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| Mercury bites on $5 million incentive |
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| Written by Times-Journal |
| Thursday, 26 August 2010 11:45 |
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Doyle & Co. lure 200 new assembly jobs to Fondy Like Oshkosh Truck, Republic Airways and a couple of other big ticket manufacturers in the state, Mercury Marine is considered to be an Enterprise Zone by the state of Wisconsin, and, therefore, eligible for incentives not available to your run-of-the-mill mill. "We draw the zone. Really, the Enterprise Zone is a company," said Zach Brandon, deputy secretary of Commerce. Brandon said the $5 million incentive package was based on Mercury bringing 200 new jobs to the state. Ten of those will be salaried and the remaining 190 will be union jobs, with an annual payroll of $6 million. With the consolidation of the facilities and market growth, employment is expected to grow to more than 2,500. Mercury Marine employs close to 2,000 people in Fond du Lac now. The state expects them to have the 200 new hires on the payroll by the end of 2011, when the company says its relocated assembly plant will be fully operational in Fond du Lac . "This says a lot about Fond du Lac," Brandon said. "They were looking at China and Mexico." News of 200 new jobs in Fond du Lac may raise the spirits of many area under- or unemployed, but it's not good news to residents of Stillwater, Okla., where the assembly jobs are coming from Our gain is their loss. Mercury Marine originally planned to locate the 200 assembly jobs in Mexico, but in a Tuesday press announcement Doyle said he and his administration worked closely with the company to ensure those jobs came to Wisconsin instead. "It is great that Mercury Marine has agreed to move these 200 jobs originally slated for Mexico to Fond du Lac," Governor Doyle said. "The company's decision recognizes the strength of Wisconsin's workforce and economy and shows that Wisconsin can compete with Mexico or any other location in the world to attract new jobs and investment. We have worked hard to make sure that Wisconsin is a great place to do business." Governor Doyle played an important role in helping Mercury Marine consolidate its operations in Fond du Lac, retaining nearly 2,000 jobs in Wisconsin and bringing new jobs to the state. With the consolidation of the facilities and market growth, employment is expected to grow to more than 2,500. 
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