One year into state`s deal with Kimberly-Clark, company works to expand Fox Valley plant


One year into state`s deal with Kimberly-Clark, company works to expand Fox Valley plant


One year after former Gov. Scott Walker struck a last-minute deal to keep a Fox Valley Kimberly-Clark plant open, officials with the company say they’re “making great progress" on expanding a facility previously slated for closure.  

In the midst of a $115 million investment at the company`s Cold Spring plant that includes a new 135,000-square-foot warehouse, Kimberly-Clark has also hired 80 workers for the facility and is planning to bring more on in the future. 

The $28 million deal, announced Dec. 13, 2018, came in the waning days of Walker`s second term and shortly before the Republican signed a trio of Republican lame-duck bills into law. The agreement kept the Cold Spring facility in business, while the nearby Neenah Nonwovens plant still ultimately shut down...

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Ken Notes: I am glad we kept a KC plant open. I am not sure about the cost and continue to advocate for ALL businesses because some of this is far too political. This deal was tied to very specific job numbers and valuations wich is far better than deals we have made in the past.

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