Green County

Monroe Courthouse, Green County
Monroe Courthouse, Green County
Set in the scenic, rolling hills of southern Wisconsin, Green County sits squarely, almost dead-center, on the Wisconsin-Illinois border. This location provides easy access to major markets in the upper Midwest and beyond. In fact, Green County is the apex of a nearly equilateral triangle formed with Milwaukee and Chicago. Dubuque, IA, Madison, WI, Freeport and Rockford, IL are less than an hour away from sites in Green County.

Agriculture in Green County, WI is responsible for $640 million in economic activity--37% and $162 million of the county's income. Green County is also home to six business and industry parks.

Did you know?

Green County has the largest number of cheese plants in the state--13--producing over 50 varieties of cheeses. Master cheesemakers, a designation that requires 15 years of study to achieve, comprise 25% of these cheese producers.
Monroe Courthouse, Green County
Monroe Courthouse, Green County
"It was, and still is, a perfect mix of thriving locally owned stores whose sidewalks ease down toward an active, European-style town square, mere blocks from well-maintained Victorian-era homes complete with sunflower-filled cottage gardens and the proverbial white-washed picket fences. Plus the drive from Madison, through the hills and valleys and patchwork corn and alfalfa fields, smacked of a Georgene Pomplun painting with the high-keyed orange barns and red-bricked, porch-wrapped farmhouses. Anyone who says southwestern Wisconsin is flat should take a day and go to New Glarus."
Madison Magazine, January 2008

Welcome Home to Green County

With a friendly housing economy, beautiful valley landscapes, rewarding jobs, great access to healthcare and to larger cities, young professionals and others are returning home to Green County:

"'As an active person who loves the outdoors, I was thrilled to return to a place where we have outdoor opportunities like biking, golf and fishing right at our doorstep. I have a lot more time here as I reduced my commute from 45 minutes to five,' said Charlie Baumann, who now works for Swiss Colony. Baumann not only returned to Monroe to live, but also to work.

'When I graduated I would have bet a million dollars that I'd never live in Green County, again--after living in big and small cities all over the country, I can honestly say nowhere has more to do for me and my family. We truly feel lucky to live in such a beautiful county with such friendly people,' said Steve Moon, a graduate of the Monroe High School Class of 1985."

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Contact

Contact the Economic Development Professional for Green County:

Anna Schramke, CEcD, Executive Director
Green County Development Corporation
anna.gcdc@tds.net
608.328.9452

www.greencountyedc.com

Entrepreneurship

Green County values entrepreneurship, and knows the value of creating programs that facilitate entrepreneurship in their county. The articles below describe some of their most recent efforts.
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Did you know?

The City of Monroe celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2008. The village of Monroe was officially incorporated April 4, 1858 after being founded 20 years prior. The city is named after James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States.