Editing Wisconsin (section)

===Manufacturing===
[[File:U.S. Bank Center (50144125176).jpg|thumb|upright|The [[U.S. Bank Center (Milwaukee)|U.S. Bank Center]] in [[downtown Milwaukee]] is home to the main headquarters of [[Baird (investment bank)|Baird]], [[Foley & Lardner]], and [[Sensient Technologies]], as well as regional headquarters for [[U.S. Bank]] and [[IBM]].]]

As of 2015, the number of manufacturing jobs in the state was approximately 500,000, similar to the figure in 1970. However, it declined as a share of the state's gross state product between 2000 and 2016 from about 21.5% to 18.5%, a proportion that is eighth among all states.<ref name="WisEconomy">{{cite web|url=https://economicdevelopment.extension.wisc.edu/files/2019/05/Manufacturing_Full-report.pdf |title=The State of Manufacturing in Wisconsin: Patterns of Economic Growth and Development |author=Tessa Conroy, Matt Kures, Steven Deller and I-Chun Chen |publisher= University of Wisconsin-Madison Economic Development Administration University Center |date=2018 |access-date=August 26, 2024 }}</ref> Similarly, as a share of total employment, manufacturing declined from 28% in 1970 to 14% in 2015. The state's economic output from manufacturing was $48.9&nbsp;billion in 2008, making it the tenth largest among states in manufacturing gross domestic product.<ref>EconPost, [https://web.archive.org/web/20120625085243/http://econpost.com/industry/manufacturing-industry-top-10-states-gdp Manufacturing industry top 10 states by GDP] (Archived June 25, 2012)</ref>

Major Wisconsin companies in manufacturing include the [[Kohler Company]]; [[Mercury Marine]]; [[Rockwell Automation]]; [[Johnson Controls]]; [[John Deere]]; [[Briggs & Stratton]]; [[Milwaukee Electric Tool Company]]; [[Miller Electric]]; [[Caterpillar Inc.]]; [[Joy Global]]; [[Oshkosh Corporation]]; [[Harley-Davidson]]; [[Case IH]]; [[S. C. Johnson & Son]]; [[Ashley Furniture]]; [[Ariens]]; and [[Evinrude Outboard Motors]].

Wisconsin has a significant lumber industry, being a major producer of paper and packaging. Wisconsin ranks first nationwide in the production of paper products; the lower Fox River from [[Lake Winnebago]] to [[Green Bay (Lake Michigan)|Green Bay]] has 24 [[paper mill]]s along its {{convert|39|mi|km}} stretch.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://badgerherald.com/features/2022/12/06/paper-cuts-deep-the-evolution-of-wisconsins-paper-industry/ |title=Paper cuts deep: The evolution of Wisconsin's paper industry |author=Larsen, Lydia |publisher=The Badger Herald |date=December 6, 2022 |access-date= August 26, 2024 }}</ref>

A large part of the state's manufacturing sector includes commercial food processing, including well-known brands such as [[Oscar Mayer]], [[Tombstone (pizza)|Tombstone]] frozen pizza, [[Johnsonville Foods|Johnsonville]] [[bratwurst|brats]], and [[Fred Usinger|Usinger's sausage]]. [[Kraft Foods]] alone employs more than 5,000 people in the state. Milwaukee is a major producer of beer and was formerly headquarters for [[Miller Brewing Company]]—the nation's second-largest brewer—until it merged with Coors. Formerly, [[Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company|Schlitz]], [[Valentin Blatz Brewing Company|Blatz]], and [[Pabst Brewing Company|Pabst]] were cornerstone breweries in Milwaukee.

The development and manufacture of healthcare devices and software is a growing sector of the state's economy, with key players such as [[GE Healthcare]], [[Epic Systems]], and [[TomoTherapy]].