Portage County Business Council reacts to Vice President JD Vance’s planned visit

PLOVER, Wis. (WSAW) – The Portage County Business Council is sharing its pleasure forward of Vice President JD Vance’s visit to central Wisconsin on Thursday.

The Vice President plans to discuss concerning the Trump Administration’s accomplishments at a machining facility in Plover.

President and CEO of the Portage County Business Council, Michael Witte, instructed NewsChannel 7 he’s excited for the visit. He stated the stops proper after the State of the Union deal with are extremely wanted, and it’s enormous for the world to be acknowledged.

Witte additionally acknowledged he believes it’s the first time presidential management is coming to Plover.

“It doesn’t matter what side of the aisle you’re on, this is an exciting time for Portage County and Plover specifically,” Witte stated. “It puts us in the national spotlight, and there is nothing more exciting for our community than to have JD here.”

Witte stated he hopes VP Vance takes away the truth that Plover and Portage County as an entire are in a progress mode, with new properties and increasing companies.

Witte touched on the sturdy manufacturing group in Portage County.

“We have large companies like Pointe Precision and Steel King, and then we have smaller manufacturing companies like Sunset Engineering. So we really have a mix of very small businesses to very large businesses. And I think it’s an exciting time for all the businesses as manufacturing is highlighted with the Vice President’s visit,” Witte stated.

The White House has not launched particular particulars on the place and when the Vice President shall be visiting the world.

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