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Ovation Awards Forward Award Winner: Kem Krest

Kem Krest 9801 80th Ave., Pleasant Prairie Industry: Fulfillment and distribution kemkrest.com Kem Krest entered the Kenosha County market in […]

Ovation Awards Small Business of the Year: Franks Diner

Franks Diner 508 58th St., Kenosha Industry: Restaurants Employees: 22 franksdinerkenosha.com In a small Midwestern town, it’s rare to come […]

Ovation Awards Business of the Year: Mission-driven innovation key to Jockey’s enduring success

Jockey 2300 60th St., Kenosha Industry: Retail/apparel manufacturing Employees: 1,000 (300 in Kenosha) jockey.com The average person might not associate […]

Nobody should be left on the sidelines

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and other headwinds, industrial development activity in the County continues at a record-breaking pace with over […]

The Interview: Nicole Ryf

Nicole Ryf, president of the Kenosha Area Business Alliance, has overseen the organization since 2023. KABA is a nonprofit economic […]

2025 Ovation Awards: Celebrating Kenosha County’s Best in Business

Kenosha County is home to many successful companies and business leaders. The Ovation Awards, presented annually by the Kenosha Area […]

LakeView Technology Academy opening in Kenosha’s innovation district

The first building in Kenosha’s long-planned innovation district is opening this month, bringing new life to the site of a former Chrysler plant that […]

KABA and its partners celebrate the grand opening of the new LakeView Technology Academy at the Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood

The Kenosha Area Business Alliance (KABA), along with the City of Kenosha, the Kenosha Unified School District (KUSD), and Gateway […]

Leadership Through Crisis

Recently I shared with my team members that this has been the most challenging year of my leadership career – […]