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    Regional Economic Development Advisory Council & Investors

    The Milwaukee 7 Regional Economic Development Advisory Council provides strategic direction and regional representation for the economic development campaign and its initiatives.

    Following are the slide presentation and business packet from the June 4, 2008, Council Meeting in Racine County.

    • Business Packet
    • Guest Bob Marcusse, Kansas City Area Development Council - Slide Presentation


    Following are minutes from past Council meetings:



    MILWAUKEE 7 COUNCIL MEMBERS
    CO-CHAIRS
    Gale Klappa
    Chairman/President/CEO
    Wisconsin Energy Corporation
    Ed Zore
    President/CEO
    Northwestern Mutual
    Mayor Tom Barrett
    City of Milwaukee
    AT LARGE
    T. Michael Bolger
    President
    Medical College of Wisconsin    		 Phillip Neuenfeldt
    Secretary/Treasurer
    Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
    Michael Grebe
    President
    Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation
    		 Carlos Santiago
    Chancellor
    University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
    Dennis Kuester
    Chairman
    Marshall & Ilsley Corporation    		 Steven J. Smith
    Chairman/CEO
    Journal Communications
    Larry Nelson
    Mayor
    City of Waukesha    		 Mary Ellen Stanek
    Managing Director
    Robert W. Baird
    Cory Nettles
    Partner
    Quarles & Brady, LLP
    KENOSHA COUNTY
    Stephanie Phillips
    Executive Director
    Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce    		 Mark Jaeger
    Senior Vice President
    Jockey International
    MILWAUKEE COUNTY
    Scott Walker
    County Executive
    Milwaukee County    		 Lee Holloway
    Chairman
    Milwaukee County Board
    Willie Hines
    President
    Milwaukee Common Council
    OZAUKEE COUNTY
    Mark Cronce
    Vice Chairman
    Ozaukee County Board    		 Carol Schneider
    CEO
    SEEK, Inc.
    RACINE COUNTY
    Bill McReynolds
    County Executive
    Racine County    		 Steve Stanbrook
    President, Developing Markets Platform
    S.C. Johnson & Son
    David Lynch
    President
    Lynch Automotive

    WALWORTH COUNTY
    Nancy Russell
    Chair
    Walworth County Board
    		 Dr. Robert Spitzer
    (retired)
    Milwaukee School of Engineering
    Richard Telfer
    Interim Chancellor
    University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
    		  
    WASHINGTON COUNTY
    Herbert J. Tennies
    Chair
    Washington County Board
    		 John Torinus
    President
    Serigraph
    WAUKESHA COUNTY
    Dan Vrakas
    County Executive
    Waukesha County    		 Joel Quadracci
    President/CEO
    Quad/Graphics
    Suzanne Kelley
    Regional Manager
    GE Healthcare
    		  

    Investors

    More than 60 contributors have raised more than

    $6.4 million

    for a five-year economic development campaign.



    LIST OF INVESTORS

    We Energies
    $1,000,000

    Bradley Foundation
    $500,000

    Wisconsin Dept. of Commerce
    $500,000

    AT&T Wisconsin
    $300,000

    Harley-Davidson Foundation
    $300,000

    M&I Corp.
    $300,000

    Northwestern Mutual
    $300,000

    Quad/Graphics
    $250,000

    Aurora Health Care
    $200,000

    S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    $200,000

    City of Milwaukee
    $150,000

    A. O. Smith Corp.
    $125,000

    Briggs & Stratton Corp.
    $125,000

    Johnson Controls, Inc.
    $125,000

    Manpower, Inc.
    $125,000

    Modine Manufacturing Co.
    $125,000

    Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc.
    $125,000

    Bader Foundation
    $100,000

    Children's Hospital of WI
    $100,000

    Froedtert Hospital
    $100,000

    Journal Communications
    $100,000

    Miller Brewing Co.
    $100,000

    US Bank
    $100,000

    Milwaukee Downtown BID #21
    $75,000

    Columbia-St. Mary's
    $50,000

    Deloitte
    $50,000

    Foley & Lardner, LLP
    $50,000

    GE Healthcare Technologies
    $50,000

    Marcus Corporation
    $50,000

    Quarles & Brady, LLP
    $50,000

    Roundy's Supermarkets, Inc.
    $50,000

    Wells Fargo Banks
    $50,000

    American Transmission Company
    $25,000

    Ernst & Young, LLP
    $25,000

    Fiduciary Management
    $25,000

    Irgens Development Partners, LLC
    $25,000

    Kenosha County
    $25,000

    Milwaukee County
    $25,000

    Ozaukee County
    $25,000

    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
    $25,000

    Racine County
    $25,000

    The Spancrete Group, Inc.
    $25,000

    Waukesha County
    $25,000

    Ruekert/Mielke
    $22,000

    Economic Development/ Washington County
    $10,000

    Microsoft Corporation
    $10,000


    Medical College of Wisconsin
    $5,000

    The Business Council
    $5,000

    City of Brookfield
    $2,500

    Kahler Slater
    $2,500

    Sensient Technologies Corp.
    $2,000

    Serigraph
    $2,000

    Sam's Club/Wal-Mart
    $1,000

    The Business Journal
    $500