park’s regional connections and industry fit. The 123-acre site sits near major transportation routes including U.S. Highway 10 and Interstate 39 and is about 40 minutes from Central Wisconsin Airport. Presenters said those links make the site suitable for manufacturing, logistics, food and beverage distribution, agricultural businesses and precision metal fabrication.
The presentation noted local anchor employers and nearby sites that could support supply chains and workforce recruitment: Packaging Corporation of America (PCA), Winebrenner Shoe Company, and PreventionGenetics (part of Exact Sciences). Marshfield Clinic Health System was described as a major regional health employer, with more than 12,000 employees across about 60 clinics and 11 hospitals, plus a research facility.
Presenters said the added 23 acres — purchased in collaboration with UW Extension — fits next to Yellowstone Industrial Park and that incorporating the parcel into TIF District 12 will allow incentive opportunities for companies that locate there. The message to potential tenants emphasized available skilled labor, K-12 and postsecondary education pathways, and a local economy that serves aerospace, defense, energy, industrial equipment and medical sectors.
The presentation included promotional language about quality-of-life amenities, including downtown shops, a 100-acre park and zoo, and an aquatic center. It closed with the line, “Let’s build the future together,” attributed in the transcript to Speaker 1, presenter.
No formal council motion or vote was recorded in the provided transcript; the record supplied is a promotional presentation describing completed studies, a purchase and an administrative plan to include the parcel in TIF District 12.
