An ongoing economic slowdown impacting the country’s manufacturing sector is not deterring companies from investing in Wisconsin.

The December 2025 ISM Manufacturing PMI Report found that economic activity within the United States’ manufacturing sector contracted for the 10th consecutive month following a two-month period of expansion. That brief period of expansion was preceded by 26 straight months of contraction.

Still, hundreds of millions of dollars of investment in Wisconsin were announced by manufacturers throughout 2025.

Ongoing construction projects being financed by manufacturing companies have been a “really big strength” for Wisconsin’s economy, said Buckley Brinkman, who recently stepped down as executive director and CEO of the Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing & Productivity.

“Wisconsin manufacturing is really resilient,” said Brinkman. “We face challenges all the time, and we’re able to address those challenges in a really practical way. We don’t get too tied up on policy or philosophy.”

Last March, Glendale-based car battery maker Clarios said it will spend $600 million to modernize its facilities. Investments will take place across the company’s existing footprint, including at its global headquarters in Glendale.

In June, Yaskawa America announced plans to spend $180 million to build out a new headquarters campus in Franklin.

Last November, Rockwell Automation announced plans to build a new manufacturing plant at a soon-to-be-determined location in southeast Wisconsin. That new facility, which will span more than 1 million square feet, is part of a $2 billion investment aimed at boosting productivity across Rockwell’s facilities.

Read more at the Milwaukee Business Journal.