It's often noted in economic development circles how one successful business can buoy up other businesses, or even spur new development. That's exactly what's happening in Menominee and Marinette.
Excerpt: Just off 10th Street in Menominee, Mich., North Motorsports is on the verge of opening a business focused on selling Bombardier Recreational Products ranging from all terrain vehicles and snowmobiles to three-wheeled motorcycles.
The decision to expand from the existing line of Honda products sold in a nicely appointed retail store a few blocks up the road has been reinforced in part by the award of a U.S. Navy contract to Marinette Marine Corp. late last year. Marinette Marine will build as many as 10 littoral combat ships at the northern Wisconsin shipyard just across the river from Menominee.
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Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette
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