Community Bank Delavan is the largest financial institution in Delavan. Opened in 1996 with $5 million in capital, the bank has grown to $154 million by fiscal year-end 2003. It has full-service locations in Sharon and Clinton.
Marquette Paper has opened a 40,000-square-foot, full-service paper warehouse, distribution facility and customer service center at 12855 W. Silver Spring Dr. in Butler.
Marquette Paper is a printing and digital imaging paper distributor with its origin dating back to 1919 in Chicago. Marquette was once a part of the Milwaukee market known as Nackie Paper and Jim Walter Papers, before the consolidation of paper distributors in the 1980s.
Marquette’s target market is large commercial printers, end users, digital copy centers and private schools.
Michael J. has formed Francis Investment Counsel LLC. The new firm is a registered investment advisor.
The Francis team recently resigned from Smith Barney Inc., a division of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., where it was one of the firm’s retirement plan consulting practices, providing consulting services to plans with assets exceeding $1 billion and employee education services to more than 30,000 401(k) plan participants.
Francis brings to his new venture his entire team of seven people from Smith Barney. Kelli Send, a 14-year veteran of Smith Barney, is a minority owner of the new firm. Send heads up the firm’s 401(k) participant education efforts. Joseph J. Topp, CPA, also joined Francis Investment Counsel as vice president. Topp is responsible for new business development and the provision of investment consulting services.
Wisconsin Automatic Doors, New Berlin, is under new ownership. Founded in 1970, the company is a distributor of commercial automatic doors and security entrance systems. Mary Klapperich and Jack Madderom purchased the corporation April 1, with Klapperich serving as president and Madderom as vice president.
Klapperich is the former CFO, vice president and part owner of Central Ready Mixed Concrete, and was also a commercial lender at the former First Wisconsin Bank.
Madderom was the owner of Central Ready Mixed Concrete.
May 14, 2004, Small Business Times, Milwaukee, WI

Leases
Apex Commercial
2,100 square feet of office space at 12700 W. Bluemound Rd., Elm Grove, to Nowakowski & McManus LLP;
1,383 square feet of office space at 1110 N. Old World Third St., Milwaukee, to Jenkins & Associates LLC;
1,378 square feet of office space at 2401 N. Mayfair Rd., Wauwatosa, to National Translink.
James T. Barry Co.
First Mortgage LLC has leased 500 square feet of space at 375 Williamstowne, Delfield, from Williamstowne Properties. It will be a satellite office for Mequon-based First Mortgage to serve the Lake Country area.
Illinois Industrial Tool has leased 6,000 square feet of office space at 9815-9817 S. 13th St., Oak Creek, from MIE Properties. Illinois Industrial Tool will set up a new office and showroom for future business which distributes tools to the hardware trade.
Clout Financial Services has leased 1,700 square feet of office space at N27 W23960 Paul Rd., Pewaukee, from West Wind.
Square D has renewed its lease of 4,594 square feet of space at 11950 W. Lake Park Dr., Milwaukee, with landlord Liberty Property Trust.
Boerke Co.
Realty Executives Lakeshore has leased 2,180 square feet of office space at 1516 W. Mequon Rd., Mequon, from PJL Group.
H&R Block has leased 2,425 square feet of space at 2328 N. 27th St., Milwaukee, from Irgens Development Partners.
H&R Block Tax Service has leased 2,500 square feet of space at 2915 N. 15th St., Sheboygan, from Development 3000.
Dickman Co.
UPS Supply Chain Solutions has leased 10,300 square feet of space at 5801 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Cudahy.
Polacheck Co.
Clifton Gunderson has leased 18,640 square feet of space at 10001 Innovation Dr., Wauwatosa, from James Development Corp.
Great Lakes Cable Communications has leased 7,000 square feet of space at 5050-5052 W. Ashland Way, Franklin, from MIE Properties.
Associated Spring (Bowman Distribution) has leased 6,160 square feet of space at 15737-39 Ryerson Rd., New Berlin, from Denholtz Associates.
Performance Marketing has leased 6,000 square feet of space at 6000 W. Executive Dr., Mequon, from MIE Properties.
Ideal Distribution & Warehousing has leased 123,811 square feet of space at 7025 W. Parkland Ct., Milwaukee, from CenterPoint Properties Trust.
Siegel-Gallagher
Two tenants have signed leases filling the 43,000-square-foot building at 8075 N. 76th St., Milwaukee. Carlisle Tire & Wheel leased 25,000 square feet for expansion of its neighboring operations. JB’s Furniture will occupy the front 18,000 square feet.
Christopher Morgan is leasing approximately 100,000 square feet of space in Towne Corporate Park, New Berlin, from the Luterbach Co.
Kforce has entered into a lease agreement at Mayfair Crossing, 1233 N. Mayfair Rd., Wauwatosa, from Multi Employer Property.
Specialty Tools and Fasteners Distributors Association (STAFDA) has elected to expand its business operations and has signed a longterm agreement to remain at the Tradesman Building, 500 Elm Grove Rd., Elm Grove, from Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund. The association is leasing 2,232 square feet of space.
Towne Investments
Pension & Benefits Guarantee Corp. has leased 5,500 square feet of office space in the Airport Executive Office Building, 4915 S. Howell Ave., Milwaukee.

Industrial revenue bonds
The following projects financed through state industrial revenue bonds have been approved:
Crown Prince Inc., Oak Creek, $2,235,000 — Crown Prince does screen printing and embroidery on t-shirts and sweatshirts for department, sporting goods and specialty stores. The company is moving its production operations from Franklin to an existing 85,000-square-foot building in Oak Creek. The project includes the acquisition and renovation of the Oak Creek facility and the purchase of equipment including additional printing presses. The project will create 198 new jobs at an average wage of $11.19/hour. It will retain 183 jobs. Total project cost is $2.5 million.
SPI Lighting Inc., Mequon, $2.6 million – SPI Lighting specializes in architectural quality, specialty and decorative indirect lighting fixtures for the commercial, institutional and industrial markets. The company has two locations: a state-of-the-art office and assembly facility in Mequon, and a 40,000-square-foot components manufacturing facility in Greenville. The project includes the construction of a 38,350-square-foot addition to the existing 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Mequon to consolidate its operations. The project also includes the purchase of land and equipment. The project will create 30 new jobs at an average wage of $13.06/hour. It will retain 165 jobs. Total project cost is $3.1 million.

SBA loans
The Following Loan Guarantees Were Approved By The US Small Business Administration In October:
Accurate Repairs, 1509 North Ave., Sheboygan 53083, $90,000, Community Bank & Trust;
Animal Hospital of Union Grove, 4414 Schoen Rd., Dover 53182, $244,000 Racine County Business Development Corp.;
Appearances, 3753 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., St. Francis 53235, $30,000, Citizens Bank of Mukwonago;
Beepcell Communication, 2100 W. North Ave., Milwaukee 53205, $50,000, US Bank;
Best Truck Repair, 302 E. State Rd., North Prairie 53153,$260,000, Community Bank & Trust;
Better Bath Systems, W164 N10600 Timberline Court, Germantown 53022, $26,500, Community Bank & Trust;
BJ’s Restaurant, 1035 Michigan Ave., Sheboygan 53081, $124,000, Community Bank & Trust;
Blanket Holler, 438 Eastern Trail, Mukwonago 53149, $65,000, Citizens Bank of Mukwonago;
Bridgeman Machine, Tooling & Packaging, 7026 N. Teutonia Ave. Milwaukee 53209, $85,000, Associated Bank;
Cafe Vino Basket Shoppe, 111 E. Capitol Dr., Hartland 53029, $11,000 US Bank;
Camco Commodity Chemicals, 5701 Broad St., Greendale 53129, $470,000, Mitchell Bank;
Carbide Grinding Co., W226 N735 Eastmound Dr., Waukesha 53186, $176,00, Wisconsin Business Development Finance Corp.;
Cart Mart Of Wisconsin, 80112 12th Place, Somers 53171, $227,000, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank;
CMB Inc., 145 Park Ave., Pewaukee 53072, $235,175, Town Bank;
Concentrix + Ltd., 3295 N. 30th St., Milwaukee 53216, $25,000, US Bank;
Michael F. Cuccia CPA Inc., 6701 Ptarmigan Rd., Racine 53406 $25,000, Capital One;
Custom Design Organizational Systems, 3485 N. 124th St., Brookfield 53005, $100,000 and $360,000, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank;
Custom Service Plastics, 110 South Wells St., Lake Geneva 53147, $465,000, Wisconsin Business Development Finance Corp.;
Custom Service Plastics, 171 Industrial Dr., Burlington 53105, $376,938, First Banking Center;
Dairy Queen, 14065 W Lisbon Rd., Brookfield 53005, $15,000, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank;
Daniel C. Garcia DDS, N54 W6135 Mill St., Cedarburg 53012, $310,587, Ozaukee Bank;
Delavan’s Flower Store & More, 218 Walworth St., Delavan 53115, $31,500, Community Bank Delavan;
De O’Malley’s Pizza Pub, 417 Mill St., Plymouth 53073, $75,000, Community Bank & Trust;
Dinner Solution, 13175 W. Bluemound Rd., Brookfield 53005, $100,000, Park Bank;
Du Prey & Sturm, 10855 W Park Place, Milwaukee 53224, $120,000, Layton State Bank;
Erspamer Plumbing, N549 W34011 Hwy GG, Dousman 53118, $13,000, US Bank;
Ez-International, 3275 Intertech Dr., Brookfield 53045, $458,438, First Business Bank;
Faye’s 1, 1505 W. Mequon Rd., Mequon 53092, $100,000 and $300,000, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank;
General Metalworks Corp., 10245 N. Enterprise Dr., Mequon 53012, $830,000, Milwaukee Economic Development Corp.;
Hot Headz Hair Design, 3611 Roosevelt Rd., Kenosha 53142, $30,000 and $140,000, First Banking Center;
Jeffrey M. Stockinger, 9100 W. County Line Rd., Milwaukee 53224, $43,400, Bank One;
Lake Metal Products,
453 Fifth St., Random Lake 53075, $275,000,
Community Bank & Trust;
Lakeshore Golf, 12948 N. Port Washington Rd., Mequon 53097, $25,000, Capital One;
Li’l Angels Day Care, S84 W18473 Enterprise Dr., Muskego 53150, $440,000, Community Bank & Trust;
Lincoln Park Mobil, 4803 N. Green Bay Ave., Milwaukee 53209, $860,000, Legacy Bank;
LLG Enterprises Of Southeast Wisconsin, 2750 S. 14th St., Milwaukee 53215, $99,000, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank;
Loomis Development, 4800 W. Loomis Rd., Greenfield 53220, $422,000, Wisconsin Business Development Finance Corp.;
Massage Professionals, 239 E. College Ave., Oak Creek 53154, $182,000, M&I Marshall
& Ilsley Bank;
Matteson Technology & Equipment, N30 W22383 Green Rd., Waukesha 53186, $150,000, Fifth Third Bank;
Mavericks, 2030 W. Howard Ave., Milwaukee 53221, $100,000 10/10/03 Capital One;
Music Go Round, 5012 S. 74th St., Greenfield 53220, $150,000, US Bank;
Nino’s Steak Round-Up, 2724 Kohler Memorial Dr., Sheboygan 53081, $20,000, Community Bank & Trust;
Pickerman’s Soup & Sandwich, 9011 S. Howell Ave., Oak Creek 53154, $316,000, Wisconsin Business Development Finance Corp.;
Pro-Clean Dry Cleaners, 17800 W Bluemound Rd., Brookfield 53045, $50,000, Capital One;
Roast, 2132 E. Locust St., Milwaukee 53211, $25,000, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank;
Shuffs Last Resort, 4136 State Highway 42, Sheboygan 53083, $360,000, Community Bank & Trust;
Skebba Brothers, 1529 12th Ave., Grafton 53024, $10,000, US Bank;
Skip, 6618 N. Teutonia Ave., Milwaukee 53209, $5,000, Innovative Bank;
Stackpool Chiropractic, 166 E. Geneva Square, Lake Geneva 53147, $72,000, St. Francis Capital Corp.
Thrifty Car Rental, 6039 S. Howell Ave., Milwaukee 53204, $25,000, Capital One;
Ultimate Beach Suntanning, 5774 S. 108th St., Hales Corners 53220, $150,000, Tri City National Bank;
VMR Investments, 3711 W. Elm St., Milwaukee 53234, $225,000, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank;
Nabil J. Wahhab, 14065 W. Lisbon Rd., Brookfield 53005, $265,000, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank;
Zell Machine Industries, N61 W23195 Silver Spring Dr., Sussex 53089, $50,000 Capital One;
Ziaja Real Estate, 105 Clark St., Sheboygan Falls 53085, $132,000; Community Bank & Trust.
The following loan guarantees were approved by the U.S. Small Business Administration during November:
Action Marine, 5909 392nd Ave., Burlington 53105, $893,700, GE Capitol Small Business Finance Corp.;
ABC Realty, 3147 S. 16th St., Milwaukee 53215, $90,000, First Bank Financial Centre;
All Washed Up Laundry/Sunbrite, 3428 Lovers Lane, Slinger 53086, $140,000, St. Francis Bank;
Auntie Debbie’s Gingerbread Factory, W208 N16935 Center St., Jackson 53037, $172,200, Ozaukee Bank;
Baumeister Metal Works & Truck, 110 W. Deere Rd., Elkhorn 53121, $300,000, First Banking Center;
The Board Shop, 431 Broad St., Lake Geneva 53147, $25,000, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank;
Boulder Junction Charcoal Grill, 12550 W. Burleigh Rd., Brookfield 53005, $523,600, Bank One;
Bruesewitz Chiropractic, 925 Milwaukee Ave., Burlington 53105, $148,268, First Banking Center;
Cafe 241 Ltd., 241 N. Broadway, Milwaukee 53202, $440,000, Ozaukee Bank;
Carbide Grinding Co. Inc.,
W226 N735 Eastmound Dr., Waukesha 53186, $176,000, Layton State Bank;
Comm-Con, 8528 S. 68th St., Franklin 53132, $15,000, Wells Fargo Bank;
Custom Design Organization Systems, 3485 N. 124th St., Brookfield 53005, $433,000, Wisconsin Business Development Finance Corp.;
Diamond D’s Bar & Grill, W1602 Hwy. J, Mukwonago 53149, $404,000, Waukesha State Bank;
Dragonfly, 1117 E. Brady St., Milwaukee 53202, $55,000, US Bank;
Ebert Helling Nortman & Associates, 20875 Crossroads Circle, Waukesha 53186, $50,000, Capital One;
Fantastic Sams, 1400 Summit Ave., Oconomowoc 53066, $150,000, Cornerstone Community Bank;
Genoa City Foods, 716 Walworth St., Genoa City 53128, $100,000, First Banking Center;
Laura E. Graefe,
1624 W Washington, Sheboygan 53095, $60,000, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank;
Huron Fabrication & Machine, 5355 S. Kirkwood Ave., Cudahy 53110, $50,000, St. Francis Bank;
Independent Lifestyles, 4405 Deerwood Dr., New Berlin 53151, $342,000, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank;
Jaystores, 6703 N. 75th St., Milwaukee 53223, $800,000, State Bank of Chilton;
LTR Power Center, 3109 Main St., East Troy 53120, $112,000, First Citizens State Bank of Whitewater;
Master Jig Grinding Specialist, 429 Braatz Dr., Kewaskum 53040, $80,000, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank;
Melting Pot Restaurant, 19850 W. Bluemound Rd., Brookfield 53045, $315,883 and $840,000, Ozaukee Bank;
National Pride, 5512 75th St., Kenosha 53142, $25,000, Capital One;
Nu-Way Custom Catering, 3147 S. 16th St., Milwaukee 53215, $540,000, First Bank Financial Centre;
Oasis Day Spa, 2735 W. Rawson Ave., Franklin 53132, $40,000, Park Bank;
Oberndorfer Landscape Development, 10314 N. Grasslyn Rd., Mequon 53092, $25,000, Capital One;
Paradise Leather, 2720 W. 7 Mile Rd., Caledonia 53108, $10,000, US Bank;
Pedro’s of Brookfield, 17105 Bluemound Rd., Brookfield 53005, $925,000, Anchor Bank;
Quail & Company, 523 Milwaukee St., Delafield 53018, $100,000, Waukesha State Bank;
Salto, 21950 Doral Rd., Waukesha 53186, $100,000, Waukesha State Bank;
San Luis Grocery Store, 1824 52nd St., Kenosha 53140, $15,000, Bank One;
Schneiss Heating & Air Conditioning, 3431 Beaver Dam Rd., West Bend 53090, $35,000, Capital One;
Showcase Beauty Supply, 4328 W. Fond du Lac Ave., Milwaukee 53216, $5,000, Innovative Bank;
Silver Spring Corner Pump, Menomonee Falls 53051, $486,000, Wisconsin Business Development Finance Corp.;
Sir James Pub, 316 N. Franklin St., Port Washington 53074, $35,000, Capital One;
Tiefert Family Chiropractic, 5439 Durand Ave., Racine 53406, $112,000, Wells Fargo Bank;
VMR Investments, 3711 W. Elm St., Milwaukee 53234, $200,000, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank;
Wingstop, 5901 75th St., Kenosha 53142, $209,000, Comerica Bank.
Dec. 12, 2003 Small Business Times, Milwaukee

The following construction projects have been announced:

McCloud Construction, New Berlin, has recently completed 25,000 square feet of remodeling for ITT Technical College at 6300 W. Layton Ave., Greenfield.
McCloud Financial Facilities, New Berlin, is completing the addition and remodel for Peoples Credit Union at 4801 S. Packard Ave. Cudahy.

The Milwaukee design build firm, La Macchia Group has been awarded the construction contract by Waukesha Small Animal Hospital for its new building, approximately 5,000 square feet, to be located in Sussex. The building will feature a surgical unit and provide the area with a higher standard of care for pets. Construction was set to begin in July.
The La Macchia Group has been awarded two contracts by Milwaukee Metropolitan Credit Union (MMCU) to manage the design, construction and renovation of work to be done at the Oklahoma Avenue and Swan Drive branch office locations. Construction is planned to begin this fall and will take approximately three months to complete.

The Jansen Group has completed Avalon Square, 222 Park Place, Waukesha. The 227,510-square-foot multi-phase project involves remodeling of an existing facility for 68 independent units, 52 assisted living units and 27 community-based residential facility units.
The Jansen Group has completed Gilda’s Club, 4050 N. Oakland Ave., Shorewood. The existing 7,300-square-foot building was renovated and 900 square feet of space was added.

The Redmond Co. (TRC), Waukesha, has been selected by Matteo’s Ristorante to design and manage the construction of an addition to the Italian restaurant currently at 1608 E. Sunset Dr. in Waukesha. Redmond’s in-house project designers and architects will design the 1,140-square-foot addition. TRC will also manage the construction of the $110,000 project that will begin in August.

West Allis Salvage Co. has broken ground on a 15,000-square-foot addition to its Waukesha Recycling Co. division at 1001 Tesch Ct., Waukesha. MSI General is in charge of the project. As part of the expansion, Piranah Paper Shredding, another West Allis Salvage division, will have its headquarters at the Waukesha site. The project cost is more than $500,000.
MSI General, Oconomowoc, will handle design and construction for Bryce Styza Co., Waukesha, for a 6,000-square-foot multi-tenant development at 308 Bridge St. in Burlington. Community State Bank will occupy 3,652 square feet of the new facility while Alpha Business Solutions, a management consulting firm, will occupy 2,140 square feet. The full-service bank office is expected to be open later this fall.
MSI General is handling design and renovation of the Outpost Natural Foods store on East Capitol Drive in Milwaukee. The refacing for the River Glen Marketplace building consists of a new facade and a new store vestibule. Remodeling of the food store consists of updating the interior spaces.
MSI General was selected to design and build the 1,500-square-foot Starbucks coffee shop at the Midtown Center at 56th Street and Capitol Drive in Milwaukee. Estimated completion is this fall.

The Paradise Theater in West Bend, built in 1994, will undergo an addition and renovation. Paradise Enterprises will add four screens to the existing six-screen complex, plus an expanded lobby and renovated concession stand. There will be 800 new seats in the four additional auditoriums. The new screens will feature Stealth Cinema Design, continental stadium seating, love seats with retractable armrests and digital sound. The expanded lobby will be created by enclosing the existing outside canopy. It will have a larger concession stand and more ticket-selling stations. Phase I of the project is expected to be done in November. Phase II will involve updates to the original six auditoriums.

Briohn Building, Pewaukee, was selected by Vici Capilli Salon and Beauty School to construct a 30,000-square-foot building at 4111 S. 10th St., Greenfield. The building will include a beauty and cosmetology school, a spa, and hair, skin, nail and tanning salons.
Briohn Building will design and build a 25,140-square-foot multi-tenant building for Hansen Storage. The project is at 5831 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Cudahy.

J.P. Cullen & Sons was selected for the $3.4 million Lake Geneva High School Auditorium and F&CE remodel. Completion is scheduled for August 2004.
Beyer Construction Inc., New Berlin, recently completed a construction project at Tripoli Country Club located at 7401 N. 43rd St. Brown Deer. Major improvements to the existing clubhouse include reconstruction of the canopy and main entrance, and renovation of the bar area. An addition accommodates a new dining room and elevator installation. The project also included general building renovations and updates.

July 25, 2003 Small Business Times, Milwaukee

Easton Wright was installed as postmaster in Waukesha, serving Waukesha and New Berlin with 218 employees, 97 city routes, 12 rural routes, and more than 51,000 daily deliveries. Easton began his postal career in 1994 as a city letter carrier at the Martin Luther King Station after serving nine years in the Navy. His management background includes supervisor for customer services at the Western, Harbor and Martin Luther King branches as well as station manager at the Teutonia Branch.

Fred D’Agostino has joined Tower Protection Corp. in Pewaukee as chief of operations. Previously, he was a police officer with the City of Rosemont, Ill. He is retired from the Air Force.
Jane E. Hosmanek Kaiser has joined Ad Quest Promotions, of Racine, as an account executive. Kaiser continues in her role as president of Communicator for Hire Inc., a Franklin-based marketing communications and public relations consultancy.
Eric Arnold, Scott Fleager and Megan Moyer have joined AQS in Hartland. Arnold joins AQS as a training specialist. He to AQS with diverse experiences teaching and training in multiple settings, from college and grade school classrooms to corporate and client training. He most recently worked for Marshall Swift/Boeckh (MSB) where he started as an insurance services instructor and later became the Internet training administrator, developing the company’s first online training curriculum. Arnold has a bachelor of science degree in secondary education from Winona State University in Winona, Minn. Fleager was hired as a senior developer in application development. He has more than 20 years of commercial insurance industry experience with a focus on development in software technology. Fleager will be part of AQS’ Version 2 software support team. He was previously employed by AQS for 20 years and was key in the development of the Version 1 and Version 2 software system architecture. The past three years he has worked with AQS as an independent contractor and consultant. Moyer joins AQS as a marketing communications specialist. She comes to AQS with eight years experience in marketing communications at software, communications and Internet companies. Moyer was previously employed at Boeckh. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business from UW-Oshkosh.
Katherine Birk has been named human resources manager for Wauwatosa Savings Bank. In addition, Janet Agnello has been named organizational development manager. Birk and Agnello will be located at the bank’s new Corporate Center at 11200 W. Plank Court in Wauwatosa.
Tim Smirl has joined Creative Business Interiors, West Allis, as an account executive. He has more than 20 years of experience in interior design, architecture and furniture design. He had worked for Dar-Ran Furniture.
Steven W. Nicoson has joined STS Consultants in Milwaukee as a senior geotechnical project engineer. He received both a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a master’s degree in geotechnical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Patricia Seiloff has joined the Fitzgerald, Clayton James & Kasten insurance agency in Mequon. She joins as an account manager in the professional department. Her experience includes more than three years in the commercial department of Robert, Ryan & Associates and 11 years with Mazzie & Co.
Ellen Winters is the new executive director of the Westown Association in Milwaukee. She was with Metro Networks, a local newswire service, for the previous three years.
Richard Tovar has been named medical director of emergency services at St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan. A member of Infinity HealthCare, Tovar has 10 years of emergency department leadership. He attended the University of Texas Medical School and completed his emergency medicine residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin, where he served as assistant clinical profession from 1988 to 2000.
David Flack has joined Ruekert/Mielke as GIS analyst in its technology services department. He has municipal experience in both geographic information system technology and planning. He holds a master’s degree in urban planning and GIS certificate from UW-Milwaukee’s School of Architecture and Urban Planning. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in civil and environmental engineering, from UW-Madison.
Gino Carini has joined J.H. Findorff & Son in Milwaukee as director of business development. A Wisconsin native, he graduated from the University of Arizona, Tucson, with a degree in business administration, and spent much of his career in San Diego. Most recently, he was vice president of national accounts from Joseph William & Associates.
Michael H. Altman has joined the law firm of Michael Best & Friedrich as a partner in the corporate and business Law practice area. Altman received a B.A. in 1989 from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. in 1992 from Washington University School of Law. Prior to joining MB&F, Altman was a partner at Altheimer & Gray in Chicago.
Michael Danz has returned to the Mandel Co. as executive vice president, in charge of new client development. Danz was an executive with the company for 22 years before taking a two-year hiatus.
Julian Marsh has joined the service department of AOS in Hartland. Marsh is a project manager in implementation services. Marsh most recently worked as a principal consultant at AE Business Solutions. Prior to that he worked for Rebus Insurance Systems, based out of London, England, a company that sells insurance software to European and international companies. While at Rebus, Marsh was manager of concurrent implementations. He has also held roles as a quality assurance consultant and a software testing coordinator.
Jim Kotek has been promoted to the position of executive vice president, North America, at Orbis in Oconomowoc. Kotek joined Orbis 12 years ago. Most recently he was general manager of the automotive business unit, leading all functional and operational efforts serving the automotive industry.
Sara Kopidlansky has joined The Redmond Co., Waukesha, as a project designer. Kopidlansky is a recent graduate of UW-Milwaukee with a bachelor’s degree in architectural studies. She has previous design experience as an intern with an architectural firm in Illinois.
Patrick Hawley has joined R.A. Smith & Associates in Brookfield as a project manager in the transportation division. Hawley joins R.A. Smith with 11 years of experience as a transportation project manager, most recently employed as the traffic section director for HNTB, Milwaukee. He holds a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from Marquette University and a master of science degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M University.
Jesse Daniel has joined Klein Internet Marketing Group, Sussex, as systems administrator. He previously worked for a Green Bay information technology firm. Daniel holds an associate’s degree for microcomputer specialists, earned at Northeastern Wisconsin Technical College.
Donald Jose has been promoted to vice president, commercial trust-employee benefits, by Marshall & Ilsley Trust Co. Previously, Jose was an assistant vice president. He has been with M&I since 1997. Jose earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Mary, Bismarck, N.D., in 1982.
Ronald Koy has been hired as the general manager of Openfirst, Milwaukee. He was formerly with the business communication services division of Moore USA Corp. Frank Decicco has been hired as the senior director of information systems. He also was formerly with the business communication services division of Moore USA. Nell Connelly has been hired as a program coordinator managing financial accounts.
Marjorie Horvat has joined Inland Companies a vice president and will oversee a portfolio that includes the management and leasing of 250 E. Wisconsin Ave. Horvat has more than 26 years of experience in all aspects of commercial real estate. Her last eight years have focused on the supervision of a portion of a large portfolio, which repositioned a 305,000-square-foot office building preparing it for sale.

Business Notes

The Waukesha law firm of Congdon, Ward & Walden has changed its name to Congdon, Walden, Schuster & Vaklyes. The firm also announced the addition of Karene S. Marchan as an associate. Marchan will be practicing in the areas of guardianships, probate, estate and Title XIX Planning, litigation and family law. The firm continues to maintain its offices at 707 W. Moreland Blvd. in Waukesha.

The WPS Health Insurance Milwaukee Sales and Service Office has moved from its Water Street address to a new office in Schlitz Park. It is now in The Keg House at 111 W. Pleasant St., Suite 110.

Sauceda Sanitation, LLC, a waste hauling company, received its Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) certification in May. Sauceda’s owner and president, Elia Lemke, is 100% Mexican.
"As far as I know, we are the only woman-owned/Hispanic-owned waste hauling company in this area. This sets us apart, but we are still held to the same standards as anyone else in our business. We have to provide great service, and we do. Beyond that, we are especially helpful to larger contractors who need minority participation on state projects," Lemke.
Minority businesses must be certified by the Department of Commerce to be eligible to participate in the Wisconsin Minority Business Enterprise Program. The program is designed to increase the opportunity for minority firms to sell their products and services to the State of Wisconsin, according to information provided by the state.
"Sauceda Sanitation was born at a baseball game. I was talking to Joe Tate, a friend who has a long, successful career in the waste industry. As an employer, he is always interested in the work pool — where do businesses get qualified workers? Obviously, the Hispanic work pool is growing in the US.
"By the end of the ballgame, I committed to making a business plan for my waste hauling company. Joe was the first person I went to for advice; he was also the first person who wanted to invest in it," says Lemke.
Lemke located her business in the same building as The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin (HCCW) on Eighth Street and National Avenue.
Since the business opened in October 2001, Lemke added one salesperson, Michelle Cloute, and one roll-off driver, Kathy Castro.

The Printery, a commercial sheet-fed printing company, has recently added two versatile mailing production systems to its New Berlin operation. The new equipment provides multi-color, mult-font personalization, variable graphic imaging and other features for mailers, ranging from post cards to multi-page catalogs. The new equipment includes the Videojet PrintMail WideArray System and the Videojet PrintPro Digital Printing System.

The Pewaukee-based franchise of Visiting Angels, a senior homecare provider, acquired Senior Home Helpers, a Muskego-based senior in-home care provider. Visiting Angels provides a range of helpful services to seniors, including light housework, assistance in personal hygiene, meal preparation, shopping and companionship, as well as respite for family caregivers.

The Italian Community Center Ristorante in Milwaukee will be converted into a family-style eatery offering dine-in, carry-out and delivery service, the Italian Times is reporting. The menu would include pizza, sandwiches, salads, pasta dishes and appetizers. Daily lunch and dinner would be maintained, as would the Friday fish fry. The new restaurant will be called Festa Café. The conversion would occur after Labor Day. The center is looking to capitalize on the growing residential population of its neighborhood.

Ding-A-Ling Telephones, a local provider of telephone and communications systems to southeastern Wisconsin for more than 22 years, is now operating under the name Infinity Telecomm, according to Craig Wichman, president. Ding-A-Ling Telephones will remain the firm’s retail division, offering residential and cellular phones from its showroom at 8669 N. Port Washington Rd. in Fox Point.

Dash Inc. in Sussex has released jetStream mfg, a new software package for the streamlined management of manufacturing, according to James Van Hecke, Dash president. The new package attaches to an in-place business or enterprise system with real-time integration to and from that system.

Developers to launch $40 million residential complex in Franklin

By Steve Jagler

Construction will begin this spring on a sprawling new residential development, valued at more than $40 million, near the new Northwestern Mutual Life office complex being built in Franklin.
The Franklin Oaks development will span more than 60 acres on the city’s east side, near the former site of the 41 Twin Drive-In movie theater.
The residential subdivision will include:
– 144 apartments, with various numbers of bedrooms, with a total value of $16 million.
– 45 duplex condominiums (90 units), ranging from 1,800 to 2,000 square feet, with a total value of $20.5 million.
– 17 new single-family homes, with lot sales ranging from $55,000 to $75,000, and an estimated total value of $5.1 million.
Franklin Oaks was conceived by real estate development partners Jeff Klement, Gerry Klamrowski and Christopher Alessi.
The subdivision will be developed by Icon Development Corp., the Franklin company formed by Klement in 1998. The multifamily units, comprised of brick and stone materials, will be designed by The Shepherd Partnership of Wauwatosa. Icon Construction LLC, a division of Icon Development, will construct the multifamily units.
Construction is expected to begin in two months and will continue in phases over the next five years, Klement and Klamrowski said.
Franklin Oaks will be bordered by Drexel Avenue on the North, South 27th Street on the east, Plaza Drive on the south and South 35th Street on the west.
The subdivision’s single-family units will be located near existing single-family houses in Franklin. The new development will retain the wetlands and other vegetation on the land as buffer zones between the single-family and multifamily units.
The project also will include six retention ponds.
“There’s two reasons this development is special,” Klamrowski said. “Along 35th and Plaza, we kept that all single-family, then we have a nice transition to a slightly higher density of duplex condos. The other transition is you have all the wetlands that separate the multifamily from the single-family units.”
“The natural areas become buffers,” Klement said. “It’s important. People like looking at those.”
The developers have obtained all of the permits needed from the City of Franklin to proceed with the project, according to Mary Kay Buratto, who started as the city’s planning manager in December.
“Just by looking at it (the site plan), I would agree this project is well thought out,” Buratto said.
Klement and Klamrowski both said they expect employees who will work at the nearby Northwestern Mutual complex will express interest in moving into the Franklin Oaks development.

Business Notes

Milwaukee Downtown Business Improvement District has launched a new Web site with resources for a variety of audiences, including the downtown business community, residents, visitors, media and other neighborhood districts. The site is at www.milwaukeedowntown.com. It was designed by OnMilwaukee.com.

Jack Quinlevan, a former vice president at the Milwaukee Trammell Crow office, has opened Quinlevan Commercial Real Estate at 2675 N. Mayfair Rd. in Wauwatosa. The firm will focus on representation of office tenants in their lease renewals or in new lease negotiations. Quinlevan holds a bachelor’s degree from UW-Milwaukee and an MBA and law degree from Marquette University.

Eagle Enterprises of Oconomowoc has been awarded a franchise for the SaniGLAZE tile and grout restoration and maintenance system by SaniGLAZE International of Jacksonville, Fla. The system is used in the maintenance industry to eliminate tile grout discoloration and odors in tiled areas, and prevent those problems from reoccurring, said Richard Gottheardt, owner of Eagle Enterprises, at 37984 Delafield Rd.

Newman Chevrolet in Cedarburg will mark its 25th anniversary this year with the completion of a 7,000-square-foot addition, said Gary Newman, company president. The business is at 1181 Wauwatosa Rd. in the Town of Cedarburg. The project includes a new drive-in write-up area for vehicles being brought in for service. That area will also serve as an extension of the showroom, allowing customers to take delivery of their vehicles inside. The customer lounge has doubled in sie to include an area for children to play and for customers to access the Internet with their laptop computers. Also included are eight new technical repair stals and a detail area with a new car wash and polishing machine for preparing vehicles for customer delivery. The expansion increases the size of the dealership to more than 40,000 square feet. "This is our sixth addition since we opened in 1978," Newman said. The dealership is also adding a 21,000-square-foot lighted area to its parking lot, for an additional 75 cars.

We Energies’ "energy for tomorrow" program has been named one of the top 10 such programs in the US by the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Through the program, customers can select to financially support additional electrical production from renewable resources such as solar and wind. More han 300 utilities in 32 states now offer such a program. Since the mid-1990s when "energy for tomorrow" was introduced here, more than 13,000 customers have signed up for the program.

The South Eastern Chamber United in Business – the Oak Creek and Franklin chambers of commerce, has launched a new Web site, www.secub.net.

John A. Mellowes, chairman and CEO of Charter Manufacturing Co., has been named Milwaukee’s Distinguished Executive of the Year by Junior Achievement of Wisconsin. Also honored was Valerie Daniels-Carter, president and CEO of V&J Holding Companies. She was given the Peak Performer Award. Manpower was given the Spirit of Achievement Award.

The City of Burlington will receive a $42,000 Blight Elimination and Brownfield Redevelopment grant from the state to help pay for an environmental assessment of the former Bel-Mur Enterprises facility. The grant money will leverage $1.4 million in additional investment in the project.

More than $32,000 in scholarships and awards were granted to graduate and undergraduate students at the recent annual American Foundry Society (AFS) Regional Conference in Milwaukee. The awards are through scholarship programs supported by the AFS Wisconsin and Northeast chapters. Twenty-six awards ranging from $500 to $3,000 each were presented to students at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Madison, Platteville and Parkside. Scholarships and awards also were given to individuals at MATC, Marquette University, Southside Scholarship Foundation and Career Options of Milwaukee, the University of Alabama, and the University of St. Thomas.
The Pfefferle commercial real estate firm in in Appleton has affiliated with Grubb & Ellis, joining the Boerke Co. in Milwaukee and Oakbrook in Madison as Grubb & Ellis affiliates in Wisconsin. The firms remain independently owned. "Grubb & Ellis’s expansion into the Madison and Fox River Valley markets through well-established and fully staffed affiliated commercial real estate offices gives Grubb & Ellis|Boerke Co. a strong platform to serve local firms, which have real estate needs throughout Wisconsin," said Chad Vande Zande, principal of Grubb & Ellis|Boerke. Pfefferle Management, a division of Pfefferle Companies Inc., manages in excess of 3.5 million square feet of space and has an extensive portfolio of commercial real estate listings.

Personnel file

Steve Biebel has been named local sales manager at WISN-TV (Channel 12). Biebel has served as national sales manager at WISN-TV since August 2000. Prior to coming to Milwaukee, he was senior account executive for Katz Media Group, a national advertising rep firm in Chicago. Biebel also served as an account executive at WFTC-TV in Minneapolis, and WKOW-TV, in Madison. Biebel is a UW-Madison graduate.

Paul Mueller, a 10-year employee who most recently served as the vice president of marketing at Rogers Memorial Hospital in Oconomowoc, has accepted the position of chief operations officer for the Oconomowoc campus.

Frank Miller has been appointed communications director of the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. Miller formerly served as communication director for the Greater Milwaukee Foundation and was assistant vice president of marketing communications for Alverno College prior to that. Miller holds a bachelor’s degree from Marquette University and is completing a master’s in communication at UW-Milwaukee.

William Schilling has joined Ayres Associates in Waukesha as a transportation engineer. Schilling has more than eight years of transportation engineering experience. He began his career with Ayres in 1994 after graduating from UW-Milwaukee with a degree in civil engineering. He later worked for R.A. Smith and then for CH2M Hill.

Barbara Klemp has joined Marsh Inc. in Milwaukee as a property client advisor. She had worked 26 years for Fireman’s Fund Insurance before joining Marsh.

Eric Trost has joined Suby, Von Haden & Associates as tax manager in the Milwaukee market office in Brookfield. He holds a degree in accounting from Marquette University and a master’s degree in taxation from UW-Milwaukee. Trost has more than 11 years of accounting experience. Suby, Von Haden & Associates also has named Sandra L. Swan as a supervisor at the Brookfield office. She holds an accounting degree from UW-Milwaukee and has more than eight years of accounting experience.

Christopher Hitch has joined National Survey & Engineering, a division of R.A. Smith & Associates in Brookfield, as a project coordinator in its private development practice group. Hitch has six years of experience with Ryan Incorporated Central, Janesville. Hitch has a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering, construction management emphasis, from UW-Platteville.

Wisconsin Lift Truck Corp. has appointed Mike Casey vice president of corporate account management. Corporate account managers have also been named, including Tom Stephens, who will serve corporate accounts from the company’s Brookfield branch; Mark DeCleene, who will work from Green Bay; and Jim Adamus, who will serve fleet management accounts from the Wausau branch. Brian Markison will handle corporate accounts for Illinois Material Handling, a Wisconsin Lift Truck Corp. affiliated company in Elgin. All corporate account managers will report to Casey. Casey has more than 28 years of experience at the company. He has served as sales administrator, sales manager and branch manager at the company’s Janesville branch. Prior to that, he worked as a salesman at the Brookfield and Green Bay branches and managed the sales staff in Madison and in Rockford, Ill.

Gary Kretchmer has been promoted from project manager to senior project manager at CG Schmidt in Milwaukee. He received a bachelor’s degree in industrial education from Northern Michigan University and a master’s degree in architecture from UW-Milwaukee. Kretchmer has more than 20 years of project management experience.

Cheryl Galecke has joined Wipfli Ullrich Bertelson as senior human resource consultant for the Human Resource division in the firm’s Eastern Region. She will work out of Wipfli’s Green Bay office.

Doug Schacht has joined Thomas & Egenhoefer Inc. in Menomonee Falls as a project manager. Schacht earned a bachelor of science degree from UW-Whitewater. In addition, he holds a certificate in construction management from the Milwaukee School of Engineering, and completed the Associated General Contractors Project Manager Development Course.

Chad Weick recently joined Malcolm Marketing Communications in Racine as a new-media specialist. Prior to joining the company, Weick was responsible for Web application development for Madison-based HBG E-Business Solutions.

Wauwatosa Savings Bank has appointed Cheryl L. Brah to the position of assistant vice president of the Human Resource Department. She joined the bank in 1999 as human resource administrator.

Joan M. Whaley has joined Kahler Slater Architects in Milwaukee as principal in charge of wellness facility planning, development, programming and design. She formerly was based in San Diego as a project director with Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz and vice president/senior designer at Ellerbe Becket. Whaley has more than 15 years of experience directing the development, design and construction of hospital, hotel and commercial facilities. She is the author of "Wellness Centers, A Guide for the Design Professional" (John Whiley and Sons, publisher, 2000).

Payman Homayouni has joined National Survey & Engineering, a division of R.A. Smith & Associates, as a project manager in its regional mall practice group. Homayouni has more than 16 years experience in engineering design, coordination and management of residential and commercial master-planned developments from the preliminary stage through construction. Homayouni has a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from Christian Brothers College, Memphis, Tenn.

Freyberg Hinkle Ashland Powers & Stowell in Brookfield has announced that Stephanie L. Brester and Frank C. Windt have been admitted as partners to the CPA firm, and that Julie M. Cundy has been promoted to the position of senior audit manager.

Trainor/Frank & Associates, a recruiting and outplacement firm, has added three persons at its new Brookfield office: Paul German, director of client services; Susan Behn, director-human resource consulting; and Julie O’Malley, senior consultant.

Humana has hired Richard Champion to manage sales of the company’s individual health insurance plans in Wisconsin. Champion is a licensed health insurance agent, with more than 25 years of sales and marketing management experience, most of it in southeastern Wisconsin. He has owned and operated his own marketing and advertising agency. Champion holds a degree in communications from UW-Milwaukee.

Graef, Anhalt, Schloemer & Associates Inc., based in Milwaukee, has announced the following leadership appointments: Michael Lefebvre has been named the manager of municipal services. He will take over from Stephen Hauser, who is retiring in April. Lefebvre has an extensive municipal background, having spent more than 30 years working with communities in Wisconsin and the Midwest. Lefebvre is a graduate of Michigan Tech University and the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Kevin Hagen has been named manager of governmental services. He has been a transportation market team leader in the group for the last four years. Hagen has more than 25 years of experience. Hagen is a graduate of UW-Platteville and UW-Eau Claire. Mark Rapant has been named a market team leader for federal and atate projects undertaken by the firm’s governmental services group. Rapant has a background in both architecture and structural engineering and is is a graduate of UW-Milwaukee. John T. McCarthy has been named the technical practice leader for stormwater projects. McCarthy is a graduate of Marquette University.

Rollen Perry has joined the Miller Architectural Group, Milwaukee, to handle project management, architectural design, construction document production and client development. Perry most recently worked at Zimmermann Design Group as a project architect and designer. Prior to that, he served on Milwaukee Mayor John Norquist’s staff.

Leslie Carbine has been named chief financial officer at BRIO Corp. in Germantown. For the past six years Carbine has been the controller at BRIO. BRIO Corp. is the United States subsidiary of BRIO AB of Sweden, the world’s largest manufacturer of wooden toys.

Jill W. Dillon has joined Associated Trust Co. as chief operating officer and director of client services. Most recently, Dillon was senior vice president-strategy and product development for Harris Bancorp in Chicago, where she was employed for 13 years. Prior to Harris Bancorp, Dillon was with Continental Bank for 12 years. Dillon earned a B.A. in business law and sociology from the University of Pennsylvania and her M.B.A. in finance from DePaul University.

Landmark Credit Union has promoted Bob Hall to the position of vice president of the Member Service Department. Hall joined Landmark in February 1998 as assistant vice president and branch manager of Landmark’s Waukesha office. Hall has a BBA from UW-Eau Claire and is currently pursuing his EMBA at UW-Milwaukee. He has 17 years of credit union experience.

March 7, 2003 Small Business Times, Milwaukee

Property sales

James T. Barry Co.
Tapes Unlimited has purchased the 5,000-square-foot industrial facility at 832 Philip Dr., Waukesha, from MPQ Corp. The buyer intends to continue his expanding business at the location while the seller will diversify into other areas of business.
Harold Pentler has purchased the 15,750-square-foot Lakeland Business Center at 560 Technology Way in the Saukville Business Park, Saukville, from William Rack. The buyer intends to continue to lease the property and manage the building while the seller intends to focus more on volunteer work.
Summit Real Estate has purchased the 25,200-square-foot industrial facility at N90 W14337 Commerce Dr., Menomonee Falls, from Midwest Window and Door. The buyer intends to expand his business into the building while the seller will move into a newer building.
ZAP has purchased the 18,444-square-foot former AGA Gas facility at 2805 S. 160th St. in the New Berlin Industrial Park. ZAP will lease the building to Hess Sweitzer Painting Contractors. AGA Gas is relocating to 124th Street and Silver Spring Drive.
Morison Transport has purchased the 5,000-square-foot Dave’s Welding industrial facility at W14179 N59 Bobolink Ave., Menomonee Falls, from Hawley Estate. The buyer will consolidate its trucking business at the site.
Dynamic Enterprises has purchased the 15,700-square-foot industrial facility at 5201-5207 N. 125th St., Butler, from JJL Enterprises of WI. Dynamic Enterprises will lease the various 4,000-square-foot sections of the multi-tenant building and occupy one bay for its insulation business.
Other real estate sales reported by the James T. Barry Co. include
– the sale and leaseback of the 42,500-square-foot Milwaukee Sign facility at 2076 First Ave., Grafton;
– the 21,500-square-foot Wellington facility at N57 W13566 Carmen Ave., Menomonee Falls, to Weber Leasing and Holding;
– the US Bank building at 6402 W. Brown Deer Rd., Brown Deer, to Greenfield Credit Union Services;
– the 40,120-square-foot industrial facility at 1416 Poplar Dr., Waukesha;
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Boerke Co.
Bill Luterbach has purchased five acres of vacant land at the intersection of highways SS and T in Pewaukee from Mike Chapman and Betty St. Lawrence, d/b/a Shamrock, for $825,000.
Peter and Pat Brahm have sold the 3,960-square-foot Brahm’s Service retail building at 725 E. Geneva St., Delavan to 725 East Geneva St. LLC, for $260,000.

Dickman Co.
S&B Partners has purchased the 46,952-square-foot industrial property at 1475 S. 101st St., West Allis, from CenterPoint Properties.

NAI MLG Commercial
FHB Investments has purchased the Chiquita Processed Foods property at N63 W23319 Main St. in Sussex. The property consists of an 80,000-square-foot manufacturing facility on approximately 8.5 acres of land. FHB Investments plans to clear the building and redevelop the site into residential condominiums along an existing pond, and retail/office along Waukesha Avenue and Main Street. The Village of Sussex recently reviewed redevelopment plans to create a tax incremental financing district (TIF). NAI MLG Commercial is also representing Chiquita Processed Foods with four other dispositions, including the former Fall River Canning plant in Markesan, which was sold in December.
Peter Gustin Sr., of Unico Distributing Co., has purchased a 13,000-square-foot multi-tenant industrial building at 2209 Badger Ct. in Waukesha. Tom Knebes, of Universal Investments was the seller. Universal Investments sold the building in an effort to pursue investment real estate opportunities in Florida. Unico Distributing will keep the Unico Distributing operations at its Milwaukee location and the existing tenants will remain in the building.

Judson & Associates
Guthrie Group has purchased a 6,000-square-foot property on 4.9 acres of land at W229 S7050 Guthrie School Rd. in the Waukesha County Town of Vernon from the Mukwonago School District.
Doug and Keith Powers of Powers Goldsmith Shop have purchased the Equitable Bank building at 14545 W. Capitol Dr., Brookfield. The Powers family is moving the business from its longtime location along Pilgrim Square Drive to make way for space needed for the newly constructed Dixon School of the Elmbrook School District.
Other sales reported by Judson include:
– A 12,230-square-foot facility at 1930 Bluemound Rd., Waukesha, sold to 1930 Real Estate by T&G Associates;
– A 28,615-square-foot facility at 1420 Ellis St., Waukesha, sold to Pearl Ellis LLC by Fred Olson Co.;
– A 31,014-square-foot facility at 10500 W. Glendale Dr., New Berlin, sold to Rossini’s Property Ownership by JRD Investment Co.;
– An 11,300-square-foot facility at W224 S8515 Industrial Ave., Big Bend, sold by Auto & Truck Service of Big Bend;
– A 4,800-square-foot facility on 1.9 acres at 1332 E. Main St., Waukesha, sold to SpaMan Wholesale by Paul Pfaffle.

Polacheck Co.
S&C Electric Co. has purchased 5.25 acres at 5251 W. Franklin Dr. in Franklin from Tree Machine Tools.
The Polacheck Co. also reported that Oakwood Park Investments, a/k/a American Building Restoration, has purchased 3.78 acres at 5500 W. Oakwood Dr. Franklin, from Brixen Apartments.

March 7, 2003 Small Business Times, Milwaukee

Athenet, Wisconsin’s largest independent internet service provider, has launched its Cable Enhanced Service — a high-speed cable access internet service which will use Time Warner Cable’s lines. The service is available in the Time Warner Cable Division serving Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha and surrounding communities. The service will compete with Time Warner Cable’s Road Runner service. Athenet was selected to be the southeastern and northeastern Wisconsin alternative, as directed by the Federal Trade Commission to limit AOL Time Warner’s market share. Frank Orlando is the Milwaukee sales manager for Athenet, which is based in Appleton, and which is on the Web at www.athenet.net.

The African American Chamber of Commerce (AACC) of Greater Milwaukee "Coming to the Plate 2002" Business Directory — Visitors Support and Vendors List for service needs is now available. The directory is available for $15 at the chamber office at 6203 W. Capitol Dr. in Milwaukee, or for $20 if mailed out. The chamber can be reached at 414-462-9450.

Susan K. Wehrley, president of Susan K. Wehrley & Associates of Brookfield and Phoenix, is airing her radio show, "Performance Solutions" in Milwaukee again, but this time on "The Word" Radio AM 540 (WRRD), every Saturday at noon. WRRD is the AM sister station to The Fish. Both are owned by Salem Communications.
The radio topics will be similar to the workshops Susan gives her business clients. They will include tips on manifesting your destiny, effective teamwork and moving from manager to leader. Her current series is on effective teamwork and will run through Dec. 7. Topics will be posted on the company’s Web site: www.solutionsbysusan.com. Listeners can e-mail Wehrley at susan@solutionsbysusan.com with their questions and receive free coaching on the air, if their question is chosen. New to the show this year, is the Susan K. Wehrley private chat room, offering listeners a way to stay connected after the show and continue the conversation with one another. It is only available to the listeners by logging on through Wehrley’s Web site.

Call_Solutions of Waukesha has acquired Patrick Marketing Group, a full-service direct marketing agency headquartered in Calabasas, Calif.
"The acquisition of this creative agency is a strategic step in expanding the mix of services Call_Solutions provides to meet the goals of our clients in reaching the full scope of their target markets," commented George Dalton, president and CEO of Call_Solutions (www.callsolutions.com). "Within our acquisition strategy, we have rapidly added the operational dimensions our clients seek for their total direct marketing solution. The Patrick Marketing Group brings to Call_Solutions that ‘up-front creative marketing engine’ that clients rely on to define the strategies for driving their sales growth and manage their entire direct marketing process."
Formed in 1982, Patrick Marketing Group (www.patrickmarketing.com), has approximately 40 employees focused on providing business-to-business direct marketing. Clients served range from leading telecom and technology services companies such as AT&T, Nortel Networks, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Unisys, to leaders in the automotive industry such as General Motors, Porsche and Penske, as well as a range of other firms such as 3M, Deloitte Consulting and Pioneer Electronics.
Gary Patrick continues as president of the PMG business, with Craig Shields as executive vice president.
Noted Mr. Patrick, "With Call_Solutions, clients gain an expansive planning and implementation process for complementary direct marketing services that deliver real results."
Call_Solutions.com, Inc., a privately held company with headquarters in Waukesha, was formed in August 2000 and has annualized revenues of approximately $70 million. The Patrick Marketing Group deal is the 15th acquisition by Call_Solutions.

Visual Systems, a Milwaukee manufacturer of book components, overhead transparencies and ancillary products for educational and supplemental textbooks, has been recognized with the "Best of the Best" workplace in America award by the Master Printers of America. This is the third consecutive year the firm has one the award; it is one of 37 firms nationwide to win the honor.

Church & Chapel Funeral Service has opened a pre-arrangement center and funeral home at 380 Bluemound Road in Waukesha.

Wisconsin Leasing has moved from We Energies facilities to its own headquarters at 2514 S. 102nd St., West Allis. The move marks a transition to independence for Wisconsin Leasing, a former division of Wisconsin Energy Corp. Wisconsin Leasing was purchased in June by Lynne Robinson and SB Partners, a private equity group based in Chicago. Robinson had been president of Robinson Management Resources, a financial consulting firm in Brookfield.

The McFarland Group’s sports marketing group has entered into agreements with three sports entities to assist with sponsorship procurement. The Elm Grove agency will work with two major motor racing sanctioning bodies, Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) and the American LeMans Series (ALMS) to develop series, event and other sponsorship marketing alliances. The agency will also work with Elkhart Lake’s Road America on sponsorship expansion. Agency president Mike McFarland and business development manager Harold Strohmeier are handling the efforts.

Several new shops and moves of shops have been announced for the Shops of Grand Avenue as the downtown mall continues to be redeveloped. According to Joe Weirick, president for Polacheck Management, seven businesses are in various stages of moving. All are expected to be in place by the start of the holiday season. New tenants include Qdoba Mexican Grill Subway and Stone Creek Coffee. It was earlier announced that the shopping center would also be getting an Applebee’s restaurant and a Wild Flour bakery. Shops that are moving include Village Shoppe, Rainbow Shop, Kids Footlocker and Payless Shoe Source. The Village Shoppe will move to a new location at the second floor landing of the mall’s downward escalators. Rainbow Shop will expand to larger space on the first level of the new Arcade. Kids Footlocker will move to the second level of the new Arcade. Payless Shoe Source, now located in the Plankinton building, will build its new prototype store next to Children’s Place on the second level of the new Arcade.

Jewish Family Services has honored New Berlin Plastics Co. for its commitment to employment of newly settled refugees by naming the company Employer of the Year. The company, which has worked closely with Jewish Family Services Job Development staff, has employed 23 refugees since May of 2000 and also offers English as a Second Language classes on site.

Delphi Corp. of Milwaukee and Toyota have announced a $20,000 "Community Connection" grant to develop a computer lab for the Milwaukee-area job-skills development program at the Workforce Training Center. The WTC is a collaboration of the YWCA of Greater Milwaukee and the Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership, noted Mona Garland, director of WTC. Garland said that WTC does not have the equipment to meet the need for computer-based training on site and must rely on other facilities and subcontractors, many of which close at 5 p.m. The new computer lab’s plans call for 16 PC-equipped workstations, to accommodate a minimum of 12 hours of technology training per day. In addition, the United AutoWorkers Local 438 is donating furniture, valued at $3,000, for the computer lab. WTC plans to have the lab operating by December.

Oct. 11, 2002 Small Business Times, Milwaukee