A GROUND BREAKING TIME

Rural Electric Supply Cooperative (RESCO) broke ground this spring on a 40,000 square foot warehouse located within the East Industrial Park on fifteen acres in the City of Stanley, Wisconsin. Over 25 business leaders and representatives of the company gathered for the ground breaking celebration.

The expansion of the company into Stanley reflects RESCO’s commitment to providing its electric utility members and customers with exceptional service and reliable inventory, as well as quick response to weather-related and storm damage needs. RESCO is a member owned, not for profit wholesale distributor of high voltage electrical products and is one of the largest full line distributors in the Midwest.

Chippewa Economic Development Corporation (CEDC) assisted the company last year in identifying the perfect location for their next warehouse. “Situated in the City of Stanley within their East Industrial Park, the location is central within the RESCO’s service territory of 23 Wisconsin electric cooperatives.” Charlie Walker CEDC CEO explained.

The company looked throughout Western Wisconsin for a warehouse location that could better position the company in distributing supplies and high voltage materials more efficiently in order to accommodate their rural electric cooperatives and municipal customers throughout midwest.

“We’re delighted to begin construction on our eighth warehouse site,” said RESCO President CEO Matt Brandrup. “Ensuring reliable inventory and quick service to our members and customers is a pillar of our cooperative, and our Stanley site provides us with a very central location to better serve the needs of our electric cooperative members and utility customers in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan.”

“The City of Stanley continues to see growth and job creation. The City, CEDC, Chamber, and Clark Electric Cooperative all worked together to win this $7-8 Million Dollar project which when completed will create 3-5 great well-paying jobs.” expressed Ron Haas, CEDC board member, and Stanley Chamber of Commerce President.

Clark Electric Cooperative in Greenwood, WI, will be providing electrical utility service to the site and the building includes individual offices for future team members and a large training room that will double as space for RESCO member functions, training, events, and other uses. The Stanley Project is the company’s largest capital investment in its 87-year history, and they anticipate that construction completion of the facility in early 2024.

“The amount of square footage—both indoor and outdoor—at the site will permit us to further expand our growing product inventory levels, enabling us to deliver the materials, supplies, and equipment that our members and customers need, when they need them. RESCO is proud to now be a member of Clark Electric and a business in Stanley,” added Brandrup.

CEDC Investor Market & Johnson was awarded the contract to build the facility that was designed by River Valley Architects.