8/30/10
Pleasant Prairie has fared better than city in recession, so far
The city of Kenosha and the village of Pleasant Prairie provided a study in contrasts Friday morning at the Legislative Breakfast sponsored by the Bank of Kenosha, the Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce and the Kenosha Area Business...Read Entire Story

8/20/10
Kenosha County lures away Illinois businesses
Southeastern Wisconsin can compete against northern Illinois for business, because the Badger State's taxes are lower, its workforce is better trained, its land is cheaper and it is easier to get around. That assessment was made by CenterPoint...Read Entire Story

8/20/10
Moving to Wisconsin - Uline brings headquarters north across the border
For years, a knee jerk Milwaukee talk radio refrain has been that Wisconsin, rife with high taxes and restrictive regulations, is a terrible place to do business. The reality in Kenosha County, however, paints a very different picture...Read Entire Story

8/20/10
City shifts to new health care provider
The city has gone a different route with their health care coverage. As of July 1, the city's health care is through the Business Health Care Group, which is administered through Humana. The city's health care had been run through Aetna for the...Read Entire Story

8/19/10
WMEP, Wisconsin Dept of Commerce Offer New Program to Boost Manufacturing Exports
ExporTech, a new program to help small and midsize manufacturers develop an export program and fast-track international sales, is getting high marks from its first class of graduates.  “ExporTech helped us tap a wealth of resources ...Read Entire Story

8/19/10
City of Kenosha joins Business Health Care Group
The Business Health Care Group (BHCG) announced that the City of Kenosha has joined its employer membership organization. With the agreement, the city's 800 employees have access to the BHCG provider network administered by Humana...Read Entire Story

8/16/10
$70,000 Grant Sets Business Planning for Bio-Medical Innovation Center in Motion
During the first half of August, a final agreement was approved between the Wisconsin Department of Commerce and the Village of Pleasant Prairie Community Development Authority (Authority) authorizing a $70,000 economic development...Read Entire Story

8/15/10
Parkside, Gateway get grants
Five-year federal grants awarded recently to the University of Wisconsin-Parkside and Gateway Technical College will go toward support services for first-generation, low-income and disabled students. Parkside, a recipient of TRIO Student...Read Entire Story

8/11/10
Snap-on CEO lauds company's new vision
It was in the early 2000s when then-CEO Dale Elliott made the world bigger for Snap-on Inc., the Kenosha-based toolmaker that celebrated its 90th anniversary Tuesday Nick Pinchuk, who took over in late 2007, has refined and expanded on...Read Entire Story

8/9/10
Plans for innovation center progress
Plans for a biomedical business innovation center advanced through the Plan Commission and Village Board Monday night. Both bodies voted unanimously in favor of a conceptual plan and zoning change to accommodate the $6.24 million...Read Entire Story

8/9/10
Medical offices planned near St. Catherine's
United Hospital System is moving forward with the first leg of a plan to build two medical office buildings directly behind St. Catherine's Medical Center. The village Plan Commission voted unanimously Monday to approve site and...Read Entire Story

8/7/10
Warehouses near I-94 are county's biggest taxpayers
Ingenuity and manufacturing smarts made Kenosha a city, but it's the great location that has brought it into the 21st century. All but one of the largest 20 county property taxpayers are owners of buildings crowded into the western half of...Read Entire Story

8/3/10
CDA Approves Conceptual Plan for Regional Bio-Medical Innovation Center
During an August 4 meeting, members of the Pleasant Prairie Community Development Authority approved a Conceptual Plan for a regional bio-medical innovation center that is holding the attention of the U.S. Economic...Read Entire Story

8/3/10
Successful Conclusion of Historic Carbon Capture Project Celebrated
During a July ceremony, representatives of the groups involved celebrated the successful conclusion of a historic Carbon Capture test at the Pleasant Prairie Power Plant. During 2008 and 2009, a process designed by Alstom to capture CO2...Read Entire Story

8/4/10
Kenosha gives Doyle a warm sendoff
Five months from leaving office, Gov. Jim Doyle got his Kenosha sendoff Tuesday. Doyle was the guest of honor at an invitation-only reception at the Kenosha Public Museum, hosted by the Kenosha Area Business Alliance and Gateway Technical...Read Entire Story

8/10
Gateway/Snap-on Alliance a Successful Public-Private Partnership
Gateway Technical College held a ribbon cutting in May to unveil an addition to the Horizon Center for Transportation Technology–the Advanced Propulsion Lab. Gateway partnered with Kenosha-based Snap-on Inc. on the Horizon. ...Read Entire Story

8/3/10
Employment shift seen in county
What a difference a few years make. It's true of Kenosha County, anyway. In seven years, from 2003 to 2010, employment here has undergone a radical shift, from a dependence on manufacturing such things as cars and tools to packaging...Read Entire Story

8/1/10
Kenosha plastics molder develops sustainability guide for customers
As recycling and sustainability continue to gain prominence, more manufacturers and assemblers are looking to boost the number of recyclable or sustainable products in their supply chain. However, sustainability and recyclability do not. ...Read Entire Story