GROWTH Milwaukee 7 Council Meeting February 27, 2014 JOHN DANIELS - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

DRIVING ECONOMIC GROWTH Milwaukee 7 Council Meeting February 27, 2014

JOHN DANIELS – M7 Co-Chair Chair emeritus Chair Quarles & Brady Greater Milwaukee Committee

Jim Ladwig Bryan Albrecht County Executive President Gateway Technical College Racine County

Business Progress Skills Plan Report Gap AGENDA M7

Globally High-value Sustainable competitive employment quality of life Purpose M7

 Global software development and IT services company HQ’d in Shanghai, China  Opened its newest software development center in Brookfield  Will provide software development, testing, systems integration and outcomes-based managed services for key solutions and industries  100 jobs WIN: Bleum Inc. M7

 Manufacturer of packaging automation systems  Relocation of HQ and mfg ops to Glendale from Wisconsin Rapids  25 employees  Lead from another business that M7 tried to lure to the region WIN: Toellner Systems M7

 Door-opener: Letter from Governor Walker  Target: 800 manufacturers in northeastern Illinois with 25 or more employees  43 visits since October  11 return visits from target companies  4 active M-7 prospects Illinois Campaign M7

 Manufacturer of electrical components  Will relocate – HQ, engineering and production – to new site in SE Wisconsin  400 jobs in 2014; 620 by 2018; average salary $55,000  Will construct new 350,000 sf facility  Competitive process: WI v. IL  Collaborative recruitment efforts by M-7, Governor Walker, WEDC, and local elected and economic development officials WIN: Kenall M7

Randy Hernandez Executive VP Operations Kenall

41 Active Projects Pipeline of Prospects M7

6,000 Potential Jobs Pipeline of Prospects M7

Exporting

Bill Burnett Director Export Services

M7 Export Survey www.surveymonkey.com/s/M7_Council Survey M7

Photo Credit: Kahler Slater 247 W. Freshwater Way | Milwaukee, WI 53204 | 414-988-8750 Global Water Center M7

Mid-West Energy Research Consortium Major Milestones  Successful Transition of M-WERC into an 8 State Regional Entity  M-WERC authorized FY 14 Technology Innovation Grants ~$450k  M-WERC Board Approved Energy Innovation Accelerator  Completed Two Technology Focus Area Proprietary Road Maps M-WERC M7

PHASE 1 ACCOMPLISHMENTS • 24.6% Average projected increase in 2014 revenues above and beyond initial projections by 2013 Scalerator participants • 15+ Google Hangouts; 19 video interviews; 1700+ user views • 7 Local, national or international print media stories; 121 online media stories; 7 TV broadcasts; 2 radio interviews • 2 Mayoral roundtables; 15 participating entrepreneurs • 10 Regional universities sent 24 professors to Faculty Workshop • 75+ Attendees at Financial Stakeholder Workshop • 210 Attendees at Corporate Venture Forum SCALE UP M7

PHASE 2 ACTION ITEMS • Educational programs for growth-oriented entrepreneurs • Communicating MKE’s entrepreneurship assets nationwide • Working with municipal, county and state government to support entrepreneurial growth • Collaborating with local e.d. groups to create scale up programs • Helping to unlock existing debt and equity capital SCALE UP M7

Skills Gap

Dr. Ed Gordon President Imperial Consulting

NEXT MEETING: Driving JUNE 19 Economic Growth MILWAUKEE COUNTY  Milwaukee 7 Council Meeting  November 5, 2013