Business View Magazine | September 2020

315 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2020 Because that was our bread and butter. But today, every single Mirro property, except one, and every Manitowoc Company property has been taken over by another manufacturer – smaller businesses that were kind of in the background like Lakeside Foods. Just last year, they invested almost $60 million in new improvements at their facilities. They consolidated a lot to move to Manitowoc.” The city’s public utilities have some of the lowest electric rates and water rates in the entire state because the division is well-maintained and publicly-owned. “We’re not looking for profit,” says the Mayor, adding, “All these moving pieces really came together after those two major companies ran this community for a century. Considering what we were faced with in the aftermath of them leaving, the result is pretty impressive. So many companies of under 300 employees that took over for those two, the resiliency of this community and where we’re at today is amazing. We’re very fortunate to be MANI TOWOC , WI SCONS IN