Kenosha County News & Announcements
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2009
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Kenosha News for 2009
12/17/09
EMCO Chemical Eyes LakeView Park
EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc., based in North Chicago, Ill., cleared “a big hurdle” this week in its plans to locate a distribution facility in LakeView Corporate Park that could bring 80-125 jobs to the area, EMCO President Edward Polen...Read Entire Story |
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12/15/09
IndustryWeek Magazine Names Snap-on Milwaukee Facility “Best Plant” Finalist
IndustryWeek magazine has chosen Snap-on’s Milwaukee hand tools manufacturing plant as one of the top 20 plants in North America. “We are honored that Industry Week has chosen Snap-on’s Milwaukee manufacturing facility as one of its ‘Best...Read Entire Story |
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11/28/09
Group Aims to Connect Young Professionals with Community
When Jennifer Dooley, 31, graduated from college and started her career in the Kenosha area eight years ago, it was a difficult transition. “There really wasn't a way for me as a young person to get engaged in the community. I was ones...Read Entire Story |
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11/11/09
When 'Less' Turns Out to be 'More'
Business is good at Kirsan Engineering, but it can always make room for more. The shop thrives on repeat contract work from over 20 customers. However, just six or seven of those customers make up 90 percent of the shop's business...Read Entire Story |
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11/09
Towne Investments Planning Industrial Park in Kenosha
Towne Investments is negotiating with Kenosha officials to set up a tax incremental financing district for the development of a 120-acre industrial park on land that was formerly part of an American Motors Corp. railroad yard. The vacant...Read Entire Story |
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11/6/09
KABA,Chamber Recognize Excellence in Business at the 5th Annual Business Awards Dinner
The Kenosha Area Business Alliance and the Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce held their 5th Annual Business Awards Dinner recognizing business and community excellence in Kenosha County last night. The award winners were selected...Read Entire Story |
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11/6/09
KABA, Chamber Honor Tops in Local Business
Several people were recognized Thursday night at the fifth annual business awards presented by the Kenosha Area Business Alliance and Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce. The presentation was at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside...Read Entire Story |
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11/3/09
JP Morgan Chase Economist Says U.S. Economic Recovery has Begun
The U.S. economy is headed on a long and slow path to economic recovery, James Glassman, managing director and senior economist with JP Morgan Chase, said in a presentation to the Kenosha Area Business Alliance last week at the Club at...Read Entire Story |
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10/28/09
‘The Sun is Coming Back' - Chase analyst gives locals an upbeat look at U.S. economy
Declining layoffs, riskier investments and low inflation suggest to analyst James E. Glassman the hoped-for financial recovery will arrive sooner than later. Glassman, JP Morgan Chase & Co. managing director and senior economist, also...Read Entire Story |
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10/9/09
Workers Cheer Decision to Keep ACCO Plant Here
Thursday's announcement General Binding Corp. in Pleasant Prairie will remain open, saving about 100 jobs, drew rousing cheers from employees at the plant. “It gave me a feeling that, OK, I can breath now,” said Tomas Puentes...Read Entire Story |
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10/8/09
ACCO/GBC to Remain in Pleasant Prairie; Consolidate Outside Operations to Kenosha County
ACCO Brands Corporation, which manages popular brands such as Swingline®, GBC®, Day-Timer®, Quartet Day® and Wilson Jones®, has announced that they will continue operating in their Pleasant Prairie facilities and consolidate...Read Entire Story |
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10/8/09
ACCO Brand to Consolidate Manufacturing in Wisconsin
ACCO Brands Corp. has decided to consolidate its manufacturing and distribution operations in Pleasant Prairie, rather than moving them to Illinois, thereby retaining 115 jobs in Wisconsin. The company will receive a $750,000...Read Entire Story |
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9/30/09
Curtain to Open on Parkside Construction
Despite a major donor's financial setbacks, the University of Wisconsin-Parkside is on track to break ground on a multimillion dollar addition to the Communication Arts Building. Lenny Klaver, vice chancellor for university relations...Read Entire Story |
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9/24/09
Iris Buying 50 All-Electric JSW Presses to Upgrade U.S. Housewares Operations
While the jury's still out on the macroeconomic recovery, American consumers already are spending more on plastics housewares — at least those made by Iris USA Inc. In return, the Pleasant Prairie-based firm is riding the upswing and adding...Read Entire Story |
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9/24/09
Kenosha Beef Plans Expansion
Kenosha Beef will expand its Paris facility, adding a new dry-storage warehouse and updating its technology. The Paris Town Board on Tuesday approved a conditional use permit to allow the company's plan to build a 11,300-square-foot...Read Entire Story |
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9/24/09
Briefs' 75th Birthday a Mentionable Event
They gathered, they looked at the camera, and they said, "Briefs!" What else would you say when the occasion is a group photo of the 350 employees of Jockey International Inc., marking the 75th anniversary of the invention of men's briefs?...Read Entire Story |
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9/19/09
Group Applauds Unified's Spending
The Kenosha Unified School District has been able to keep cost increases low while outperforming other similar districts, according to the nonpartisan Public Policy Forum out of Milwaukee. The Public Policy Forum compiles an annual list of...Read Entire Story |
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9/19/09
Unified's Planned Levy Hike One of Smallest in State
Despite angry reactions at a meeting to discuss the new budget and tax increase, Kenosha Unified School District's planned 2.1 percent levy increase appears to be one of the smallest in the state. Additionally, according to information...Read Entire Story |
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9/16/09
Kenosha May Get Train Facility - City Eyed for Maintenance Center
Kenosha is in the running to land a maintenance facility for high-speed trains in Wisconsin. Antonio Perez, president of Talgo Inc., the Spanish manufacturer of the trains, said at a Carthage College luncheon Tuesday that Milwaukee...Read Entire Story |
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9/9/09
Bradshaw Medical to Build New HQ in Kenosha
Bradshaw Medical Inc., a manufacturer of orthopedic and spinal surgical instruments, plans to build a new 60,000-square-foot headquarters building at 104th Avenue and 58th Place in Kenosha. The facility will replace...Read Entire Story |
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9/3/09
Medical Firm Builds New Plant
Kenosha-based Bradshaw Medical Inc. is beginning construction on a new headquarters and manufacturing facility. The company will have a formal groundbreaking for the building later this month at 10325 58th Place in the Business Park of...Read Entire Story |
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9/2/09
Grant to Boost Area Mentoring Programs
A $497,691 federal stimulus award is aimed toward bolstering middle school mentoring programs in Kenosha and Racine. The University of Wisconsin-Parkside's Mentor Kenosha & Racine partnership announced it received the U.S. Office...Read Entire Story |
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8/27/09
Career College Group Opens Campus Here at Former Aurora Site
College-bound students in Kenosha now have a new destination in Kenosha. Herzing University has opened in the former Aurora Health Center at 4006 Washington Ave. It is currently signing up students for online courses in September...Read Entire Story |
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8/21/09
Gateway Breaks Ground on Horizon Center Addition
Cars with plugs — and we're not talking spark plugs — can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on the situation. On one hand, they get superior gas mileage and many at Gateway Technical College's ground-breaking for an addition to...Read Entire Story |
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8/8/09
Racine & Kenosha: Shining Beacons
Its continued economic diversification and strategic location give this region of the state a unique advantage despite recent challenges.Racine and Kenosha Counties, the state's fifth and eighth most populated counties, have historically...Read Entire Story |
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8/09
SBA's America's Recovery Capital Loan Program
Small businesses stressed about meeting expenses during these economic times may want to consider the U.S. Small Business Administration's new loan program. SBA's America's Recovery Capital Loan Program can provide up to $35,000 ...Read Entire Story |
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7/26/09
Vintage Kenosha: Wisconsin City Offers Charm Aplenty Just 50 Miles from Chicago
Hard times are still in the headlights. Roadways are crumbling, housing prices are tumbling. The dollar is tighter than Dolly Parton's wig. But there is a comfort zone within an hour's drive — when roads aren't under construction — of Chicago...Read Entire Story |
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7/10/09
Harboring a Need to Visit - Waterfronts Can Cure the Blues
Barb and Paul Kueffer gazed in awe the first time they looked out over Lake Michigan. Missouri residents who had come to visit a friend in Wisconsin, the Kueffers seemed transfixed by the lake's rolling waves, endless expanse and ribbons of...Read Entire Story |
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7/1/09
Location, Diverse Industry Boost Kenosha
Kenosha Mayor Keith Bosman said the reasons for the city's growth are evident and, despite the current state of the economy, the city is ready to expand further. The population of the city of Kenosha measured in at 96,950 residents in...Read Entire Story |
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6/25/09
High-Tech Business Incubator Proposed in Kenosha County
The Kenosha County community of Pleasant Prairie, home to LakeView Corporate Park and other business parks, hopes to develop an incubator for technology-oriented business start-ups.
The 2009-'11 proposed state budget, which is pending...Read Entire Story |
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6/24/09
Xten Industries Wins Grants for Energy-Saving Projects
Kenosha-based Xten Industries has won $31,000 in grants to help with energy savings. Focus on Energy, a state energy efficiency and renewable energy initiative, gave the funds to the plastic injection molder and contract manufacturer ...Read Entire Story |
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6/22/09
Pleasant Prairie Breaks Ground on the Final Component of LakeView RecPlex Facility
During a 3:00 p.m. ceremony, the Village of Pleasant Prairie broke ground on a new 50-meter, Olympic-size pool at LakeView RecPlex. Construction of the new pool will begin on June 23. The project is expected to provide work for...Read Entire Story |
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6/9/09
Abbott, Baxter Key to Kenosha County Area's Strong High-Tech National Ranking
The Lake County, Ill./ Kenosha County area had the best ranking of any Wisconsin site on a recent hightechnology study. Abbott Labs and Baxter Healthcare, both located in Lake County, were the reasons the area placed 49th among some...Read Entire Story |
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6/5/09
Unified Fetes its Mentors with End-of-Year Picnic
Aside from being a grandma, Bunny Stoops figures she's got the best gig going. Once a week she hangs out at Brass Elementary School with her third-grade friend, Icesis Ford, as part of the mentoring program. Sometimes they do...Read Entire Story |
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5/30/09
Leaders gather for innovative workforce ideas
A gathering of business, education and government leaders on Friday was considered the first step in developing ways to train workers for new technologies such as wind power and electric vehicles. The session, sponsored by Snap-on and...Read Entire Story |
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5/23/09
UW-P Picks Ford as New Chancellor
Deborah Ford will be the new chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Ford, currently the vice president of student affairs at the University of West Florida in Pensacola, has agreed to contract terms and will take over on Aug...Read Entire Story |
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5/22/09
KABA Unveils Results of New Development Plan
It was about a year ago when Kenosha Area Business Alliance leaders decided it was time to revisit the economic development model that emerged two decades ago, when an auto industry exodus turned Kenosha County's economy upside down. ...Read Entire Story |
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5/22/09
Local Group Honors Retired Snap-on Inc. Executive Michaels
Retired Snap-on Inc. executive Jack Michaels gained honors from local leaders Thursday, a month after he stepped aside as the company's board chairman. During a Kenosha Area Business Alliance event at the Club at Strawberry Creek...Read Entire Story |
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5/6/09
KABA Announces 2009 Scholarship Recipients
On May 6, KABA’s Education Foundation awarded scholarships to five seniors from Kenosha County High Schools who plan to attend a four-year college or university to pursue a degree in Math, Science, Technology, Medicine, Engineering....Read Entire Story |
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5/2/09
LakeView Robot Team Wins 20th Best in the World Competition
The difference, many of them said, were the late, late nights, working, adjusting and tinkering, deep inside the bowels of LakeView Technology Academy. Long after students left after the final bell, after darkness filled the land and Jay Leno...Read Entire Story |
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5/1/09
Real Estate: I-94 Project will Change Corridor's Real Estate Landscape
The $1.9 billion reconstruction and widening of I-94 between the Mitchell Interchange and the Illinois state line will create some new real estate development opportunities along the freeway because the rebuilt interchanges will. ...Read Entire Story |
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4/29/09
RecPlex Set to Dive into Addition - Village Plan Commission OKs big pool expansion
The village could break ground by late June on a 42,000-square-foot pool addition at LakeView RecPlex, and the planned 50-meter, Olympic-size pool it will house could be open to swimmers by Jan. 1. The Plan Commission paved the wayn...Read Entire Story |
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4/27/09
Snap-on CEO Adds Chairman Title
Nicholas Pinchuk, the president and chief executive officer of Kenosha-based Snap-On Inc. was elected chairman by the company's board of directors. He succeeds Jack Michaels in the role. Michaels' term is up and he is leaving the board of...Read Entire Story |
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4/4/09
Local Economy May Thaw Soon - Kenosha area officials see several developments ahead
Even in a down economy, economic development is alive and well in Kenosha County, area officials said Friday. County Executive Jim Kreuser cited a meeting he and other local leaders had recently with representatives of a company...Read Entire Story |
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4/1/09
Kenosha’s New Young Professionals Group - Y-Link: Young Leaders in Kenosha
The Kenosha Area Business Alliance, The Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce and the United Way of Kenosha County are excited to announce the formation of Y-LinK: Young Leaders in Kenosha. Y-LinK was created to serve young professionals...Read Entire Story |
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3/30/09
Region Will Benefit from Better Transit
In southeastern Wisconsin, regional cooperation has been a long time coming. The need for economic development and job creation in our cities has never been more critical. After many years of talking about the benefits of regional ...Read Entire Story |
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3/26/09
Uline President Hopes Country Learns from Financial Mess
Credit Liz Uihlein with cutting through business jargon and describing the economy in ways everyone understands. “The outside economic environment is really pretty icky,” said Uihlein, president of Uline Inc., which is building a new...Read Entire Story |
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3/25/09
Customer Focused Environment: Uline's President Speaks at KABA Annual Meeting
Liz Uihlein, President of Uline, Inc., delivered the keynote address at the 2009 KABA Annual Meeting on March 25. Her presentation, titled “A Customer Focused Environment,” provided attendees with a look at Uline's business model and what. ...Read Entire Story |
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3/24/09
Construction to Create Eight Lanes on I-94 Officially Begins
Roll out the barrels — the orange construction barrels, that is. Gov. Jim Doyle officially kicked off construction on Interstate 94 from Milwaukee south to the Illinois border on Monday. The seven-year, nearly $2 billion project will expand...Read Entire Story |
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3/16/09
President Obama and Sec. Geithner Announce Plans to Unlock Credit for Small Businesses
Today, as part of an effort Treasury Secretary Geithner first outlined in introducing the Financial Stability Plan (FSP) in February, President Obama and Secretary Geithner will announce plans to take immediate action to help ensure that...Read Entire Story |
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2/27/09
UW-Parkside Plans $38.6 Million Renovation Project
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside is planning a $38.6 million renovation and addition to its Communications Arts Building. The State Building Commission recently approved plans for the project that were presented by...Read Entire Story |
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2/16/09
No Longer Quiet on Western Front - Companies Will Create Jobs, Boost Economy
The city's western front is starting to see the culmination of years of planning and months of construction with a few large developments. The distribution center for paint company Rust-Oleum near 52nd Street and 88th Avenue opened...Read Entire Story |
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2/6/09
Chicago Continues Spillover into Kenosha
The Interstate 94 and Highway 165/Q interchange in Pleasant Prairie is one of the most important development hot spots in southeastern Wisconsin. Southwest of I-94 and Highway Q, construction is ongoing for the new...Read Entire Story |
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2/4/09
De Simone, Kenosha's ‘Mr. Bucky Badger,' Dies at 90
A bundle of energy, a spark plug, a leader, a personality. A pillar of the community. These were among the descriptors friends and colleagues ascribed to Alfred De Simone, a Kenosha businessman who devoted his energy to scores of causes...Read Entire Story |
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1/9/09
Kenosha Manufacturer Lands British Contract
The recession is not stopping Xten Industries, a Kenosha-based plastic injection molding and contract manufacturer, from landing new business. In early December, Xten began manufacturing Bikebins, a British-designed, hard-shelled...Read Entire Story |
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1/09
Donation Leads Way to New Village Park
In late December, the Village of Pleasant Prairie received a land donation for the creation of a new park. John and Dorothy Ingram, Pleasant Prairie residents, have donated 30.73 acres of land to the Village for the creation of a park that all... Read Entire Story |
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