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of the city’s light manufacturing firms. “This
city, very much like the State of Wisconsin, has
manufacturing as its backbone,” declares May-
or John David, before listing some of the com-
panies that call Watertown home. “We have
Eaton Corporation (a global technology leader
in power management solutions that make
electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical power op-
erate more efficiently, reliably, safely, and sus-
tainably); we have a company called Spuncast
(provides centrifugal castings and stainless
steel tubing products, such as hydraulic cylin-
ders); we have Wisconsin Invest Cast (provides
investment metal casting production for alu-
minum, steel, iron, and other metal alloys and
Watertown, Wisconsin
metal prototypes molds);
we have Baker-Rullman (a
leader in the engineering,
design, and fabrication of
rotary drum dryers, modular
steel bins & hoppers, struc-
tural steel, feed and seed
mill systems and custom
metalwork); and we have
Fisher Barton (agricultural
components and assem-
blies), that has been a very
positive employer in this
city.We have another com-
pany that is thinking about
expanding–Ad Tech Indus-
tries (specializes in powder
coating, custom assembling
and electroless nickel
plating services).We have a
company who just recently
expanded and built a new
facility out in our industrial
park, BASO Gas Products
LLC (provides the highest
quality gas valves, pilot burners, thermocouples, igniters, ignition controls, and
accessories).”
“We’ve got a really nice business in town in the food industry,” David contin-
ues. “Clasen Quality Chocolate (a world-class manufacturer of confectionery
coatings, fillings and chocolate.) They have been an excellent employer and
have had some expansions in the city.We have another business – Johnsonville
Sausage, LLC. They’ve got a processing plant in town and they make bratwurst,
breakfast sausages, and various things like that. They just invested $37 million
into their plant. And they are a large employer in the city with about 140 em-