Cuba City WI Economic Profile
Cuba City, Wisconsin, population 2,086, is located in the southwest corner of the state. This location provides a unique opportunity to serve the states of Iowa and Illinois, as well as Wisconsin.
The city-owned Kaster-McClain Industrial Park is ready for occupancy, with all utilities immediately available to the site. Commercial buildings and industrial properties are available for sale or lease.
A work force of over 23,000 people is available within a 15-mile radius of the City. A 20-mile radius will add close to 90,000 people to that number. You will find that all of these people share a very high work ethic. A slight increase in population is predicted for Cuba City and the region through 2030.
Tax Rates
Manufacturing machinery, equipment & inventories are EXEMPT in Wisconsin (before Lottery Credit)
- Corporate Income (Wisconsin): 7.9% Flat
- Sales (Wis.): 5.5%
- 2021 Property: Grant County $21.36/$1,000; Lafayette County $24.93/$1,000
Utilities
Electrical
- Provided by: Cuba City Municipal Utility
- Supplied by: WPPI Energy
- Rates: $.0625/kwh for industrial user during peak hours ($.0460 off peak)
- Connection fee: None
Natural Gas
- Supplied by: WE Energies
- Line Size: Depends upon location, most often 2 inch plastic
- Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure: Depends upon location, most often 60 PSIG
- Available capacity: Depends on location, currently 10 MCFH from 2″ distribution main
- Nearest Transmission Line: Cuba City TBS (NNG delivery point) is approximately 4,700’ from the Industrial Park. NNG’s pipeline serving the Cuba City TBS is approximately 4,100’ from this location.
- Rates: $.6564 per mmBTU with declining rate dependent upon usage.
- Connection fee(s): An estimate for the cost to extend natural gas service would require site and customer specific information including; location of site, location of the meter on the site, connected and normal operating gas loads, estimated daily and annual consumption. Please note the high-level estimate does not include potential gas supply costs and/or gate station work
Water
- Supplied by: Cuba City Municipal Utility
- Source: Three Deep Wells
- Max. Pumping Capacity: 1.75 MG/D
- Peak Daily Use: 0.74 MG/D
- Storage Capacity: 400,000 gal.
- Rates: Average $2.58/100 c.f. with declining rate dependent upon usage.
- Connection fee: None
Sanitary Sewer
- Supplied by: Cuba City Municipal Utility
- System Type: Oxidation Ditch
- Design Capacity: 760,000 G/D, Design BOP is 790 lbs/day
- Avg. Daily Use: 150,000 G/D, current BOD loading is 445 lbs/day
- Connection fee: $75.00 w/$10.00 inspection fee.
Telecommunications
- Supplied by: Cuba City Telephone Exchange Co./LaGrant Connections LLC
- Service type: Fiber
- Fiber Optics: Yes
- DSL: Yes
- Switch Services: DSL, Ethernet, T-1
Transportation
Air Service
- Dubuque Regional Airport (27 miles):
- Dane County Regional Airport – Madison, WI (86 miles)
- Local Airport: Platteville Municipal Airport (7 miles)
Highways
- Nearest Interstate: I-90/94, Distance: 74 miles
- Next Nearest Interstate: I-80, Distance: 90 miles
- U.S. Highways: 151, 61, 18, 20 & 52
- Nearest 4 lane Highway: U.S. 151 - 9 miles
- State Highways: 80, 81 & 11
Rail Service
- Burlington Northern (17 miles)
- Piggy back available
Barge / Port
- Facilities available at Dubuque IA (20 miles)
Major Employers
Manufacturing
- Gro-Alliance Seeds - Seed Corn - 20 employees
- McDonald Plastic Molding - Thermal Injection Molding/Plastics - 30 employees
Non-Manufacturing
- Cuba City School Dist. - K-12 - 94 employees
- Epione Pavilion - Nursing Home / Clinic - 140 employees
- IGA - Grocery - 26 employees
- Weber Processing - Meat Processing - 15-30 employees
Emergency Services
Hospitals / Clinics / In-Home Care
- Southwest Health Center (Platteville - 9 miles)
- Medical Associates Clinic (Cuba City)
- Epione Pavilion (Cuba City)
Fire Protection
- Cuba City Volunteer Fire Department
- Fire Protection Class: 7 (located adjacent to Kaster-McClain Ind. Pk.)
Education/Employee Training
- Nearest University: University of Wisconsin - Platteville (9 miles)
- Nearest Technical College: Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, Fennimore WI (36 miles)
Location
Driving Distance from Cuba City to:
- Dubuque, IA: 20 minutes
- Madison, WI: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Milwaukee, WI: 3 hours
Contacts
| Ron Brisbois, Executive Director Grant County Econ. Dev. Corporation 916 E Elm St., Ste C Lancaster, WI 53813 Phone: 608-822-3501 Email: gcedc@grantcounty.org |
Bob Jones, Director Community Development Corp. 108 N. Main Street Cuba City, WI 53807 Phone: 608-744-2152 Cell: 815-281-2866 cubacitycdc@gmail.com |
| Jill Hill, Clerk-Treasurer City Hall 108 North Main Street Cuba City, WI 53807 Phone: 608-744-2152 FAX: 608-744-2151 E-Mail: jhill@wppienergy.org |