Baraboo company gets money from state to meet demands for COVID-19 supplies

BARABOO (WKOW) -- A Baraboo company is growing to meet demands for COVID-19 testing supplies with the help of state tax credits.

With up to $250,000 in job creation tax credits from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, Baraboo`s Teel Plastics will add 59 jobs and open a new location.

According to a news release from the WEDC, Teel expects to produce more than 150 million COVID-19 swabs every month, opening a fourth location in Baraboo to do so. The company also plans to install new equipment at its main location in Baraboo to increase swab manufacturing capacity.

“Teel is stepping up to produce needed supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic,” WEDC secretary and CEO Missy Hughes ....
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