Have you noticed the industrial-scale construction development at Wisconsin Cheese Group’s northside facility in Monticello? The multi-year project is upgrading the formerly family-operated Swiss Heritage Cheese factory into a state-of-the art dairy food processing plant. Eventually, the cheesemakers will employ fifty to sixty employees and increase production of “soft” cheeses.

The site plan calls for creation of an access road just north of the building to accommodate semi-truck traffic and alleviate many present street and parking issues.

A recent tour of the plant with operation...