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For years on end, Fort McCoy has had a significant economic impact with the local economies around the installation, particularly in Monroe County, Wis.
One big contribution to that impact is new construction at the post. Construction dollars counted by the Fort McCoy Plans, Analysis, and Integration Office show to be a key factor and contributor to the installation’s annual economic impact each fiscal year.
Fort McCoy’s total economic impact for fiscal year (FY) 2024 was an estimated $1.6 billion, Fort McCoy Garrison officials stated in April 2025, which was up from FY 2023’s total impact of $1.38 billion. That impact is expected to be around the same or higher for FY 2025.
As a matter of fact, since fiscal year (FY) 2019, more than $310 million has been calculated in new construction of buildings and ranges alone, reports show. Over that same time, more than $1.47 billion has also been applied to operating costs that included utilities, physical plant maintenance, repair and improvements, other new construction projects, purchases of supplies and services, and salaries for civilian contract personnel working at Fort McCoy.
Projects at Fort McCoy like the current $27.3 million East Barracks Project, the recently completed $28.08 million South Barracks Project, and the $55.75 million Collective Training Officers Quarters Project, are among those projects adding to the economic impact going into FY 2026.
These projects are on top of recently completed projects like the $20.6 million and $18.8 million barracks projects as well as the $11.96 million brigade headquarters building that was fully completed in 2024.
A former Fort McCoy Senior Commander, former 88th Readiness Division Commanding General Maj. Gen. Darrell Guthrie reflected on how important these projects are for all involved during a ribbon-cutting for the first barracks completion several years ago.
“Projects like the transient training barracks complex are a direct result of the continued support for Fort McCoy,” Guthrie said. “And they enhance the ability of the Army, and especially the Army Reserve, to train here at Fort McCoy.”
Taking a closer look, following are the year-by-year breakdowns of economic impact numbers for new construction and operating costs at Fort McCoy.
— FY 2019 — $27.6 million in new construction of buildings and ranges; operating costs of $120.56 million.
— FY 2020: $50.3 million in new construction of buildings and ranges; operating costs of $194.4 million.
— FY 2021: $39.4 million in new construction of buildings and ranges; operating costs of $249.88 million.
— FY 2022: $42.5 million in new construction of buildings and ranges; operating costs of $391.46 million.
— FY 2023: $58 million in new construction of buildings and ranges; operating costs of $346 million.
— FY 2024: $92.6 million in new construction of buildings and ranges; operating costs of $170 million.
The FY 2025 contribution will be calculated by early 2026. But as FY 2026 continues, the construction projects continue around the installation, and the economic impact to local communities from those projects also continues.
In all cases, many might say it’s been money well spent. Fort McCoy leaders have said the post has laid out a plan of goals over the next five, 10, and 15 years. For example, looking at Fort McCoy in 2030, Fort McCoy wants to be the training and mobilization center of excellence. That means when the Army Reserve thinks of training, they think of Fort McCoy.
And other plans are to continue growth on post, officials said, with a resident Black Hawk company being planned on post by 2028.
“The hundreds of millions of dollars invested in the post have benefited Fort McCoy as well the local economy, with the majority of the new construction contracts having been awarded to regional firms,” the history states in the 2025-26 Fort McCoy Guide. “Today, Fort McCoy’s primary mission is to support the readiness of the force by serving as a training center, mobilization force generation installation, and strategic support area. The installation has served in a continuing capacity as an Army power-projection site by processing and preparing military personnel for duty in overseas contingency operations.”
Fort McCoy’s motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.”
Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin.
The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984.
Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” on Flickr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/fortmccoywi, and on X (formerly Twitter) by searching “usagmccoy.”
Also try downloading the My Army Post app to your smartphone and set “Fort McCoy” or another installation as your preferred base. Fort McCoy is also part of Army’s Installation Management Command where “We Are The Army’s Home.”
| Date Taken: | 11.14.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 11.14.2025 12:50 |
| Story ID: | 551106 |
| Location: | FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US |
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