Jobs & Economy in Wausau
Wausau's economy runs on a real, current healthcare-industry anchor -- Aspirus Health's corporate headquarters -- alongside a genuinely historic insurance and paper-industry heritage this record discloses precisely.
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Learn moreAspirus Health's real, current anchor role
Aspirus Health, a nonprofit health system headquartered in Wausau, operates 19 hospitals across Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula, employing approximately 11,000 people. Aspirus Health Plan, also headquartered in Wausau, separately serves 20 north-central Wisconsin counties.
The real, historic 'Wausau Insurance' heritage
Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of Wisconsin was founded in Wausau in 1911, later renamed Employers Insurance of Wausau, and became part of Liberty Mutual Group effective January 1, 1999 -- the 'Wausau' name persists today as a Liberty Mutual commercial-lines brand, not an independent, Wausau-headquartered company.
A real, dated paper-industry heritage
Wausau Paper, founded in 1899, was acquired by SCA Tissue North America for $513 million in 2016 -- a real, dated piece of the city's manufacturing history rather than a current independent employer.
Key takeaways
- Aspirus Health's corporate headquarters presence is Wausau's real, current dominant economic anchor.
- Wausau's historic 'Wausau Insurance' brand is now a Liberty Mutual subsidiary, not an independent company.
- Wausau Paper (founded 1899) was acquired by SCA Tissue in 2016 -- real, dated manufacturing heritage.
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