Bon WikenheiserUW System for Business & Entrepreneurship The Waukesha County Center for Growth, Inc. has added a new member to its board of directors: Bon Wikenheiser, associate director for the UW System Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship and state director for the Wisconsin Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network. Wikenheiser’s areas of expertise include designing [...]
The Waukesha County Center for Growth is proud to welcome the City of Delafield and the Village of Elm Grove as municipal partners! Both Delafield and Elm Grove share the Center for Growth's vision of creating a vibrant economy where businesses and citizens thrive. We look forward to the ongoing partnership and support of economic [...]
Last week, Judie Taylor had the opportunity to visit Foxconn’s Wisconn Valley Science and Technology Park Multipurpose Building. The 90-minute tour included an overview and update on current status of the campus buildout, meeting with Foxconn vice chairman Dr. Jay Lee and tour of manufacturing production in the multipurpose building. To date, Foxconn has invested [...]
Judie Taylor, Executive Director of Economic Development The Waukesha County Center for Growth is excited to announce Judie Taylor as Executive Director of Economic Development. Taylor has served as interim director since last November. "Judie shares our passion for Waukesha County’s business community and has already proven to be a valuable asset to the Center [...]
In August, father and son duo, Art and Kevin Sawall of Sawall Development, broke ground on Rock Pointe Village in Lannon, Wisconsin. The new development will boast nearly 300 town home style apartment units at an affordable rate.A VISION FOR OPPORTUNITYWhile managing developments in Sussex, Art and Kevin noticed that, unfortunately, there were a lot [...]
Judie TaylorInterim Director of Economic Development The Waukesha County Center for Growth is pleased to announce Interim Director of Economic Development, Judie Taylor. With more than 28 years of business leadership experience, Taylor has extensive knowledge of management, sales, marketing, finance, human resources, operations and customer service. Taylor currently serves as chairman of the Utility [...]
In May of 2016, Waukesha County, the Waukesha County Business Alliance, the City of Waukesha and the University of Wisconsin-Small Business Development Center (SBDC) signed a partnership agreement to create the Waukesha County Center for Growth. The agreement set into motion the Business Growth Strategy developed by a task force convened by County Executive Paul [...]
The Waukesha County Center for Growth joins cities nationwide to increase awareness of the positive work economic developers do to enhance local economic impact. The Center for Growth is proud to recognize this year’s Economic Development Week. In its fifth year, National Economic Development Week was created by the International Economic Development Council, the largest [...]
Size of project: 100,000 sq ftCapital expenditure: $500,000Expected job creation: 120 As a contractor specializing in cleanup of fire and water damage, as well as restoration and remodeling services, Paul Davis of Southeast and Fox Valley, Wisconsin is a locally owned and operated franchise. After starting on Milwaukee’s north side in 1990, the company moved to the south [...]
The Waukesha County Center for Growth is working with our partners in economic development and local, state and federal government to stay current on the programs that are being approved and implemented to assist businesses as we move toward recovery. We want to provide information about the financial assistance programs that are being developed in [...]