Wisconsin Printers — Printing Capital of the USA

According to Niall Power, president and CEO of the Printing Industries of Wisconsin, printing is the No. 1 private sector business in the state. Quoting PIA stats, Power notes that Wisconsin ranks seventh in shipments and employment, and 11th in number of establishments.

“The Germans came in and set up the allied printing business,” Power says. “We have a great work ethic and a long tradition in the industry. Our politics are liberal, but our work ethic is conservative. And not just in printing—we have some terrific companies in manufacturing. S.C. Johnson is one of the biggest in the world, and we also have Case Tractors.”