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The Alliance, in partnership with the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, was proud to submit a letter of support for these loans for the City of Waukesha’s project to switch to Lake Michigan water. Click here to read the letter. Press release from the City of Waukesha: The Environmental Protection Agency has announced low-cost federal…

Governor Scott Walker announced that 29 grants, totaling more than $5.1 million, have been awarded under the Commute to Careers program.

On October 26, the Alliance hosted a candidate forum for the 5th Congressional District. The forum featured Tom Palzewicz and moderator Susan Marshall. Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner couldn’t be with us due to a medical issue. Click to watch the video of the forum.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is hosting a public involvement meeting to discuss the upcoming construction of the final phase of the West Waukesha Bypass project.

Dan Duchniak, who in about a year will bid contracts to buy 35 to 40 miles of pipe for Waukesha’s new Lake Michigan water supply, is seeing steel pipe suppliers hike their prices by more than 25 percent in response to federal tariffs. Click here to read how Duchniak is changing course to eliminate steel…

While the Alliance has not taken a formal position on tariffs, we are working to connect business to their legislators and others when they have feedback to share. Below is a message from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce president and CEO, Tom Donohue, regarding this federal issue. The U.S. Chamber is collecting information from businesses that…

We were asked by the City of Waukesha to co-sign a letter of support with the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce for the City’s application for a federal Water Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to help with costs related to Lake Michigan water.

The EPA has adjusted its earlier classification for Waukesha County and reclassified the entire county as “in attainment.”

Earlier this year, the Waukesha County Board of Supervisors voted to approved participation in the PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) program. PACE enables property owners to obtain low-cost, long-term loans for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and water conservation improvements.

By: Rich Rovito, Content Specialist for Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership Exporting is an important, an often overlooked, option for Wisconsin manufacturers and other companies of all sizes looking to grow and diversify their businesses. “It’s not only large companies that benefit from exporting. Small and mid-size companies are learning about exporting and are experiencing extraordinary…