Racine Sun

E.C. Styberg President John Baker, Jr., is hard at work selling Racine County to anyone willing to listen.

E.C. Styberg is engineering company that provides reliable, high-quality metal fabrication services and is located on Goold Street in Racine.

Growing up across the street from the company, Baker can often be heard speaking fondly about how he has seen the area grow into a hub of manufacturing, innovation and opportunity.

“Mr. Styberg came from Sweden in the early 1900s,” he told the Greater Racine County website. “And the Racine County area was the innovation area of the United States.”

Baker added he is hoping many of the bottom-line realities that have kept him in Racine will now serve to attract others to the area. Having relatives in the Chicago area, he understands how its high cost of living can be challenging and how much more a career in manufacturing can offer someone in Racine County when compared to a city like Chicago.

"This balance of progress, innovation, opportunity and affordability is what has kept Baker in Racine County for decades," according to the Greater Racine County website.

When asked what would he say to someone thinking about moving to Racine County, Baker said, “Coming to Racine probably would be their smartest choice. You can get a lot more bang for your dollar in Racine County.”