The groundbreaking for the new headquarters of Oshkosh Corporation happened yesterday.
The 190,000 square-foot facilities is going on part of the Lakeshore Golf Course.
CEO Wilson Jones says they were looking at several other locations before choosing Oshkosh. He says the company’s heart was always in Oshkosh, and they’re glad they could stay.
The city sold 32 acres of the golf course to the company for $3.2 million. It also gave Oshkosh Corporation over $13 million in tax breaks.
Construction is scheduled to be done in fall of next year.