Governor Scott Walker Visits Caledonia Company to Talk About Jobs

Governor Scott Walker visited DeltaHawk in Caledonia this morning, April 7, to help the company announce it is expanding with the help of low-interest state loans totaling over $700,000.

With that money and a $1.2 million loan from the City of Racine, the company will improve its production facility and add 100 new jobs over the next three years for manufacturing a line of 2-12 cylinder aviation engines.

Standing next to Dennis Webb, company president, Walker said the State of Wisconsin has a strong and proud manufacturing history.

"In the first two months of 2011, private industry has added 13,000 new jobs," he said. "8,200 of them are in manufacturing. That's a good sign."

Further, Walker said that when employers grow and add positions, other companies see it as a good sign and as an opportunity for them to create jobs as well.

"This is how we'll get Wisconsin families working," he stated. "These aren't Democratic or Republican jobs. These are Wisconsin jobs. We need to focus on Wisconsin and getting people back to work."

State Senator Van Wanggaard (R-Racine) agreed.

"We need to create an environment to show other businesses that Racine County is a great place to be," he said. "We have good people with great ideas, and DeltaHawk is just one example."

In a written statement, Webb said, “We’re thrilled to have the strong support of Governor Walker, the State of Wisconsin, and the City of Racine as we move towards the next phase of our business development efforts. We look forward to expanding our production line and working with the State and City to grow our local economy.”