It may not make a lot of headlines or make the cover of a tourism brochure, but Sturgeon Bay Mayor David Ward is proud of what is going on in the city's industrial park. The latest addition was approved last week when the Sturgeon Bay Common Council approved the sale of just over five acres of land to 54235 Development for a proposed marine storage and services center. The parcel is part of the former Zak property, a nearly 18-acre parcel the city purchased in 2021. Citing the expansion efforts at several area manufacturers, Ward points to the growth of the Sturgeon Bay Industrial Park as a real positive for the city.

Ward says the work being done in the industrial park shows how economically balanced Sturgeon Bay is compared to other communities. Last year, the city created Tax Increment District (TID) #9 to support the construction of a multi-tenant industrial flex building slated to take up a portion of the former Zak property.