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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

WestRock to open cutting-edge converting facility in Pleasant Prairie

By Milwaukee 7

WestRock Company, a leading sustainable paper and packaging solutions provider, today announced plans to build an advanced corrugated converting facility in Pleasant Prairie. The state-of-the-art facility will be located at the LogistiCenter at Pleasant Prairie. Construction is planned to begin in 2024.

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Milwaukee 7 launches new website

A strong online presence is imperative for organizations to thrive, and we are proud to showcase the next-generation website for Milwaukee 7 (M7). This economic development organization, a front-runner in business attraction, retention, and expansion across Southeast Wisconsin, now boasts an impressive new online platform showcasing Milwaukee’s economy.

 

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023

The Midwest is Winning Some Climate Migrants

By ALANA SEMUELS - Time

Jake Via, a 39-year-old who has lived everywhere from Brazil and Seattle to Sun Valley, Idaho, and Austin, Texas, calls Milwaukee “the greatest city on earth.” And he’s serious.

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Flooring equipment manufacturer relocating to Genoa City

Pictured above (from L): Joe Balog, Police Chief, Village of Genoa City; Derek D'Auria, Executive Director, Walworth County Economic Development Alliance; Dave Anstett, President, Powernail Company; Sam Rikkers, Deputy Secretary & COO, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation; and Jim Paetsch, Senior VP & Executive Director, Milwaukee 7.

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Thursday, June 22, 2023

Big Ideas, Small Deals

By Sean Ryan – Reporter, Milwaukee Business Journal

Dollar for dollar, the state of Wisconsin is generating more jobs and capital spending through its smaller tax credit awards than to bigger deals that often grab the headlines, according to an analysis of the state’s Business Development Tax Credit program by the Milwaukee Business Journal.

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Company offering high quality turn-key manufacturing moving to MKE region

By M7 News

Centerline Design & Fabrication, a company offering turn-key solutions for end-to-end manufacturing, has signed a lease to move their operations from Waukegan, IL to Rawson Avenue in South Milwaukee at the former Bucyrus campus. The company had outgrown their space in Illinois and reached out to Milwaukee 7 and the City of South Milwaukee for

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Menet Aero to Establish Headquarters in Southeastern Wisconsin

Menet Aero, LLC, a designer, developer and manufacturer of tethered drone systems, joined with state and local officials to announce the company is establishing its headquarters and production facility in Oak Creek, and siting its field-testing operations in Mount Pleasant.

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