#MKEMomentum: Help us build and promote the Milwaukee Region’s story

Help us promote the Milwaukee Region’s story

At the MMAC, promoting the story of the Milwaukee Region from a business community perspective is a critical part of our mission. As members, you are at the heart of the story we want to tell.

We want to grow our strategic use of social media to fulfill that aspect of our mission. Please share the following suggestions with the team member who manages your company’s social media, or individual leaders within your company who maintain their own social media presence:

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When you post a success story, new initiative or thought leadership content that feeds into the big-picture Milwaukee story, tag the MMAC in your post – and add the hashtag #MKEMomentum where appropriate.

When we post content that’s relevant to your company, or the greater story of building the Milwaukee Region’s business community, please consider sharing it on your own accounts.

We continue to gather a list of leading storytellers from our membership. If you have not done so already, please ask your company’s social media, marketing and communications contacts to fill out the following form:

>>Media contact form

MMAC Chairs weigh in on local funding options

Current MMAC Board Chairm an Jonas Prising , along with previous board chairs, recently contacted state legislative leaders, urging them to diversify local funding sources by allowing a local sales tax referendum in Milwaukee County. Their letter echoed concerns raised recently by legislators over public safety cuts being considered in the City of Milwaukee, and suggested that allowing more local revenue tools might be one way to avoid those cuts.

It also suggested the proposed legislation was a great starting point for a broader discussion on how to build a more effective and productive long-term fiscal partnership between state and local governments.

“As an organization that represents companies, small and large, throughout the region with more than 300,000 employees, we appeal to you for a forward-looking solution that updates Milwaukee's fiscal partnership with the state,” wrote the chairmen. “We need to rebalance our tax mix, add more local control, and produce a mutually beneficial fiscal future. A new fiscal partnership recognizes that property taxes alone no longer adequately support the investment needed to maintain our region's competitiveness or even its basic needs like public safety.”

>>Read the full letter

News from the Milwaukee7 Economic Development Partnership

Italian zinc die casting company Bruschi selects Milwaukee for U.S. operations

Bruschi S.P.A., an Italian manufacturer specializing in zinc die casting, has selected Milwaukee as its U.S. base of operations. Founded in 1948 and headquartered in Milan, Bruschi produces parts for industrial and commercial customers in a wide range of verticals, including automotive, telecommunications and household devices.

"We are proud to call Wisconsin the new home for our company's first North American manufacturing facility," said Roberto Marselli, CEO of Bruschi USA. "This investment is key to serving our growing U.S. customer base. The Milwaukee region's manufacturing assets, specifically the production talent and supply chain, were important factors in our decision to locate here."

Bruschi has completed purchase of a 22,000-square-foot production facility on Milwaukee's northwest side, where it expects to have 25 employees once fully operational.

"Milwaukee 7 is pleased that Bruschi has chosen to invest in Milwaukee," said M7 Vice President Jim Paetsch. "Milwaukee continues to be a destination for global capital investment. European companies quickly recognize what our homegrown manufacturers have known for decades: our business climate is favorable for producers and our manufacturing workforce is skilled and motivated."

Bruschi is expected to commence operations later this year.

WEDC launches new Wisconsin Supplier Network website

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. has launched a new website to help connect new and existing businesses in Wisconsin with the buyers, suppliers and service providers they need.

The new Wisconsin Supplier Network takes the place of the previous Wisconsin Supply Chain Marketplace site. It features a free online directory of suppliers and services as well as a communications platform that provides regular newsletters and alerts to promote new business opportunities, supplier development resources and industry networking initiatives. As part of the site, a custom M7 region search page has been created to find suppliers and service providers specifically in the M7 region.

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