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Cheese production doesn’t end when it leaves a manufacturing plant; it needs to go somewhere to age. Chance are, the cheese in your refrigerator right now spent time in a WOW Logistics refrigerated warehouse.

When Jack Keller began J.J. Keller & Associates in 1953, the transportation industry looked very different than it does today. Keller’s first product was a paper log book to help truck drivers track their mileage.

Looking at a map of the United States, Wisconsin doesn’t jump out as a transportation and logistics hot spot, but appearances can be deceiving. Even though it’s bordered by two Great Lakes, the Badger State is well-known throughout the country for its strong ground transportation companies and their ability to get products quickly to customers.

Heartland Farms is no small potatoes when it comes to tubers; the company produces more than 450 million pounds of spuds a year. Heartland, a fifth-generation facility, ships out of Almond, Amherst Junction, Hancock and Plainfield.

For one Wisconsin firm, the soda manufacturing business is snap, crackle and … Wisco Pop! The Viroqua-based company, founded by Ashley Austin and his wife, Hallie, launched their firm in July, 2012. They now produce their beverages out of the Food Enterprise Center, a 100,000-square-foot business incubator in Viroqua.

Angelic Bakehouse’s James and Jenny Marino know their dough. A former hedge fund manager, he acts as chief operating officer and she is president and CEO of the Cudahy company, a Women Owned Business certified through The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council. The couple has operated Angelic for five years, after purchasing Cybros, a 45-year-old Waukesha bakery. They updated, revamped and rebranded the product line.

Most Wisconsin farmers smiled broadly at the end of 2014. Among the reasons: mostly good weather in mid-to-late summer resulting in high yields. However, the outlook for 2015 is a mixed bag.

More than 700,000 Wisconsin residents rely on Delta Dental of Wisconsin for their dental insurance coverage. Headquartered in Stevens Point, the company is part of the larger Delta Dental network. Nationwide, Delta Dental provides insurance to more than 60 million Americans – about one third of the total domestic market.

When it comes to customers, financial institutions must strike a balance between serving in-person customers and those who bank remotely.

The insurance industry and entrepreneurship don’t normally go hand-in-hand, but American Family Ventures is looking to change that.