SPRING VALLEY
Spring Valley is a community of 1,189 people strategically located midway between the Twin Cities and Eau Claire. Spring Valley is also 20 minutes from both UW-River Falls to the west and UW-Stout to the east, providing excellent access to student workers and wide ranging faculty expertise. Many local residents are employed locally at Oak-Dale Hardwood Products; Veterinary Systems, Inc.; Schmitt Timber Corporation; and Spring Valley Welding, in addition to other transportation, service, and retail industries. The area offers a variety of recreational activities to residents and tourists including: tours of Crystal Cave, Eau Galle Recreational Area, excellent trout fishing, trophy hunting, challenging golf, snowmobilling, festivals and much more.


Village of Spring Valley Economic Profile:*

Transportation
Spring Valley lies only 6 miles south of interstate 94 providing ready access to North American markets. Highway 128, County Road B, and State Highway 63, all designated long-haul routes, allow long-haul trailers access to the village. The Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport provides passenger and commercial services only 66 miles away on the Interstate system. Rail services is provided by Chicago & Northwestern line, the line is approximately 11 miles north from Spring Valley.

Utilities
Xcel Energy provides Spring Valley with electricity at rates that are among the lowest in the country. The Village's water supply and sewage treatment facilities have sufficient excess capacity to meet its needs for the immediate future. Natural gas is provided by the Wisconsin Gas Company and local telephone service is provided by the Spring Valley Telephone Company.

Education and Training
Residents and businesses have excellent access to job training resources, with technical instruction available at Chippewa Valley Technical College campuses in River Falls and Menomonie, just 18 miles away. The University of Wisconsin-River Falls and the University of Wisconsin-Stout with a total of 13,000 students, offer a wide range of outstanding postsecondary programs and offer opportunities for internships and faculty consultations. Also the West Central Wisconsin Private Industry Council and the Wisconsin Job Service, coordinating agencies for area job training and development, have offices in Menomonie and River Falls. The outstanding Spring Valley School District is recognized as one of the most innovative in the state, and sponsors an active Community Education program.

Health and Medical Facilities
Spring Valley is served by a local office of the River Falls Medical Clinic, with hospital and emergency care provided by the new Health One medical complex in River Falls. The Spring Valley Medical Clinic offers skilled nursing care and assisted living services.

Workforce
Companies can expect to successfully recruit employees from the local labor force, many of whom commute to the Twin Cities metropolitan area and who would prefer to work locally if a competitive wage and benefit package can be provided. According to the 1990 Census, approximately 15% of the work force in the Village and the surrounding townships commute to the Twin Cities.

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